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• Re: Friday Foolishness
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 20:02:08 -0700
  ...5 > > What is the difference between mechanical engineers and civil engineers? > > Mechanical engineers build weapons; civil engineers build targets. > > ********** > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO...
• Vacuum leak sources
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 16 May 2000 10:33:59 EDT
  ...When the engine is cold, the leak will cause the engine to stall because the volume of air is to lean to support running...
• Re: (costs)happenings/Boston Bob or Golf?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 09:55:41 -0800
  ...Leon Subwagen Westy > > The engine that makes the most sense, if a guy was going to endeavor, an > engine swap, I think it would...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:56:54 -0600
  Don Williams wrote: > I did an overhaul this past summer on an 84 1.9 waterboxer engine. It > seems > to run like a charm...
• Re: Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:09:33 -0800
  ...Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer? > Does anyone know if this rather sturdy looking engine mount ring for a > universal engine stand will...
• Re: DynaCam Engines - Possible V-gon Engine Swap!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 17:55:27 -0400
  There are a lot of complicated wear surfaces on that engine. I wonder how the long-term durability will be. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:19:09 +0000
  ...may be "level" with the engine > support cradle) from top of alternator to bottom of engine cradle and > engine case I'm seeing ~ 20...
• Re: Engine cleaner?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 16:23:28 -0500
  ...Seriously, you don't know what a dirty engine compartment is until you deal with an oil film full of diesel soot! ;) I sprayed...
• Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:48:51 -0700
  ...Start the engine. 7. Run engine at approximately 2000 rpm (for safety reasons do not operate at high rpm) until the engine stops. (Typically...
• Re: Shipping an engine to Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:55:54 -0400
  I needed to ship an Engine from Virginia to Sacramento (AVP). What I used was a pallet and about 5 bungie cables purchased at...
• Re: FS Air Cooled Parts and Full Engines
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 00:30:56 -0600
  ...At 06:14 PM 3/25/2003 -0600, Stan Wilder wrote: >Type IV air cooled engine parts, short blocks and full engines. >--------------- Number 1...
• Re: VR6 in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 09 Jun 1997 09:01:15 +0200
  ...Not very technical, but there is a picture showing the engine inside the engine compartment. It extends about 20 cm above the bay lid...
• Re: Oil Weight Reccomendation
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:13:35 -0600
  ...Multi-viscosity oil does not thin out as much as >engine temp rises, so it protects better when the engine warms up while >still...
• Re: Cleaning Engine, Do's and Don't
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 17:55:57 -0800
  I get at FLAPS Gunk engine cleaner that rinses of by water. I don't go for the electronics too much and when I...
• Re: Aircooled engine in Watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:27:59 -0400
  ...It seems a little too easy to > just > remove the watercooled engine and associated parts and put in the > aircooled > engine. > Reason is I...
• Re: 112HP wasserboxer in non U.S. Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 08:56:02 -0500
  A few years ago I bought a van in Virginia with one of these Euro 112 hp hi-output engines. The engine code is...
• Re: stop leak=stop gap? or how to find an oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 12:25:41 +0100
  My 1981 VW Camper 2.0 Litre Air-cooled also had a very bad leak before I replaced the engine. The large oil seal...
• Re: Haunting/Hunting idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 23:09:56 -0500
  Warm the engine, shut it down, disconnect the idle stabilizer valve, start the engine, check the rpm. If it is steady, you have a...
• Fwd: Worse than Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Thu, 13 May 2021 19:18:52 -0600
  ...Engine starts reliably; Engine idle is stable; Engine RPM and power consistent with Throttle position - no stumble/hesitation; Engine power good at speeds up...
• Re: HELP: I'm Over heating after turning off for 2 minutes
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 19:43:34 -0400
  This may sound counter intuitive, but the minutes after you just shut off your engine is when the cooling system is getting the hottest...
• 84 Camper engine dying
  Historical mailing list - Alvaro San Paulo
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:39:40 -0800
  ...It has happened at various speeds, engine cold or hot, day or night? When it happens, I can not start the engine unless I...
