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• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....long
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 10:29:05 -0400
  ...when > attached to a 57 van's stock trans? My old single-port 1600, in this > panelvan, would readily do 80mph (premetric speedo). I...
• Re: 1.9 Camshaft - same as Type 1??
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:43:18 -0500
  ...The Zamboni customers Love the 2.1 cam in the single port industrial engines I build Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zoran Mladen" <zmaninco@YAHOO...
• Re: '87 syncro for 20k. Is this normal? (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 21:26:05 GMT
  ...Jeff 87 Westie Syncro 97 Fish Single Portaledge with 5 season fly.
• FOR SALE Bus goodies, 1600 d.p., s.p. stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 May 1995 08:56:03 -0400
  ...outside, 68-73 (w/lock, no key), $5 Single port heads, $25/pair Single port engine tin: fan housing, cyl.tin, rear tin, intake...
• need help with a stalling problem. 60 single cab w/1600
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 08:19:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...the single has a 1600 single port motor with a mild Engle 100 cam. it is running a stock intake with a 34PICT carb...
• HELP! Need a Seattle mechanic!
  Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
  Tue, 30 Aug 1994 09:10:12 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I mean half the power of my old engine which was overheating, running on three cylinders, and using a single port carb on a...
• RE: Attention all '71 Bus Owners
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 16:41:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Try a '70 single-port engine with Solex 30PICT-3 carb, stock bus muffler, generator, non-doghouse oil cooler, tired rings, one or more...
• Re: Friday - NVC - Air Cooled Question
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:07:29 -0700
  ...investment in arts. > > and 126mph with a bug and turbocharged 1300 single port engine ..'bout > what one would expect. > > this is great.. > thnx for...
• Re: type 1 engine price NVC
  Historical mailing list - S.Harrison
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:06:43 -0800
  ...The only thing that he did not know is > if it was a dual port or single port motor. The engine is supposed to...
• Cylinder index - can't sleep
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 06:37:01 EDT
  ...I4, 1 36h bug, 2 1600 dual port bug, 1 1500 single port bug) - 32 (Stan, notice what having a few spares around does...
• Re: redline (not the oil)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:38:44 +1200
  ...Of course, having said that, I used to wind my 57 Split (single-port 1600 & stock 57 trans) up to 60mph in 3rd and...
• Parting out a 1967 camper
  Historical mailing list - Mark Howser
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 22:21:12 -0700
  ...do know. =20 Camper Van 1967=20 1600 CC 40 hp single port heads Natural Pancake engine. Salvageable Accessories: I think this is a...
• Weber Progressive 2bl VW carb.
  Historical mailing list - John Grunkemeier
  20 Mar 1996 22:31:18 GMT
  ...It was intended for use with a dual port bug or bus engine; but can be used on a single port engine, as it...
• Re: It is indeed Friday ...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:27:33 -0700
  ...tire package being pushed down the road by that amazing 1500 single port w/ no valve guides left (hard to see the rebel flag...
• Re: vw diesel engine in old type 2
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 7 May 1999 14:48:36 -0400
  ...The original engine of my westy was a 1700cc > dual-carb, but I hate this engine so I've installed a single-port 1600cc...
• Re: 1970 Deluxe Bus Adventurewagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Feb 2016 12:24:21 -0500
  ...1500 single port engine with governor. You will learn to do valve jobs if you catch it before #3 drops the head and destroys...
• Questions....('69 Westy - Lazarus)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Jun 1996 00:15:17 -0700
  ...This is an "F" number engine but it does seem to have dual pressure relief andis a single port. Am I setting this right...
• ENgine needed - ASAP PLEASE!
  Historical mailing list
  28 Apr 96 11:41:00 -0500
  ...I only want a single port, single releif engine. I am about to order a GEX longblock for $800. If you have ANYTHING THAT...
• Hand Cranking a Bus
  Historical mailing list - Turbo
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 19:33:47 -0800
  ...It worked! This engine is a 1600 single port, with 25,000 miles on it. The only "kick back" I got was some resistance...
• '69 Westy Engine Advice needed
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Apr 1996 23:43:26 -0700
  ...Is a 1600 single port, single relief 2. Is the best "buy" for the money 3. Relatively inexpensive. I said RELATIVELY! :-) I know it...
