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• Re: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 23:16:24 -0600
  ...Oxroad@AOL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 10:53 PM > Subject: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine...
• Re: Tranny swap time
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 13:21:01 -0800
  Stan, the diesel IS an I4 engine and water-cooled. All Vanagon manual trannys must be tipped down at the nose end before the...
• Re: Need Alternator 85 water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:40:22 -0700
  ...TDS.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 1:42 PM Subject: Need Alternator 85 water cooled > I'm not...
• Re: 1.9 WBX VS 2.0 AC (long)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 14:38:17 -0500
  ...having owned and extensively driven an air-cooled vanagon and now owning a water cooled one, I would not go back to air cooling...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 10:20:40 -0500
  ...Bulley The Air-cooled Vanagon fitted with AC had the same bottom grill as the later water cooled Vanagon. Not a reliable predictive device...
• Re: Go with the split
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 18:04:01 -0400
  ...of years of Vanagon list activity I've gained a strong > impression that the typical owner of a water-cooled VW van is not...
• Re: Muir Vanagon equivilant?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 1 May 2003 17:13:21 -0400
  ...the only water cooled Vanagons were diesels (essentially, rabbit engines). MIke ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Need Alternator 85 water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:41:14 -0700
  ...TDS.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 1:42 PM Subject: Need Alternator 85 water cooled > I'm not...
• Re: Looking for a good water-cooled vanagon Mechanic in Northern New Mexico
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 19:37:39 +0000
  ...water > cooled> engines.> > Can someone point me to a good mechanic in Northern New > Mexico that I> can bring my 1985 water-cooled vanagon...
• Looking for 1983 Owners Manual
  Historical mailing list - james cardwell
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 21:20:21 -0800
  I have just purchased a 1983 Vanagon, (water cooled) - and am looking for the original owners manual. I have found almost every year except...
• Re: New Guy needs info
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:38:11 EDT
  ...Vanagon body style was produced from 1980 - 83 2000cc air (Air >Cooled) through 83.5 - 1991 (1.9 then 2.1 Water Cooled) >The...
• vanagon, 83 watercooled diesel
  Historical mailing list - dj
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 23:38:14 -0800
  Is the 83 water cooled diesel a good motor?
• Pgh. area people listen up!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:21:51 -0400
  First off the billco VW show is this weekend! Clean up your Vanagon and bring it out. Details for the show avalable appon request...
• water cooled head leaks???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:28:28 -0500
  For my general education as I shop around I'm wondering how serious coolant leaks from head gaskets in water cooled Vanagons should be...
• cv AXLES
  Historical mailing list - kenneth price
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 20:12:58 -0800
  Is there a difference between CV axles in aircooled and water cooled vanagons?
• Re: VW Fires
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 19:14:28 -0700
  ...Additionally, the rate of air-cooled VW engine fires is << that of water-cooled VWs. (Can anyone back me up or shoot me down...
• Trade you Vanagon for 68 camper?
  Historical mailing list - ncbus
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 15:16:30 -0400
  ...If you have a water-cooled or diesel Vanagon camper that you might be interested in trading let me know. The bus is located...
• looking for water-cooled vanagon with sunroof
  Historical mailing list - beth phemister
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 16:35:24 +0000
  I am looking for a water-cooled vanagon with a sunroof. What I really really want is the dreamsicle orange with cream vanagon. Ooh...
• Hot VW's artical
  Historical mailing list - Ronald P. McDonald
  Sat, 6 Sep 1997 11:13:06 -0700
  ...They talk about alternating issues every other month with a section devoted exclusively to the water cooled VW market with Vanagons and Eurovans noted...
• Air-cooled to Water-cooled
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:09:30 -0500 (EST)
  I was just curious if anyone has ever turned an air cooled vanagon into a water-cooled one. I never hear much on the...
• Re: Worst vanagon change
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:44:13 -0400
  ...made in the Vanagon over the various >>> model >>> years? >> >> Some volks would argue going from air cooled to water cooled in >> 83.5! Not...
