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• Re: 1.9 rebuild questions (almost done)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:19:30 -0400
  Each engine I build is tested before it leaves the assembly stand. I check compression and oil pressure using a section of bell housing...
• Re: Pulling air filter box from Dodge Caravan. Anything else worth pulling? (...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 1 May 2008 13:21:54 -0700
  ...The 3.3 assembly has issues that make it undesirable. > > Mark > > > > neil N wrote: > > > > I should have made content in the subject line clearer...
• Re: Speaking of idle stabilizers ...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:55:32 -0700
  ...vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue...
• Re: Low Compression, Longevity of the WBX'er and $20K Vans
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:58:00 -0700
  ...Hopefully I'll get my act, and appropriate parts together, and do an engine swap (some kind of OBD1 Motronic 2.9 + 8V head...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:40:29 -0800
  ...I don't know if the silver decal (hose diagram (thanks Mark D.)) was for the boxer engine or the I5. Are they still...
• Re: Trans upshift
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 10 May 2011 17:16:11 -0700
  ...assembly out, remove two weights and take about 10 to 15 % > off the end of each one, put it all back together. > for engines...
• Re: '66 bus w/ flickering oil light
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Apr 1994 08:17:04 EDT
  ...have an air-flow thermostat. >When I rebuilt the engine there was *no* control assembly for the air >flaps to remove. I did not...
• Re: windshield wiper repair just musing this time
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:28:11 -0500
  ...where some engineer built something he liked, but isn't that great in the real world. Why is the wiper assembly not made so...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Feb 2013 23:20:38 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: TRW Brake Pads? (1988 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 20:23:40 -0700
  ...with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engine > s > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue...
• Re: Westfalia Search Terms
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 20:04:53 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Why We Keep Odds & Ends (bolts etc.)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 10:04:42 -0500
  ...Complete >blower assembly, check. Spare brake booster AND pedal assy - check. Good >injectors - check. 2.1L thermostat housing - check. Transmission and a >fridge - not...
• Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:38:53 -0700
  ...Thanks Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta...
• Re: First ride of shame, fuel issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:21:58 -0400
  ...Engine died, >>> started again and pulled off next plug, engine died. Then started again >>> and pulled next plug, engine kept running the same. Then...
• '87 Westy - need to buy engine
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Howard
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 12:13:18 -0400
  Hi, I have an '87 4 speed that I need to buy an engine for. I have low oil pressure (more on that below...
• van visit
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 31 Aug 2016 01:36:12 +0000
  ...The engine compartment is cleaner than any part of my van, including me.The rest of the van is beyond clean. I swear it...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:02:54 -0800
  ...Using AppleWorks to make new Vanagon wiring >> diagrams -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue...
• Re: Front outer cv joint protectors
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:14:31 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Digifant ECU: Corrosion? And.... Rosin or Heat Damage? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 12:24:22 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Piston squirters?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 18 May 2012 09:23:09 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: trouble installing new starter bushing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 11 May 2012 13:54:55 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Rebuild tranny with taller 3rd or 4th--yes or no??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:53:02 -0600
  ...Be absolutely sure to have the flywheel machined true before re-assembly or you will be subject ot developing clutch chatter. John Rodgers 88...
• Re: Should I opt for ALL new water lines?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 21:55:36 -0600
  ...Warren.K.Lail-1 wrote: >Hi guys, > >Many of you know that I'm replacing the engine, clutch assembly, and tranny in Billy Bones...
• FW: Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:23:21 -0700
  ...Does the part still work/apply to my engine? Tom > Technical definition of Vanagon Syndrome: > > Technical Bulletin Group: 24 Number: 92-01 Date: February...
• Re: Shifter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Thu, 14 May 2009 16:52:31 -0600
  Hi Ken/All, Thanks for that - I see now in the Bentley the missing Spacer Ring at the base of the assembly. I will...
• Re: UPDATE!! Need door lock/latch assembly for front door, 90 Multivan
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:03:04 -0500
  ...UPDATE!! Need door lock/latch assembly for front door, 90 Multivan Thanks Randy. Still beating the bushes for this part. I've gotten the...
• Re: The power we really need!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:33:51 -0400
  ...engine/tranny assembly.....and axles. They got out a sawzaw and cut out the bulk of the passanger compartment immediately infront of the "engine...
• Re: valve adj.: lower compression, valvetrain noise remains
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 19 May 2012 12:41:36 -0700
  I hesitate to answer on the valve adjustment, but was curious about typical WBX engine sounds. (I now own a WBX Vanagon) Youtube.com...
