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Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
Historical mailing list
Mon, 25 Mar 2002 09:43:48 EST
...Comparing a 1600cc air cooled engine to a water cooled engine is not a fair comparison as far as I am concerned. Air cooled...
OIL PRESSURE WARNING
Historical mailing list - David Ludlow
Mon, 18 Aug 1997 16:48:09 +0000
...The only solution offered by my garage was a short engine replacement which did reslove the problem. The possibility of cleaning out the sludge...
Re: Thanks for your help, everyone! (New Vanagon Owner)
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sun, 13 Jun 2004 11:49:16 -0700
...air mixture proper as parts age and conditions change in the engine. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young '81 Vanagon Lafayette, CA 94549 '82 Westfalia --------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From...
Re: nice clean RED '88 Doublecab on ebay...in Virginia
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 26 Mar 2006 20:17:52 -0800
...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
Re: fatal waterpumper flaw/Subaru?
Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
Fri, 12 Jul 1996 21:12:39 PDT
>>>Steve Tokar said: > Bob Hoover wrote: > > >The water-cooled horizontally opposed four cylinder engine designed by > >Volkswagen has a fatal design flaw... The nature...
Re: BN-4 or BN-6?
Historical mailing list - Michael Cole
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 21:37:10 EDT
...For the Synchro model there was a Canadian only optional heater booster called the BBW 46 which heats the engine coolant. Something similar to...
Re: Oil
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:50:08 -0500
...Same applies to the aircooled VW engines, large and small. Water cooled is a different matter. While the oil is definitely important in the...
Re: 85 Venango; To keep or not to keep...
Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
Tue, 26 Feb 2002 16:23:24 -0500
...And if the rest of the van is still in good shape when the engine does go, just drop a new engine in it...
Re: Fast Forward's "undercover" TDI project for the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:06:35 -0800
...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
Re: WBX motor rather than ....
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 1 Aug 2008 21:50:52 -0700
...engine vans..................or they just had tons of aluminum to use up for engine gases, Anyway...........that got them from air-cooled to water...
Re: Head Leaks
Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
Thu, 4 Jan 2001 15:19:52 -0700
...Head Leaks > > > I have been reading about all the head gasket leaks on water cooled gas > engines do the same faults apply to the...
Re: Waterboxer Exhaust idea
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 16 Mar 1998 10:22:46 -0800
...We are currently prototyping for the water-cooled models, including Syncro. We expect to start to produce in November. Pricing not yet determined, but...
Re: moving to LA, will I pass smog test?
Historical mailing list - t
Mon, 5 Jun 2000 23:37:04 -0700
...I have a 1983.5 water-cooled Vanagon > 1.9L Westfalia. What is all this about smogging? Do I have a chance of > passing...
Re: Doka Springs
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 29 Jan 2006 23:23:52 -0800
...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
Re: Radiator Bleed Screw
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:57:37 EDT
...M7X35 and "ALSO USE 211 611 483" This next seems to be the radiator listed through all the later model water-cooled Vanagons: Radiator...
Re: Auto tranny advice and more
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:27:10 -0700
...I think Neil did that to his Westy (air cooled to water cooled, plus an engine conversion to boot), you might want to pick...
Re: [WetWesties] I want, I want, I want...
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:24:48 -0800
...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:08:09 +0100
...At the same time VW had plenty of good gasoline I4 engines - using a lot of the same parts as the diesel-i4 - so...
Re: Idle Stabilization parts Costs
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:48:49 -0500
...That would be the 2.1l engines with the idle stab valve and the controller behind the taillight. Also, for the picky - they're...
Re: moving to LA, will I pass smog test?
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 5 Jun 2000 23:38:30 -0700
...I have a 1983.5 water-cooled Vanagon > 1.9L Westfalia. What is all this about smogging? Do I have a chance of > passing...
Re: 85 Venango; To keep or not to keep...
Historical mailing list - Joe
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 19:44:26 -0500
...Original engine and trans Keep it!! J.R. Beckham Narragansett Rhode Island 85 Westy 87 Wolfsburg 91 GL -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
Progress report on my "R-TDI" Syncro conversion.
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:16:32 -0700
...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
Re: Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91?