• Carb Icing? ('68 SP)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 09:23:46 +1200
  ...The van: '68 with Single port 1600 upright, reconditioned last month (No preheater hose to air cleaner) The weather: Just above freezing, heavy rain...
• PLEASE READ- 1.9 vs 2.1...Driven both? Give your input..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 22:50:36 EDT
  ...in the old aircooled motors, it was often said that the 1600 single ports were more durable than the dual port 1600's ... the...
• Re: vw diesel engine in old type 2
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Fri, 7 May 1999 18:10:13 -0400
  ...The original engine of my westy was a 1700cc > > dual-carb, but I hate this engine so I've installed a single-port 1600cc...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....long
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 10:42:13 -0700
  ...when > attached to a 57 van's stock trans? My old single-port 1600, in this > panelvan, would readily do 80mph (premetric speedo). I...
• Re: Bus for sale....(which year is best)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 2002 14:31:38 EDT
  ...Not a good > motor in my opinion. > > **correction** actually, fuel injection started in '75, NOT '72. '68-'70 had the single port 1600 , and...
• Dave Easterwood's Holiday Trek II
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 13:09:40 -0600 (CST)
  ...The last report from Dave to the list was inappropriate engine behavior on the '65's single port. Here's what the problems were...
• Re: Van Racing...
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 16:06:54 -0400 (EDT)
  ...did! Anyone know what SCCA class a 70 pickup > with stock, single-port 1600, would be in? Or do they only classify > certain models...
• analogies
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 13:07:37 -0800
  ...and he sucked on it, as if it was a 1600 single-port with the C.A.R.B. throttle positioner that had flexed...
• RE: oil temps 200what?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 21:55:51 +0600
  > >________________________________________________________ >Sglw@aol.com wrote: > >I am glad you get the same kind of reading as me with a Single port 1600 in a >70...
• Re: Speed Check
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Sep 1994 15:37:10 -0800
  ...Well, I have a single port 1500 in my '59 pickup. I think the vintage is around '65. >What is your top freeway speed...
• Re: OT: how to check Bug engine is a 1.3 or 1.6 externally
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 09:36:29 -0800
  ...E=1300 (M240 Low Compression)(Non-USA) F=1300 (USA) H=1500 L=1500 (M240 Low Compression)(Non-USA) B=1600 Single Port AB...
• FS (or?): '66 VW Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jan 1995 15:20:08
  ...1600cc heads(complete) with single port intake manifold, Holley Bug-Spray carb with intake manifold, high-ratio rocker arms, complete short block w/ 12...
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 23:24:11 +1200
  ...I used to thrash the ring off my 57 Splittie with single-port 1600 attached to its split-case trans. LOW gearing (36hp stock...
• Re: Finally going to part out the 69
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 12:58:55 PST
  ...I have- >>> Complete westy camping interior, >>> Windows >>> most outside trim >>> 1600 single port (runs) >>> Tranny >>> Stewart Warner gas heater in questionable condition >>> And much...
• Fwd: [VB] Need Donations for Steve Dolan's engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:07:19 -0800
  ...I need a > clean set of original single port tin, fan shroud with the slats, > and fan, not looking for NOS on this, but...
• Re: Bus top speed, not about spelling!
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Sun, 10 Dec 1995 16:32:06 -0700
  ...Close, way off, or what? It's not quite the same, but my '66 with a 1970 single-port (1600cc, in theory) has pegged...
• RE: '57 Progress or Problem?!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 09:17:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...It feels like my friends 1500 single >port. I don't understand! Sounds frankly coincidental to me (in my ignorance....) I would check stuff...
• Re: Commentary on Air Cooled Cylinder Heads
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 12:19:19 -0400
  ...exception of the zambonis ice resurfacers that use a type 1 single port fueled with propane. I have stopped tiring to rebuild OEM heads...
• Re: Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 01 Aug 1995 15:16:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It was a single-port engine with a B-block case, which I understand was a relatively brittle series of crankcase castings, mounted in...
• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 05:37:36 -0800
  ...Joe 1600 single port bug 1.9l bus -----Original Message----- >From: Neal Barrentine <vwneal@BLUEMARBLE.NET> >Sent: Nov 1, 2006 4:27 AM >To...