• Re: Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:35:09 -0800
  ...Have support > >blocks about 4 inches under the front of the > transmission, have a floor > >jack > >under the engine. Disconnect the engine mounts on...
• The best engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Rand
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 10:16:28 -0400
  ...The Porsche 911 engine is easily the most exotic and has the highest drool factor. Other than the 911 engine's reliability, is the...
• Re: 102mph - Turbo vs. 6-cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 5 Jun 2007 18:54:25 +1200
  ...The 3.3-liter Alcyone SVX engine is well-proven for reliability and has only recently been equalled in power output by other similarly...
• Re: Steam Clean Engine?
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 21:51:02 -0700
  The key here is never clean a hot engine or one that is running.Place plastic bags over alternator and distributor.Don't get...
• Re: Other engine conversion options?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:19:16 -0500
  ...Apparently these engines are > readily available at low price (like 200-400 USD). Has anyone tried > putting > these small Japanese engines into their Vanagons...
• Vanagon Subaru engine rough at speed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 1 Feb 2023 13:16:06 -0600
  ...But, beginning at 65 mph the engine begins to buck as if doing a high speed on and off. Can't go faster. Is...
• Boxter engine
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 14:57:52 -0800
  Hi I just finished reading a article about the new Boxter engine. There is a good article about it in "Excellence" magazine. It was...
• Spacer on engine crankshaft
  Historical mailing list - Les Yamashita
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 23:00:36 -0400
  On the 1.9 L waterboxer engine crankshaft there is a spacer after the pilot bearing and felt and before the flywheel. I can...
• expedient engine removal?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:39:06 -0700
  a regression from Mike's "engine on bench/stand" question- what is the opinion of The List regarding the most practical/easy way to...
• Re: omni engine...
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 23:08:47 -0800
  ...It allows the engine to mount at a 50 (or is it 45?) degree angle. This is needed for the engine to fit beneath...
• Re: Power & MPG Summer/Winter Burnt piston.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 09:38:39 -0500
  ...That made three engines at 89,000 on the van. Before the engine failed, I had always thought it to be the original engine...
• Re: More idle questions (no pun intended)...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:42:55 -0500
  WVVW wrote: > Additionally, when the engine is cold, it idles beautifully for about 5 seconds, then drops down to around 250 RPM, chug-chugs...
• Re: Engine compartment seal
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 3 Nov 2010 15:58:49 -0700
  BTDT The Bay Window Engine Seal is a poor make-do, it's not even long enough to go around the engine. Best to...
• Re: Aircooled engine in Watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:24:46 -0400
  ...It seems a little too easy to just > > remove the watercooled engine and associated parts and put in the aircooled > > engine. > > The trick is...
• Re: Tiico Parts Availability?
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 16:03:48 -0500
  Proper balancing is an essential part to all engines, not just I4's, and the smooth running of an engine starts with the proper...
• Fwd: Engine RPMs???(not too long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 04:36:44 EST
  Jason, Here are some of my own engine comparisons: 87 Jetta, (102 hp @5250 rpm) engine , auto -tach reads 3800 RPM at 70 mph...
• Re: thoughts on a late model TDI engine into a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:42:32 -0600
  ...what is the ID code on the block? Then, engine mount > angle; 50 degree or 15 degree? The former typically fits the engine below...
• Re: LVC: OPOC engine
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 09:59:32 -0500
  That's a slick engine concept. On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 09:54, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > Been waiting for...
• RE: '73 Toyo-Westy (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 13 May 96 15:48:59 EDT
  > Grab it! > > Toyota engines are the most reliable you can get. Best thing that ever > happened to the Chevrolet Chevette, is when GM started...
• Re: Cleaning Engine, Do's and Don't
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 16:25:57 -0800
  ...Cleaning Engine, Do's and Don't What is the product of choice to clean up the engine compartment-Gunk?, what needs covering up...