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Sat, 3 Jul 1999 00:51:48 -0400
...Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91? > > > I had the question asked of me tonite, as my friend was pulling...
Re: crank pulley removal
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:08:13 -0700
...engine, I thought I would take off the > > pump too. > > > > -- Craig > > > > -- > > Craig Oda craigoda@communitybuilders.info > > VW Info: 1983 VW Westfalia, water-cooled, automatic...
Re: Chevron FI Cleaner Specifics
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 17 Feb 95 14:44:12 CST
...Remover on a VW air-cooled engine? >Any cautions? as i understand it, only the water-cooled engines needed it for the fuel injection...
Re: New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy...
Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
Thu, 12 Oct 2000 23:48:05 -0500
...comfortable" for me and the >engine. >What new transmission should i look for? >One from a water cooled engine? >One from a WBX? >Or...
Re: Vanagon Anomaly?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 26 Feb 2006 10:13:46 -0800
...http://www.fastforward.ca > Email sales@fastforward.ca > > - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled > Volkswagens > - Electrical harness fabrication and customization > > Due to...
FS in Rochester/ Finger Lakes Region NY
Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
Fri, 4 Sep 1998 06:57:00 PDT
From this week's Western New York Swap Sheet (www.traderonline.com) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 91 VW Westphalia, Seats 7, Sleeps 4, Water cooled, AT, CC, air...
Re: thinking about a (VW) Thing - get an Iltis!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 7 Feb 2001 19:41:58 -0800
...roading capabilities of a Unimog, add a 1.7L water cooled Golf GTI engine and a really good heating system and you have and...
Re: Vanagon Wanted
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sun, 13 May 2001 06:13:42 EDT
...Vanagon Wanted > 1983 Volkswagen Vanagon, 7 passenger, brown on tan, 1.9 litre water-cooled engine, auto transmission. Mechanically sound, with new brakes, new...
Re: vanagon Digest - 16 Mar 1999
Historical mailing list - Crimson Hawk
Wed, 17 Mar 1999 13:33:11 -0500
...Air conditioning works the same in air or water cooled, but the water >cooled engines do put out more heat. And given the high...
Re: Van-O-Rama: update on Mike Miller's post very long
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 22 Oct 2002 17:43:38 EDT
...it does have a water cooled boxer engine. >> Thank you for that clarification, Tim. No wonder the color did not match the Tornado Red...
Re: Water temp gauge sender install question.
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 21 Jan 2004 12:45:19 -0500
...change with a water cooled Van. Air cooled.... I've seen them still running around 280 deg. definately not good. Eric David Brodbeck wrote...
Re: Survey says.... dropping the engine...
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:30:15 -0400
...do work on the engine of my air cooled 81, but I think the > question applies to the water cooled as well. > > Do I...
Devising a replacement for the double t piece (cooling system)?
Historical mailing list - jbclem1
Thu, 9 Sep 2004 14:57:31 -0700
My 1983 Westphalia (and all water cooled Vanagons) has a black plastic connection device just next to the coolant resevoir(left side of engine...
Re: Slower traffic keep right
Historical mailing list - Bill
Thu, 23 Dec 1999 00:01:25 -0700
Sorry to disagree, but the water cooled engines need a lot more maintainance -- just follow the posts for a while. I have an '81...
Re: Disabling the fuel pump
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 09:27:47 -0800
...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
Re: Vanagon content - nice aeroplane spotted and I've got a leak (Not the cooling system!)
Historical mailing list - Zolly
Sat, 6 Nov 2010 09:26:46 -0700
...Vanagon content - nice aeroplane spotted and I've got a leak (Not the cooling system!) > If you can put a Meteor/Merlin engine into...
Mexibus and engine question
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Wed, 12 May 1999 05:18:07 -0700
...Yeah its a 1970's vintage Type 2 but with a water cooled power plant with a big, REALY BIG radiator on the nose...
Re: Latest dyno run
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:38:50 -0700
...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
Re: Using old phones as an intercom in your VW bus
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 8 Jun 2012 21:38:13 -0700
...just to talk.' maybe this is why VW went to water-cooled engines. ( not really of course, but it's a fun thought ) On...
Re: Introduction to list . . .