• Fwd: Urgent Need of a Vanagon mechanic in Truckee, CA
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 21:27:38 -0700
  ...on > water-cooled and air-cooled vans. Very honest, no shortage of > business. > > And there's always this: > <http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue...
• 12mm fuel line supplier?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 10:08:13 -0700
  ...my fuel tank to the fuel pump on my 83 water-cooled vanagon. The piece I need is about 38cm in length. I also...
• Porsche Eng. Retrofit Kits
  Historical mailing list - PETE GALT
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 10:50:41 -0500
  ...Vanagon's are water cooled. Why would you take a water cooled engine and replace it with an air cooled Porsche engine, other than...
• Electric Engine Heaters
  Historical mailing list - "Rob (by way of Ron Lussier )"
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 15:02:08 -0800
  Do you know of any electric engine heater for a water-cooled vanagon? (1990) Rob
• Re: [T2] Can you identify this distributor??????
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:22:11 -0700
  ...Your number starting with 025 leads me to believe it is a water cooled distributor. A water-cooled 84-85 1.9 DigiJet engine...
• 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - HAROLD JAYNES
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 07:52:36 MDT
  I am new to this list and look forward to sharing information on Vanagons. My question is this. I own an 84 water cooled...
• Re: Temperature Gauge Going Crazy...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 20 Jul 96 17:46:01 CDT
  ...Vanagon ALL 90-90-02 Electrical Instrument Indicator Lights System Malfunction ALL ALL 90-92-03 Electrical Coolant Indicator LED is Water-Cooled System...
• Want to buy a Vanagon camper in Texas
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:04:25 -0700
  Anyone know of a nice water-cooled camper in Texas? � Thanks, Ed �
• Re: Oil pump removal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 May 2003 21:09:07 -0400
  ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Jeffory Schiebel Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 8:46 PM To: vanagon@GERRY...
• Fail-Safe thermostst
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:55:15 -0400
  ...anyone have water cooled vanagon experience with FAIL-SAFE thermoststs by MOTORAD? http://www.motoradusa.com/products/failsafethermo/ autozone carries them; probably other suppliers...
• Is my 83.5 Westy really 83.25?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 02:24:32 EST
  Hello-- I just got my Vanagons birth certificate from Volkswagen AG. It lists my bus's production date as March 2, 1983. Delivery date...
• Re: Aussie Wasserboxer Hot Rodder (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 6 Nov 1996 23:54:15 -0500 (EST)
  ...the air cooled and water cooled news groups. I have > a beetle fitted with a 2.1 Wasserboxer(vanagon) I currently run twin 46...
• New to Water cooled and list, 1 need
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 21:14:23 -0400
  ...Last night I bought an 83 water cooled Vanagon. And I need a part, was wondering if anyone could point me in the right...
• Re: converting watercooled vanagon to aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 20:14:19 -0400
  ...A water cooled Vanagon accelerates better and can travel at higher speeds than the air-cooled. Where you run out of power at 70mph...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Buying a Vanagon -- fixing model years]
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:42:59 EDT
  ...Vanagon would have had 3 engine choices: 1) 2.0L gas air-cooled 2) 1.9L gas water-cooled 3) 1.6L diesel water...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 19:28:15 -0700
  Air-cooled AFC: .6-.7mm (023-.028 in) Bentley 28.3 and 28.9 Water-cooled digijet: .7+.1mm (.028+.004 in.) Bentley 28...
• Re: Model/year recommandation
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 21:19:56 -0700
  ...as a longtime bus owner and later a vanagon owner, i have a very strong bias against the water-cooled vanagon and a very...
• Re: Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 11:17:52 -0600
  ...My Vanagon is an '81 (air cooled), but I would never deceive myself that it's better in any way than a later water...
• Chicago area show
  Historical mailing list - Ken Ehlert
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 21:24:02 -0500
  ...Early Bug Pre 1968 Early Water Cooled Pre 1985 Late Bug After 1967 Mid Water Cooled '85 - '93 Beetle ConVertible Late Water Cooled After...
