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• FS Syncro/Camper parts from wrecked 1990 35k
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 19:44:07 -0800
  ...rear wiper assembly 10. air conditioner complete, except compressor does not work 11. what else ? Please let me know whether you would be interested...
• Re: Baja Whale 2013 trip report, 10 vans, 9 days... part 2, BOLA magic
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:56:23 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Subaru Boxer TURBO Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 22:52:43 +1300
  ...much yet. >However, in 2008/09 Subaru will be introducing this engine into the >Legacy (first into the Euro market, then maybe US?? Subaru...
• Re: Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:19:09 -0400
  ...Engine - Cooling System Section 19.20 Hot Footwell kit, assembly consisting of 2 cardboard air deflectors (1 left and 1 lower) and 1 insulating...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 21 May 2016 17:19:45 -0400
  ...decent size and whatever wood assembly is needed to let it hold the unit. A 2X4 across the engine compartment with a giant eye...
• Re: Diesel Engine Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 10:29:11 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• 2.1L crankshaft pulley bolt torque
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 13:01:27 -0500
  ...I also have the following WBX engine building tools in new condition for sale: Tool #3159 - piston wrist pin ridge reamer (Bentley pg. 13...
• vibrations from front fan
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 19:36:25 -0400
  ...Lots of vibration from the front fan assembly when the fan kicks on... my wife was driving the van home today and she described...
• Re: Vanagon Fire Season
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 12:06:28 -0700
  ...Halon leaves no residue on the engine. > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy...
• Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:19:19 -0700
  ...The white ink stamp above it shows assembly date in > 1990, perhaps month 5 or 3, can't tell. A view of the whole...
• Re: afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:37:56 -0700
  ...These had a large flat rad fan resistor assembly that screwed flat against the frame rail near the radiator, 3 wires to make a...
• Re: W. Coast Canada members, was Re: Spillbuster cup/glass holder
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:41:00 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Anyone here with a Nissan Maxima Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:29:57 -0800
  ...the car, not the > swap. > > > BenT > > sent from my electronic leash -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp...
• Re: 85 stalling probs...Where's the ARCHIVE!!!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 09:03:26 -0800
  The most likely scenario is that something is causing your engine to run lean, which is preventing low-speed idle. Possible causes: - vacuum leak...
• TiiCo News
  Historical mailing list - gary
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 16:55:39 -0400
  ...Remtronic is the company that does the final assembly of the kits. The engine is made by VW, the kit was designed jointly by...
• Re: Stuck cylinders
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:25:01 -0800
  ...engines<http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines> >> >> > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:37:46 -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...
• HELP - Oil light says on!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 19:23:59 -0700
  ...1985 Jetta Carat Engine, good compression @ 170, 170, 190, 170 Castrol GTX 20w50 oil with less than 2000km very clean and it looks and...
• Re: Mystic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:33:15 -0700
  Oil pressure vanishes when the engine is turned off, but the valve spring of the open valve is still pushing back at 200-300PSI...
• Small Changes to the WBX that add up to a REAL HORSE POWER INCREASE...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 11:55:05 EST
  ...engines only last for 500 miles before a rebuild and some not that long...) and you have used quality parts and care during assembly...
• Re: oil filler tube removal
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:42:34 -0500
  ...I am down to suspending the tranny to pull the engine. So far pulling the engine isn't that terrible. I probably should have...
• RE: Broken timing belt
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 09 Feb 1996 10:59:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...It is a "zero >clearance" engine, and therefore in all probability the head assembly and >pistons and maybe even rods and others are trash...
• Re: How hard is installing turbo I4 in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:06:45 -0800
  ...assembling the engine parts finding whatever parts that are missing (DV mount stuff for instance) fabricating an exhaust adapting or fabricating engine mount (to...
• Re: FS: '80 Westy Parts Van in Texas - Cheap!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:31:36 -0700
  ...the pair). > > Here are some details: > unknown mileage > no engine > no transmission > no shifting assembly > most wiring has been stripped > no water tank > no...
• Re: Luggage Rack: Fine Cracks At Bottom. Repair? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:55:58 -0800
  ...Personally I'd rather have something closer to "Flat". > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate...
• Re: windshield fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 12:35:32 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: WTB: One round headlight holdy-inny thing and screws, to '85
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:36:53 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Jetta Conversion: Exhaust Bracket Redo... Done.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 8 Sep 2011 09:38:32 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 21:51:26 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Re[2]: 91 rear heater core-pulled it
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 09:19:04 -0700
  ...This allows hot coolant to bypass the radiator and go right back to the engine. The valve assembly on the heater core has a...