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:32:34 -0400
Welcome guys, so it's an aircool engine? Feel free to ask any question here, or to me in private e-mail, i will...
How can I tell what year - Replies
Historical mailing list - George Averill
Sat, 27 Sep 1997 21:47:32 -0400
...Camper || |||| | Engine Series ---------------------------------------x| |||| | A - 4-Cylinder Gasoline (Air-Cooled) | |||| | B - 4-Cylinder Gasoline (Water-Cooled) | |||| | G - 4-Cylinder Diesel (Water-cooled) | |||| | Restraint System...
Re: V-belt failure & engine health
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Mon, 26 Nov 2001 06:55:58 -0800
Isn't the water pump on a water-cooled engine driven off a belt? If so, how would the engine get cooling if the...
Re: Boxer Engines
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 21:26:28 -0600
All the recent discussion of various boxer engines and what constitutes a boxer engine, has prompted recall of an interesting but not popular piston...
Re: Advice Rebuilding an 84 : head coating
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Thu, 19 Dec 1996 12:11:40 -0800
...head coating > > Hi Todd, > > How much did it cost to have the water cooled used heads repaired and coated? > How long have the used...
Re: Double T-fitting for 1.9 cooling system
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Wed, 15 Jan 2003 20:10:36 EST
...I'll let all you engineers figure it out. Believe it or not my 83.5 Water cooled bus was off the production line...
Re: Fuel Pressure Regulators
Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
Thu, 6 Jun 2002 09:26:53 -0400
...return line If readings still incorrect, replace pressure regulator WATER COOLED - DIGIJET - run engine at idle speed and check pressure Specifications: bar (psi) vacuum...
Re: Automatic Trans. problems; Advice Needed!
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:57:34 -0400
...This can be swapped with another valve body that is known to be in better condition.I think any water cooled engine valve body...
Re: 1980 1.9 WBX VANAGON on EBAY
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 2 Mar 2006 18:21:14 -0800
...converted Vanagon > from > > an air to water-cooled engine. > > > > Seller says it has a 21 hp engine! > > It sure was an aircooled once as...
Re: Ultimate engine conversion?
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:20:06 -0700
...So, of the three production water cooled boxers only Subaru > got it right the first time? But maybe not the on the later engines...
Re: coolant hose number
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:49:16 -0400
...and 71-73 Type 4 engine compartments several years ago. Note that > it's a Group 121 (Water Cooled Component) part number, which is...
Re: Vanagon Syndrome TSB 92-02: Also Applies To Digijet ?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:54:22 -0400
...All Water Cooled > Engine Vanagons SUPERCEDES TECHNICAL BULLETIN 24-92-01 (February 29, > 1992) CONDITION After driving for an extended period of time at...
What would Rumba Fetch? -or- How much should i sell for?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 1 Apr 96 18:54:51 EST
...the Westfalia bug has bitten me and i'm considering a 90's one...oh lord, a water cooled engine! oh my..what's...
Re: vacuum hose
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 12 May 2003 12:03:15 -0700
...Vanagons with Water cooled engines use a full loop fuel system, again a small variance from Air Cooled that use a single dead end...
Re: Atlanta Vanagon Mechanic Suggestions
Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 18:53:23 -0500
...engine in '81, and my '81 this Summer. One third of their business is still air cooled, and the rest is, alas, water cooled...
A couple of odds and ends FS
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 1 Mar 2007 02:07:30 -0500
...Vanagons that have a front heater core (water cooled). A complete Tiico conversion kit minus the engine for $2500. It is for an automatic...
Traction (was Need Vanagon Tires)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 26 Sep 94 11:52:55 bst
...was due more to the wierdo torque curve of >the water-cooled engine ... cause i was getting stuck on the same michelin >tires that...
Wanted Thermostatic Oil Sandwich Plate for Air cooled 82
Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
Tue, 19 May 1998 09:20:46 -0600
...They have one that is temp controlled (180 degree valve) but these are for the water cooled engines. Do any of the list vendors...
Re: Survey says.... dropping the engine...
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:15:55 -0400
...do work on the engine of my air cooled 81, but I think the > > question applies to the water cooled as well. > > > > Do I...