• Fixing an 009 distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 06 Sep 1995 10:17:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It has a stock 1600 single-port engine (long story), original in all ways except for the 009 distributor (and one or more rebuilds...
• Re: can vanagon run w/out alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 22:16:04 +1200
  ...My 57 panel Split, running a 12V single-port 1600 back in 1983, had a regulator failure at the beginning of a 900km (each...
• Re: Commentary on Air Cooled Cylinder Heads
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:39:43 -0500
  ...exception of the zambonis ice resurfacers that use a type 1 single port fueled with propane. I have stopped tiring to rebuild OEM heads...
• instruments, interviews
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Feb 1995 13:41:09 -0800
  ...and an altimiter! :-) Anyone have suggestions/experiences/instruments you wished you'd had or once saw? My engine is a single-port 1600, stock...
• FW: VW Camper FS: $2495/offer
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 11:44:00 -0800
  ...it :) ). * Late �70 �AE� type engine with doghouse oil cooler, and single port heads (better lubrication, cooling, and reliability). * VDO gauges in dash below...
• Re: vw diesel engine in old type 2
  Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
  Fri, 7 May 1999 19:58:18 -0400
  ...The original engine of my westy was a 1700cc >> > dual-carb, but I hate this engine so I've installed a single-port 1600cc...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 23:59:33 +1300
  ...1957 VW panelvan 36hp, later single-port 1600 1966 Kombi 1600 1968 Kombi with Corvair drivetrain, LHD 1975 Kombi 1800 with 1916 kit; later...
• Re: BUSSES FOR SALE!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Jul 1995 23:05:01 -0400
  ...They have the receipts for the rebuilt 1600 single port and transmission. The worst part of this on is the awful spatter paint job...
• Re: Comments on Splittie (underpowered... not)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 22:54:41 +1200
  ...I put a single-port 1600 (bored 1300) into my 57 Panel, still with split trans, and it performed strongly. On occasion I'd...
• Re: video: Making of a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 20:32:41 -0700
  ...With a 1.3-based (single-port) 1.6 it was no fireball, but it was adequate. Of course it had no hatch, but...
• What $20 Bucks'll Getcha
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jul 1995 21:39:31 -0400
  ...down the bill.....good plan or what!!? The engine's a single port..Ramona's a dual, but I even figger if something majorly...
• '66 kombi problems (longish, sorry)
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Wed, 28 Jun 95 08:44:01 EST
  ...are there any good reasons to keep the 1600 single port configuration? i have access to a dual port motor for super cheap. should...
• Re: [VB] Need Donations for Steve Dolan's engine
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:07:55 -0500
  ...I need a >> clean set of original single port tin, fan shroud with the slats, >> and fan, not looking for NOS on this, but...
• RE: i wanna compile a list of reliable parts dealers
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 01 Sep 1995 13:22:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...some manifolds for a pair of baby Kadron carbs for a single-port (!) engine. Nobody had any, new or used. Finally reached Bob at...
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 08:58:59 -0700
  ...I used to thrash the ring off my 57 Splittie with single-port 1600 > attached > to its split-case trans. LOW gearing (36hp stock...
• Re: Is there anybody out there?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 11 Feb 2018 19:25:23 -0400
  ...We managed a range of ~40 - 50 miles range (in most situations) and the bus accelerated more quickly than with the 40hp single-port...
• Re: � � � Re: On TD and TDi Exhaust manifolds, mounts and risks!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 02:04:42 EDT
  ...How common are these 3A manifolds? Do you have have any for sale? > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >The 3A single port manifold is very similar to the FOX...
• Re: vw industrial aircooled motors (was: Re: better blog, good vehicle on ice (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:26:36 -0500
  ...They did have a single port industrial engine in the late sixties and the early seventies.The next step was to go to the...
• Vacuum advance problems
  Historical mailing list
  21 Nov 94 24:27
  Hi All, (advance apologies if I forgot how to spell VACUUM? ) So I've just run my new bus engine in (1600cc Single port...
• Van Racing...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 11:50:58 -0700
  ...did! Anyone know what SCCA class a 70 pickup with stock, single-port 1600, would be in? Or do they only classify certain models...