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• Sacramento VW Shop?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Nov 1996 14:54:27 -0500
  ...Thanks a bunch Mike d 83.5 Waterboxer Lake Tahoe, CA
• Waterboxer Exhaust idea
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sun, 15 Mar 1998 21:37:45 EST
  Hey has anyone ever thought of getting the waterboxer exhaust system made from stainless steel or aluminized steel? The stainless would be more expensive...
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:35:45 -0500
  ...Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds > Yes, of course they all came with FI here. I am looking for an > aftermarket kit to replace...
• Waterboxer exhaust systems
  Historical mailing list - Brown Robert G
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 13:24:19 -0500 (EST)
  Hello VW friends, I'm looking for an aftermarket exhaust system for my '84 Westfalia (Waterboxer) as a less costly alternative to VW's...
• Re: Idea I had....
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 13:55:54 +0100
  KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > I have seen a website where they supercharged a 2.1l waterboxer with an Eaton > supercharger and put it in...
• 2.1 replacement of 1.9 engine
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 10:04:10 -0800
  Will a 2.1 waterboxer bolt into a 1.9 waterboxer cavity??? What else will fit directly?? I am going to get a core...
• need a good used 1.9L waterboxer engine
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Mon, 5 May 2003 12:48:14 -0400
  My 84 Vanagon's 1.9L waterboxer spun the #2 rod bearing. I don't have time to rebuild so I'd like to...
• Re: ok 2.1 liter factory rebuilt waterboxers engines ...
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 5 May 2004 15:24:13 -0700
  ...ok 2.1 liter factory rebuilt waterboxers engines ... > Factory rebuild waterboxer engines straight from south africa... they > are now going for 2,300 plus...
• Re: Friday Thoughts about Turboing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 11:37:36 -0500
  ...Either a waterboxer or a Tiico conversion. Here is how I > think I would do it: Waterboxer
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 15:10:26 -0500
  ...Uhh, see that's a little reason I don't really buy the importance of even the antidrainback valve on a waterboxer, what valve...
• FS: 4 speed waterboxer tranny
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 10 May 2001 13:55:38 -0700
  ...It will fit any year waterboxer. It came from an 84, code DU, shifts fine, don't know how many miles are on it...
• Re: 2.1l waterboxer - max horsepower?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 18:56:45 -0500
  ...2.1l waterboxer - max horsepower? > What is the max horsepower you can get from hot-rodding a 2.1 > waterboxer? > > Without using forced induction...
• Re: Alternator
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:39:51 -0700
  They are essentially the same for use on a waterboxer. The only important difference is the AL33X is supposed to have an extra lead...
• Re: CANCEL THAT: WAS Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity, now NO oddity
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:43:59 -0700
  The procedure shown is actually correct for some waterboxers so give them just a little slack. The very first 83.5 waterboxers used the...
• Re: Where have all the Vanagons gone
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 22:40:43 -0500
  ...I was browsing an old issue of Hot VW's and saw a company advertising a waterboxer "upgrade" engine swap for bus owners. Bet...
• Re: Is it reasonable to expect a rebuilt waterboxer to be bone dry underneath?
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:57:36 +0000
  ...Is it reasonable to expect a rebuilt waterboxer to be bone dry underneath? I want to see what other folks are experiencing on this...
• FW: pulling engine from '84 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 00:15:54 -0400
  ...pulling engine from '84 waterboxer > > > is it very much different than pulling the engine from an air-cooled > vanagon? > any advice would be appreciated...
• FS 2.1L VW WaterBoxer in Quebec
  Historical mailing list - Denis-F. Bastien
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 09:53:26 -0400
  For Sale, VW 2.1 L WaterBoxer. available before the end of April in Qu�bec. The fuel hoses, the Spark plugs, and other...
• auto and manual transmissions for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:45:03 EDT
  i have some auto transmissions and manual transmissions for sale.. - waterboxer automatic tranny -waterboxer manual tranny -aircooled manual tranny email me if interested..price...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:56:22 -0600
  Don't let the waterboxer guys mislead you. In a waterboxer, the fuel pump runs for a few seconds when the ignition is turned...