• Re: '85 Haynes Manual
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 13:04:55 -0400
  ...Haynes Publications Inc. (USA) does not publish a manual for water-cooled Vanagons. They only have one for the air-cooled: 1029 - Vanagon all...
• Re: Air-cooled to Water-cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:13:08 -0400
  ...Re-engineered air-cooled (bored out, new cam, etc) > 2) Vanagon water-cooled engine > 3) Subaru > > I have two questions to help me make...
• Installing a 1982 Westy rear seat into 1987 water cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 18:35:58 -0400
  ...What I need to know is (looking at the same thing in a water-cooled Westfalia) whether the rear heater assembly lives on top...
• Re: Water cooled AT 1980?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 10:14:07 -0800
  ...mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Water cooled AT 1980? In a message dated 2/26/06 12:41:56 PM...
• Re: Is my 83.5 Westy really 83.25?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 16:29:44 -0100
  ...s a water-cooled bus. > My question is when did VW switch to the water-cooled engines stateside? The earliest watercooled Vanagon that I...
• Re: Easiest Platform to Convert to I-4 FROM?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:39:33 -0700
  ...with a Vanagon that has a water-cooled motor, wouldn't this reduce the parts needed to install a water cooled I4? Thx for...
• Re: Vanagon sighting
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 08:58:08 -0800
  White water-cooled Vanagons with round headlights WERE used by various UN forces... ...I wonder if that is where this one started out as...
• Re: vanagon - warm air please!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 12:55:00 -0800
  Good info but not applicable to air-cooled or some early water-cooled models (diesel), AFAIK. The air/heater control box was changed during...
• Vanagons in junkyards in Columbus OH area?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 08 Jan 1997 17:05:53
  Does anybody know of any junkyards in the Columbus Ohio area that have water-cooled Vanagons? -Ron
• Re: Anyone running a Porsche 6?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:49:42 EST
  ...I'm not to knowledgeable on Porsche engines, so don't know if the water cooled models are compataable with Vanagon mounting. (didn't...
• Re: What year vanagon to buy?
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 21:35:23 EDT
  ...If you cannot afford the syncro westy I'd go with a water cooled vanagon because your up in colder climate and you'll...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:44:31 -0400
  Behaviour like water cooled vanagon syndrome can also occur in air-cooled van because of a bad hall sender, or loose connections to the...
• Ingnition time
  Historical mailing list - Rodrigo Bonilla Soto
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 09:18:56 -0600
  Hola: Do you know where is the ignition time for a vanagon 1983 water-cooled? and what is the cylinder number one? SALUDOS
• syncro?
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 19:39:17 -0500
  Are there any air cooled syncro's? Or did they just start making them with the water cooled one's? John 90 vanagon gl
• Re: water cooled alternators
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:08:20 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: water cooled alternators Whenever I see stuff like this ... I just imagine someday in say 12 years, when...
• Re: "Increase... Warning not for NOT for Watercooled But Aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 08:44:12 EDT
  ...The water-cooled Wasserboxer stock has a 9:1 ratio, Europeans have 10:1 ratio. The water-cooled can run higher compression ratios with...
• Re: Why wont VW TRENDS show Vanagons!?*#$??!!(NO CONTENT)
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:14:56 -0500
  ...Chris. '85 Westy and many air and water-cooled VWs before that.
• Can anyone recommend a shop in Lawrence, MA area to work on water-cooled 83.5 Vanagon? Thanks! EOM
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:41:57 -0400
  Woody Halsey Summer cell = 978-914-4362
• vacuum layout
  Historical mailing list - Rodrigo Bonilla Soto
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:32:03 -0600
  Hola Amigos: Do you know the vacuum hose layout for a Vanagon 83 water cooled? I lose the configuration. I appreciate your help. SALUDOS.
• VWFest '98
  Historical mailing list - Ken Ehlert
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 21:33:42 -0500
  ...Early Bug Pre 1968 Early Water Cooled Pre 1985 Late Bug After 1967 Mid Water Cooled '85 - '93 Beetle ConVertible Late Water Cooled After...