• 82 Front wheel bearings steering knuckle
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:35:13 -0700
  ...He used a wheel bearing to suit the 86 assembly. The interior dimension of this bearing is (apparantly) larger than the 82 bearing, but...
• Re: AFM adjustment; clockwise or anticlockwise?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:01:43 -0700
  ...Maybe many of the members would > like to know this. > > Zoltan > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp...
• Re: loose cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:53:57 -0700
  ...I made a "washer" with bare solid #14 copper wire, and put one wrap around the assembly behind the outer flange. i.e. the...
• Re: CV joint boots
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 18 Aug 2021 10:37:37 -0400
  ...I will secure the assembly under my Vanagon....and hope I will never need it. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Neil n >>> >>> VE7TBN >>> >>> 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https...
• Re: Was fuel leak? Now: appropriate route for fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:15:54 -0800
  ...On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 7:25 AM, T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote: > Niel i love to see picture of your engine...
• Re: Video: TVS Test Light Driving. Discovered Whistle Sound? What is it?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:24:00 -0700
  ...Only noticed it when in driver seat, engine lid off. Odd! Neil. On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 5:34 AM, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis...
• Re: diesel to gas conversion ongoing...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 3 May 2002 22:49:19 -0700
  ...filter,accumulator, and pump assembly. 3. Transferred the diesel parts and a new pilot bearing to the donor engine. 4. Took a little off...
• But My Van Isn't Worth That Much!!
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 20:14:19 -0700
  ...It just is not the same as an assembly line motor. I know that my 912 motor shows some 26 hours for a flat...
• Re: [WetWesties] On the road, keep losing power
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Aug 2013 00:08:40 -0400
  ...Whenever asking for help or getting parts include Year, make, model, and if not the original engine what is there. Also transmission type can...
• Re: Syncro vs 2WD dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Jul 2020 02:38:47 +0000
  ...The muffler brackets, and rear engine carrier are different also. A part of the Syncro package the rear pulley gets a sand seal assembly...
• Re: LED backup lights update
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 18 Feb 2023 17:07:52 -0800
  ...the taillight assembly. There are 2 parts - the black plastic bulb holder, the colored plastic assembly with the reflector glued to it. I can...
• Re: Automotive Shop Rate Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:09:43 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:51:25 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Got wasps, yellow jackets, etc.?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 7 Jul 2012 21:56:31 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: the mysterious flash of the coolant light
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 29 May 2012 09:46:17 -0700
  ...You can replace the cap or > get someone else to. > > Yrs, > d > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com...
• Re: Crankcase Breather tower ~ It comes apart !!!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 3 May 2012 22:35:43 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Putting a 2.1L where my 1.9L used to be......
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 12 May 2012 10:38:13 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Rear Heater core leaking (help)!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Yozell
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 12:02:41 -0400
  ...the hoses to the core and fill it with the whole assembly raised as high as it will go. then remove the clamps .after...
• Re: long term parking on hills
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:53:31 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: UCA bushing replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 23:58:52 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Low compression, more test results-busaid inying used vans!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 13:10:15 -0700
  ...He suggested that since the WBX is a well balanced engine, people ignore the engine sound, tach or speedo, hold it at higher RPM...
• Re: Vanagon On Craigslist
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 10:42:33 -0800
  ...Just the engine seal alone (if correct part) is worth something. >> >> Anyone know if that paint scheme is original? >> >> I doubt, but curious minds...
• Buses for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 17:23:25 -0400
  ...Really nice interior, Fresh rebuilt 1600 AB single port with zero miles, some dents and dings in the right rear corner. $1450 w/engine...
• Can Germans make a decent two stoke engine?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 21:18:50 -0800
  ...I figured that if Germany can design some of the best automotive engines in the world they should make pretty decent chainsaws. Besides, if...
• Re: Headlight protectors
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 4 Dec 2012 16:48:43 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• "G" Copper Pipe: Use with LP Tank on Westy?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:53:37 -0700
  ...Much thanks Neil. -- 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 - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 29 May 2012 08:09:54 -0400
  ...A sudden electrical surge can trigger the blinker > > circuit in the gauge. > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com...
• Re: Whats with the Side Mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 14:28:22 -0700
  ...They are the best! Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly �http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" �http...
• Re: Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 10:48:37 -0800
  ...If you do, use assembly lube on the lifters and run the engine at 2000 rpm for 20 minutes to "wear in" the lifters...
• Re: VW of Canada Reman Plant Sold to Cummins? When?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:50:00 -0700
  ...I be a lot of these engines are long gone though. Still this post from Mark Drillock is interesting and something I'd possibly...