• FS: 4speed vanagon transmissions, wbx and aircooled engines FS too
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 12:12:29 EST
  ...he has quite a few 4 speed vanagon transmissions, for waterboxer, or aircooled. he also has a few motors for sale, some aircooled 2...
• Re: 2.0 Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Jones
  Wed, 8 May 2002 10:38:35 -0700
  ...SELWAY.UMT.EDU writes: > > > >> I've got a 2.0 L Waterboxer with 70K >> > > > > > i think you mean 2.1L.. the 2.0L boxer...
• 2.4 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - mark
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:12:08 -0700
  Europro in Costa Mesa, CA told me they can put in a 2.4 waterboxer.... that it has 140 hp.... and they've put...
• ok 2.1 liter factory rebuilt waterboxers engines ...
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Wed, 5 May 2004 18:00:23 -0400
  Factory rebuild waterboxer engines straight from south africa... they are now going for 2,300 plus shipping... P-mail me if you need to...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 22:10:05 -0500
  Don't forget, Waterboxers and Type IV pancake air cooled engines were never sold new in Mexico... While Mexican mechanics can work on Type...
• Re: Kens trip & can Westys climb mountains?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:22:05 -0500
  ...In fact, I'd say the majority of Vanagons are powered by Waterboxers or the air cooled that preceded them. Mine has a 2...
• Remanufactured waterboxers?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 12:44:16 -0700
  I've now heard sufficient horror stories about both GEX *and* AVP to be disinclined towards purchasing reman'd 2.1L waterboxers from them...
• What does a Waterboxer longblock weigh?
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 12:04:40 CDT
  ...Can anyone tell me what the approximate shipping weight of a 2.1 waterboxer without heads or externals (longblock?) is? Any anecdotal information about...
• Re: ignition wires
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Feb 1997 14:06:46 -0800
  ...Actually, though, I really much prefer the wires on the later waterboxers. Does anybody know if you can just change the distributor cap and...
• Re: Waterboxer hop-up vs. swap
  Historical mailing list - davidb
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 11:19:28 -0800
  ...davidb Eric Pickering wrote: > Has anyone done a comparison of pros and cons for an engine swap versus > a nicely modified waterboxer? Looking at...
• Is it reasonable to expect a rebuilt waterboxer to be bone dry underneath?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 28 Jun 2016 09:47:09 -0400
  ...I have been installing rebuilt waterboxers for the past 18 years from many different vendors, plus I have rebuilt a number of them myself...
• Waterboxer rebuild survey Update! (more data please!)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 10:32:37 EDT
  Thanks for all the folks who have participated in the waterboxer rebuild survey so far around 19 people! Longest rebuild life so far is...
• Re: was: Valve Adjustment NOW: Hydraulic
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 21:04:29 -0400
  He did say air-cooled and waterboxers. At 09:09 AM 6/10/99 -0700, Mark Drillock wrote: >This is of course only very...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 15:46:51 EST
  I must admit I have never heard of this crank flexing or crank breaking being a problem assosiated with the waterboxer motor before. I...
• Thermostat housing on 87 Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 18 Jan 1996 22:32:10 -0600
  I recently replaced the thermostat in my Vanagon (87 Waterboxer), the Bentley manual (Back cover under "Coolant system, section 19) says I should tighten...
• Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:56:41 -0400
  ...If I had only a single waterboxer, which seems to be the most common predicament, I would use Mobil1 15W-50.
• Re: What Octane gas does a 2.1L waterboxer need?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:50:55 -0700
  ...covrambles@yahoo.com> wrote: > What Octane gas does a 2.1L waterboxer need? > I've been using 87 and my mechanic was questioning this...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ???
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 08:44:01 -0700
  ...The subee motor actually looks neater in the engine bay of a Vanagon than the waterboxer, especially without all those crazy cooling hoses and...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 15:39:05 -0800
  ...You can add a BA6 > to a waterboxer vanagon is you do some custom ducting, but vw never used > them on the waterboxers. the...
• 83 Waterboxer for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Bobby "Butch" Stokes
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 16:24:49 CDT
  I have an 83 4 speed Waterboxer for Sale. The Van has a new paint job - original colors - brown and tan. The van was...
