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• Re: sube sixes?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 13 May 1999 23:42:47 -0600
  ...He has a complete CA smogged kit (less engine) to do a Legacy waterboxer swap. Many of the pieces would work for the SVX...
• Re: Update on piston problem (the death of a piston)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:58:05 -0400
  ...mixture was proper? My mechanic did so after installing my new Waterboxer, and then did it again at 800 miles to see how things...
• gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 09:38:32 -0400
  ...to use with the paper flange gaskets that are on the waterboxer engines. I have coolant leaks at the flange junctions (not the hoses...
• Re: average mpg of the 2.1 L w/automatic
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:16:31 EST
  ...It was interesting to read posts on the Waterboxer discussion from someone getting 25 mph with a faster engine. Doug Demarest Minneapolis, MN
• Vanagon Bucking - A Proactive Approach?
  Historical mailing list - David Maguiness
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 16:41:05 -0500
  With all the discussion about Vanagon highway hesitation/bucking lately, I was wondering whether appropriate waterboxer components can be checked routinely, possibly as part...
• Re: 1980 Vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 26 May 2004 08:50:23 -0400
  ...have a number of customers who have done it with the WaterBoxer. The FUN BUS is now at 216K. I did have to replace...
• Re: this is the best vanagon EVER
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 22:31:04 -0500
  ...Oettinger designed the original (4 cylinder) waterboxer for the vanagon. Nothing to do with Porsche at all. They had intended to use the 6...
• Re: radiator bleeding valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:41:18 -0500
  ...Just an off-the-cuff remark, I've got an aircooled, and don't know or particularly care about the vagaries of the waterboxer)
• Re: New VW Rotten Unvieled // TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 8 Feb 2008 11:29:57 -0500
  ...Isn't the TDI a LOT heavier than the original waterboxer? Do you have to alter the rear springs at all? Does the extra...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 22 Jul 2012 to 23 Jul 2012 - Special issue (#2012-36)
  Historical mailing list - DAIZEE Scooby
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:35:42 -0400
  > These photos <https://picasaweb.google.com/102449862149336184707= /WaterboxerEnginedVanagonT3Thermostat> show a correct waterboxer engined V= anagon=2C T3=2C thermostat on the right and an...
• Re: Tiico into Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 11:24:24 -0700
  ...This drops to 4000 at 70 with a waterboxer tranny. I am familiar with Frank's opinions in this regard and I respect them...
• Re: More powerful waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 3 Feb 2005 19:22:32 -0800
  ...More powerful waterboxer > >From: Damon Campbell > >>IMO, building a substantially higher power WBX comes >>from two main methods: >>1) Displacement. I've done this...
• Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:19:28 -0800
  in a discussion about 'why the waterboxer engine at all' here about a year ago it was suggested that either they wanted to keep...
• Re: '83.5 westy starts, runs well, stalls, won't restart
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 19:31:55 -0700
  that's not how I would un-flood a waterboxer engine, or any engine with an air flow meter with it's flap inside...
• Re: Belly Pans for speed or MPG
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 18 May 2008 19:12:21 -0700
  ...And..........the combustion chamber shape and technology of a waterboxer engine combustion chamber - just pathetic to what is more modern. No swirl for example...
• Re: 82 Diesel Radiator - Rare - Needed
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 20:08:14 -1000
  ...which you usually get from any waterboxer vanagon. and hoses ...'I think' 83 waterboxer front hoses for the smaller metal pipes fit perfectly.. those...
• Re: Four Speed Wasserboxers?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Mar 1997 03:07:04 -0500 (EST)
  ...Manual transmissions in 1986-1991 Syncros were all 4 speed + Low gear. > All 2WD Waterboxers imported into Australia were all 5 speed > (with a...
• Re: Coke vs Pepsi was Inside a Subi engine EJ22
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:46:53 -0400
  ...Personally I prefer Subaru's, but I also drive Vanagons with > waterboxers and am about to buy a diesel powered Vanagon....and maybe > one...
• Re: Cooling system hose diagram
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:57:36 -0400
  ...have a table I downloaded about ten years ago that converts > waterboxer hoses to over-the-counter hoses available at FLAPS. I will email...