• Re: Master Cylinder Reservoir Cap Vent: @ Electrical Connection?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:34:00 -0700
  ...vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue...
• Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:44:54 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:51:41 -0700
  On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 5:38 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > I agree, the inline VW engine has large dowel...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:10:07 -0800
  ...engine wouldn't shut down unless the hand brake was engaged. > > > Uh...why? > > d > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http...
• Dropping the tranny - advice NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 11:44:13 -0500
  ...1) where should I unbolt the clutch slave? The bracket attached to the tranny? Just wire the assembly out of the way? 2) Put...
• Re: Help Me, Volks!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:35:36 -0400
  ...I cannot see from pictures exactly how that smaller wheel moves, > but somehow this is a clutch assembly and drive assembly that allows the...
• Re: FS: Thermostat housing for 1.9 waterboxer engined Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:18:25 -0700
  $200, eh......Now I know what the NOS 1.9 assembly in my spare stash must be worth: And no, it's not for...
• FW: Engine Bay Negative Strap Questions. 1988 Westy. PICS.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Mon, 7 May 2012 06:23:34 -0400
  ...Just plain out of sorts. ;^) In Bentley I see "Ground Connections" 12 "in engine compartment left" and 18 "on engine block" but..... In assuming...
• Re: weak engine power after van sits - recently changed lifters
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 12:43:02 -0400
  ...weak engine power after van sits - recently changed lifters Calle, I did not fill the lifters with oil during assembly. I soaked the lifters...
• Re: .... choose ... engine conversion. Additional Costs Budget.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:24:32 -0700
  ...cylinder shutdowns to keep the engine running without the > meltdown. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88...
• Re: Black Box Relay question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:55:05 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: '84 Westy for sale in Bend, Oregon (not mine)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:03:20 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Friday Trivia Question, Westy Owners Only
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 20:41:54 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Dealers and Vanagons, was Re: Pics Of The Blue Star
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 6 Nov 2012 13:03:13 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Was: '89 Carat .... Seattle ... Now: It's in Edmonds WA
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 09:32:29 -0500
  ...some jumpseat > > sidepanels !! > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 28 May 2012 16:29:00 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Canadian Importing Vanagon Westfalia to Canada: insurance while in US?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:23:14 -0500
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Insturment Cluster
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:50:36 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Debris on oil strainer mesh
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:45:12 -0400
  ...There does not seem to be anymore of it building as time goes on, so I am chalking it up to so assembly sealant...
• Re: Carat or not on eBay
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 00:28:25 -0500
  ...7 Passenger 2 Dr Van > Engine: > Country of Assembly: Germany > > > >>Item number: 4625441101 >> >>I emailed the seller to let him know that he has...
• stuff left for sale
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 10:29:03 -0800
  ...this assembly on a new engine project, but gave up the project before it even started... 14. rubber coolant hoses for engine compartment--the...
• Re: Fuel Pump Ground Location?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:39:28 -0700
  ...The AFM figures into operation of FP once engine is running. There is a (IIRC) switch that gets actuated once air is flowing through...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 6 May 2012 21:19:33 -0700
  I was just crimping new ring terminals onto negative connections in WBX engine bay just tonight. Didn't know that these terminals could crimped...
• "Gene Berg Declines" Thread (from 10/28)
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 18:17:54 -0800
  ...assembly. I spoke with Clyde Berg (Gene's son) but also got the unfortunate response, "We don't do any work on wasserboxer engines...
• Syncro TDI installation question...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 18:58:48 -0800
  ...Seeing how the DoKa has more than enough room to mount the engine at 15 degrees with no engine cover interference, I will use...
• oil seal questions
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:00:17 -0500
  ...Are any of these seals known to leak? Would replacing any of these seals compromise what I view as a "factory tuned" engine assembly...
• Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:47:54 -0800
  ...expect them to be shorter at the engine end due to the coolant hose junction assembly they use. You likely need to swap pipes...
• Re: Van idle over winter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 22 May 2011 12:52:13 -0500
  ...My van is a 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL > > Campmobile, 2.1 waterboxer engine. mcneely > > > > ---- Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Perhaps it is dependent...
• Re: Fw: melting lower thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Mar 2013 09:50:05 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 20:31:17 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Busted Down Near Tekonsha, Michigan
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 18:10:25 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Is Bus Depot Ok?
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 16:48:37 -0400
  ...Order a tranny input shaft seal and a main engine seal too. They're cheap, and you'll be right there; no better time...