• Re: Audi motors vs. VW (reformatted) vs Modified Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sun, 13 Dec 1998 01:48:04 -0500
  ...VW Waterboxer: > AUDI AUDI VW >Audi motors vs. VW (reformatted) >Engine Comparison between Audi 5-cyl vs. VW Waterboxer Modified >Wasserboxer: > AUDI AUDI VW...
• Re: Remanufactured waterboxers?
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 14:59:34 -0700
  ...Remanufactured waterboxers? I've now heard sufficient horror stories about both GEX *and* AVP to be disinclined towards purchasing reman'd 2.1L waterboxers...
• torque converter, 83.5 and 87 interchangable
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:23:09 -0700
  Are the torque converter and drive plates interchangable between an 83.5 1.9L waterboxer and a 87 2.1L waterboxer, both with automatic...
• Waterboxer assembly detail sought
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:46:51 -0500
  ...on the waterboxer block case there are 10mm studs external to and internal to the water jacket casting. These are the studs that clamp...
• Re: 2.1 to 1.9 waterboxer conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 May 1999 18:29:57 -0400
  ...2.1 to 1.9 waterboxer conversion >I recently acquired a 2.1 liter waterboxer that I plan on installing in >my 1984 Vanagon...
• Re: VW Canada 2.1 Reman Engine - I need one
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:35:47 -0700
  A local car shop is interested in buying a rebuilt 1.9 ( or 2.1 ) waterboxer long block, from me, to install in a...
• Re: Waterboxer rebuild survey Update! (more data please!)
  Historical mailing list - Dom
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 16:28:37 +1000
  ...What would the "best way to drive" your rebuilt Waterboxer be? Is there particular RPM, acceleration patterns etc which are better for the motor...
• Re: ok 2.1 liter factory rebuilt waterboxers engines ...
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Wed, 5 May 2004 15:43:17 -0700
  jesse johnson wrote: > Factory rebuild waterboxer engines straight from south africa... they > are now going for 2,300 plus shipping... > P-mail me if...
• waterboxer corrosion solution
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 12:12:15 -0700
  ...Noted the comment in one post That the waterboxer is really a good engine and the true nature of the corrosion problem has not...
• Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 18:30:56 -0400
  ...One still has the original waterboxer engine in it. The tiico engine has a higher RPM range than the waterboxer which gives me a...
• Re: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 12:14:01 -0400
  >bmn wrote: > >> <snip>Are there waterboxer engines that ARE (remanufactured ed.)?<snip> > >I believe that the engines from the VW plant in Toronto are...
• Re: 160 HP waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:47:45 -0700
  ...160 HP waterboxer > >This will make your van FLY ; ) > >http://www.limflug.de/index.php?page=products_motors_75-125kw_L2400DTX〈=eng > >-- >1985 Full...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 08:59:03 -0700
  ...what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping > There is no spelling in Hungary, but no Vanagons either. > Zoltan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry...
• Fuel air mixture or timing adjustment?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:10:46 -0700
  ...Damon Campbell said that BusLabs adjusted the fuel air mixture of his 2.3L waterboxer. Before the adjustment, the symptoms were similar to mine...
• Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 motor?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:33:01 -0700
  ...A waterboxer engine isn't that good a candidate for turbo power for one thing....tho it's been done. It's not like...
• Re: any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 18:37:01 -1000
  ...any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines?Speaking of leaks I've had my GEX 2.1 and have to take in in for...
• Re: Mismatched Westy Transmission
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 10 May 1998 12:58:28 EDT
  ...ACW late '86 transmission. >> actually, you can use ANY waterboxer manual trans, in a waterboxer. any man trans from a '83.5 up, will...
• Re: Vanagons in Africa
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 19:24:01 EDT
  ...Are the waterboxers bigger now, like maybe 2.3 ltr. If so, I WANT ONE. >> do you really think they'd use the piece...
• Audi motors vs. VW (reformatted)
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 21:49:01 -0600
  ...VW Waterboxer: AUDI AUDI VW Displacement 2.2 liter 2.3 liter 2.1 liter Configuration Inline 5 Inline 4 Waterboxer Horsepower 162 130...
• Re: waterboxer longevity
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 11:29:06 -0800
  ...30, 1998 11:45 AM > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: waterboxer longevity > > Bars Leak has certainly > been cheaper so far than a head...