• 025 906 021 C 1.9 ECU question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:56:15 -0700
  'normal' 1.9 waterboxer engines .......for US models, 1983 to 1985 use the common 025 906 021 ECU. someone is calling me wanting a...
• Re: 85 Westy Aux Air Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Wed, 13 Nov 1996 06:46:11 -0800 (PST)
  ...an aux air regulator sitting on the front seat of a waterboxer Vanagon. Start scouring those junk yards! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley...
• Re: Nylon window track guides for sliding window 84 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 13:41:26 EDT
  In a message dated 98-04-05 06:26:51 EDT, steven@PWORLD.NET.PH writes: << DIETER, I had the same problem with my...
• Exhaust brackets needed for Tiico
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 07:43:49 -0700
  Hi all, I am looking for the two brackets that hold the exhaust to the block on a 2.1 waterboxer for my Tiico...
• Re: Carabus to High Country from Ohio,KY, WV, or Indiana?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 13:02:00 -0400
  ...WV '85 Westfalia Camper "Fred" '87 Westy Weekender "Bev" '00 Subaru Legacy "Forrest" All waterboxers :-) Almost Heaven West Virgina VW Club: http://wvvw.org/
• Oil Drain Plug, 1.9 vs. 2.1 ??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Tue, 6 May 2003 10:31:39 -0330
  ...From looking at the archives, and various vendor sites, I have concluded that pre '86 waterboxer vanagons take the same oil drain plug as...
• Re: Replacing piston rings
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:59:48 -0700
  Hi Folks, I am back working on my waterboxers. Just like to know has anyone successfully replaced the rings without having to go the...
• Re: a newbie with some problems: hissing 2.1 L WBX and thrown belt
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:33:50 -0400
  On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 12:09 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Your right, the head studs on the waterboxer do...
• What the ideal wateboxer engine would be like -
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:03:09 -0700
  ...btw...............individual exhust ports, which the waterboxer has, ....one header pipe per cylinder is nice too.. very handy for troubleshooting. So keep that feature...
• Re: Transplant - - Subaru or ???? Need feedback.
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 00:06:57 EST
  Hi All, I think what Robert Lilley has done in rebuilding his waterboxer sounds good but.... only time and miles will really tell how...
• Re: Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 8 May 2012 22:01:59 -0700
  ...Best way to judge life left in Waterboxer? One of the very greatest things vanagons have is .........good ground clearance, even in 2WD models...
• Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:15:26 -0600
  ...When people >> >> with the earlier 81/82 system need a new tank they commonly use the >> >> 86-91 waterboxer tank since it matches up...
• Re: Looking for an exhaust
  Historical mailing list - A J I
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:24:03 -0500
  ...Thanks, A J On 11/16/10, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Hi AJ, > sure I have some quite decent waterboxer exhaust...
• Re: standard westy vanagon
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 21 May 1998 11:32:44 EDT
  ...does anyone know the exact year westfalia-werke stopped importing the std westy into the us?? it was definately before the waterboxer..now, i...
• Re: RIP Boston Bob...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:48:35 -0700
  ...23/08 but he will never be forgotten. > > > > > > Rev up your waterboxers for Bob tomorrow. > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey...
• Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:35:04 -0500
  ...extension tube as a part of the filler tube on my waterboxer. I use a funnel. Am I just mechanically impaired, or can the...
• VW engine replacements ending?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 23:15:19 -0700
  ...Now I don't *know* for sure whether this applies to all you waterboxer owners hoping to get a free rebuild from VW, but...
• how do i remove lifters w/o removing the (L)head?
  Historical mailing list - Kurtis Thomas
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 22:38:27 EDT
  In my 87 vanagon (waterboxer) I think my (L) head lifters are going bad 2 of the 4 sink when I push on the...
• Re: about the "Best Oil" to use in our WaterBoxer
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 11:29:12 -0400
  On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, gary hradek wrote: > Larry my friend, > This is easy, > Havoline > not because it is a good oil > but because...