• Engine lift
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 21:38:48 -0400
  Getting started on my conversion and had to get the 'new' engine out of the Carat to begin cleaning. In years past various complements...
• Off topic: Costco engines
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:41:42 -0400
  >Completely off-topic, Costco now carries a 6.5hp side shaft gasoline engine >for $139...looks like a Chinese knock-off honda "clone". I...
• Re: GEX engine, DON'T (sad story)
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 10:03:12 -0700
  > Who is to blame? the installer who as chossen a GEX engine and forgot to put > the tins, of GEX itself building a "shitty...
• WTB: Complete Vanagon engine (or prepped Subie) for an '87 (Portland, OR)
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:16:10 -0700
  Folks, A friend's engine froze-up on their '87. Anybody have either 1. a *good* 2.1l engine they have (or will) pull...
• Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:42:00 -0400
  ...It occurs when the engine is cold and the engine is damp (from recent rain or high humidity), and lasts (usually) for about 10...
• Re: What is the best way to work on a VW deisel engine?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 22:04:19 -0700
  Inline four cylinder engines with exhaust manifolds and flywheel weigh in at ~250lbs. Just the block is under 150lbs. I have found engine stands...
• Re: Bearing wear
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 08:53:08 EDT
  The increased bearing wear comes in as the engine Revs higher and the centrifugal forces cause the crank to flex in the middle. Generally...
• Re: The tale of the 3 cyl bus
  Historical mailing list - All of Us
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 21:32:30 -0500
  ...When I replaced the clutch in my 83 2.0L AC V-gon I had to split the engine and trans. Your situation is...
• Re: off subaru, vw ......engines
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 31 May 2001 11:11:00 -0700
  >ok I jump in. > >What is the lure of a Subaru engine? Why not a Honda, Toyota (where the >engines are supposed to be...
• Re: Torque Curves(more comments and Subaru Results)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 13:59:19 EDT
  ...2.2l engine - 149 lb. ft @ 4000 rpm 2.5l engine - 166 lb. ft. @ 4000 rpm 3.3l engine - 228 lb. ft. @ 4400 rpm...
• Re: Guy's got a low-mileage 2.1 engine for sale-rebuilds
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Feb 2015 11:13:02 -0500
  ...When the engine was pulled, the mechanic and I found a yellow tag that said "Remanufactured by Volkswagen of Canada". Apparently, that was engine...
• Re: Which Engine To Install and by Whom
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 May 2012 18:25:47 -0700
  ...And when the '79s first came out, Porsche > put one of their 6-cyl engines in one and used it to take engineers > to...
• Re: Tires Too Big - Thx + Short Rant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 May 2002 10:10:52 -0500
  ...As I understand it, Subie engines back in the '80's were pretty much throw-away engines. They went for a while, then were...
• Re: guess the engine
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:29:43 -0500
  ...These letters will tell where the engine came from.. Example: GX is from an early A2 GOlf/Jetta, with CIS fuel system. RV late...
• Re: Syncro engine stronger?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 4 May 2013 18:50:43 -0700
  ...Syncro engine stronger? Of course the Syncro engine is stronger. It has to work so much harder! (LOL). Seriously except for some details such...
• Re: Get engines??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Jan 2013 13:05:55 -0800
  GEX engines don't have that great a reputation. My guess would be that VW doesn't sell rebuilt 1.6NA engines anymore ....just...
• Re: repost: 82 camper for sale (Ohio)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Aug 94 7:36:39 EDT
  ...These were mainly aircooled engines. But the watr Unrelated question - is duralube good for aircooled engines ? synthetic? DC We ended up buying which had...
• Re: Removal of Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 00:25:44 -0700
  Having never done it before, I removed the engine in my '81 in about four hours total, following the instructions in Bentley and Haynes...
• '85 Westy engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Brian Bylenok
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 11:36:52 -0800
  I'm considering converting my original (160K miles) 1.9L wasserboxer to either a Subaru Legacy engine or a Golf/Jetta engine. I've...