• Re: More Instrument cluster electrical gemlins
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 12:16:53 -0800
  ...My fuel gauge, temp gauge, > little flashy red light all don't work on my > 84 Waterboxer. And the clock runs slow! > > I suspect...
• Re: Q: Porsche 914 engine compatibility with Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 19:28:06 -0600
  ...Of interest also to waterboxer builders are some comments and photos of cracks in heads around the spark plug holes--welding and then reboring...
• Re: short in circuit on 85 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 14:02:15 -0700
  On 1/6/05 10:34 AM, "Don Williams" <williams@FIRE.BIOL.WWU.EDU> wrote: > I need some help!! I have a short in...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:17:57 -0400
  ...It may not really matter for a waterboxer.
• Re: regearing a manual trans
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 10:39:29 -0700
  ...The Waterboxer is a short stroke engine developing horsepower >>> at higher speeds and more designed to operate at higher speeds for longer >>> periods of...
• Re: To waterboxer or not to waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 19:20:07 -0800
  ...Replace it with a good rebuild waterboxer. > >> > >> 2. Go with a conversion kit. i have suggested the kit David Marshall > >> offers and the South...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:18:20 -0800
  ...I sure can't think of many parts from vw's diesel engine that go on a waterboxer engine.... not one part actually. Do...
• Re: Alternator hum or whine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:07:54 -0700
  ...I find quite a few 2.1 waterboxer alternators 'running in normal service' ...........with quite loose bearings in them. also check the mounting below...
• Re: OIL, What do you use?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:41:38 -0400
  ...Just wondering about oil weight, brands and opinions > > on the subject. Waterboxer motor. Are synthetics worth > > it? > > Basing my decision on comments on the...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 10:14:15 -0500
  ...what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping operation marketgarden ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Kay" <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Wasserboxer Horsepower Increase, an intellegent discussion
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 12:13:54 -0400
  ...Gee, what am I thinking, tossing my waterboxer and putting this nonsense motor in my van? Sorry if this discussion is not intelligent enough...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:47:57 -0500
  ...it is quite possible that the canadian waterboxers may have been fitted with some Eberspacher BA6's ive never heard of that though. but...
• Re: What Vanagon years will this heater distribution box fit?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 5 Dec 2013 07:19:39 -0700
  ...But didn't the diesels have heat from hot water like the waterboxers? So wouldn't the heater box have a core and connections...
• Re: Sizes of large fastners?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sat, 12 May 2012 10:22:19 -0700
  ...what size in mm the large crank pulley bolt on a waterboxer is? Also size of rear axle nut on Vanagon? Thanks in advance...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:56:48 -0700
  ...So on the waterboxer, where is the oil picking up the extra heat that shows on the oil temp gauge but not the coolant...
• Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Bob Kelly
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 08:08:11 -0700
  ...The engine has about 3,200 miles on it.I don't know how that compairs to a waterboxer equiped camper. Bob RWK Enterprises...
• Re: Pushrods - Their Purpose?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 20:15:45 -0600
  ...I'm not certain, but I believe statement may also be not true as regards waterboxers.
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 10:19:48 EST
  ...into a westy -complete poptop w/ great canvas -(2) 1.9L waterboxer engines - 4 speed tranny from aircooled vanagon, good for diesel-to-gas...
• Re: Haynes 1982-1990 wbx manual
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 2 May 2000 08:22:21 -0400
  ...However, has anyone checked www.haynes.co.uk? > On the Haynes UK website, they have service manuals for the British > Transporter/Caravelle waterboxer (1982...
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 10:09:18 -0700
  ...and so the information on plugs may not apply to our stock Waterboxers? Also... I'm a little confused about the T4 designation... I...
• Re: Westy/Vanagon Paranoia Silver Boxer
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 23 May 2001 18:53:30 -0700
  ...this contribution, I hereby Knight you with the Silver Boxer* award. > > Sir Horace of Kimbrell > > > (Waterboxer, that is -- Miller). > This is a vanagon group . . .
• 2.1 engine wanted
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 11:28:53 -0400
  I have a friend who is searching for a decent condition 2.1 waterboxer with all wires/computer/etc intact. If anybody's done...