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• Re: Neil's motor..
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:16:38 -0700
  ...Neil, > > > > > > I haven't been bringing up your pics of the engine mounts, etc. > because I > > > have this *glacial* dial-up internet connection here...
• Re: Oil Cooler Orientation?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:11:55 -0600
  ...onto an > engine I did the heads on...it mounts kind of funky...pay attention to which > side is the engine side vs the...
• FS - 81 Westy East Coast
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:25:53 GMT
  ...ALL fuel lines, clutch, throw-out bearing, muffler, motor mounts and more replaced at that time. Brakes: rubber lines & some steel lines replaced, new...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Mon, 23 May 2005 16:04:33 -0600
  ...However I went ahead and fabricated a new cross tube and put new hoses on and new engine mounts and filled and fired it...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:42:05 -0700
  ...Reposition mount brackets on bars to allow for hydro mounts and engine placement. Yes. You need: DV FW, clutch housing, PB. Maybe Vanagon clutch...
• Replaced Fuel Injection Lines - Now Rough Low Idle '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 19:46:19 +0200
  ...runs smooth, engine is not jumping around in the mounts anymore. But as soon as I let it go, and it idles down at...
• RE: Eurovan reliability
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Tue, 8 Jul 97 22:19:20 UT
  ...Engine mounts now bad. Local shop reports this is common. OK if you like a vibra-massage at stop lights. 12. Head gasket now...
• Re: Auto Trans Rumbling
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:05:35 -0500
  Is the engine maintaining good idle speed when in drive or reverse? The only parts that should be moving when stopped is the torque...
• Re: Which clutch kit for 88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:36:48 -0600
  When I had my engine rebuilt, I put in a new Sachs clutch. Not long after it started to chatter. had to pull and...
• '87 Vanagon shudders in Reverse
  Historical mailing list - Eric R. Gougar
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:08:01 -0700
  ...Both my rear engine mounts are OK. I had someone let the clutch out for me while I looked at the engine to see...
• Re: knocking noise from rear
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:38:28 -0800
  It is not uncommon to have the muffler end hit the body when the engine rocks too much. Sometimes when you start the engine...
• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:50:06 -0800
  ...When the engine > >(whole vehicle) is cold, I have no problem shifting in to > >first or reverse. However as the temperatures climb (mid > >30...
• Re: Now it starts: racing idle
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 21 Aug 2014 08:49:14 -0700
  ...lunch.� Is it possible that I have loose/worn transmission or engine mounts which are allowing enough play to affect the throttle at idle...
• Re: Rear End Rumble
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 21:49:26 -0600
  ...Have you checked to see if your engine mounts are healthy, showing no cracks? Bob
• Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:24:58 -0700
  ...Complete setups, includes the complete engine, including exhaust, > the > 5 speed transmission, shift linkage, shifter, all mounts and extra bits. > Heck, it even includes...
• On Exhaust Cracking, Vibration and Noise (not short) for Converted Vgons
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 03:03:51 EDT
  ...The engine mounts have a cast landing for an unusual muffler mount. I say unusual because it only allows a several mm. Movement laterally...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:52:31 -0800
  ...The >> bracket under the >> > alternator mounts to the engine block with 2 bolts >> (maybe). Both of these >> > are missing, maybe they just worked themselves...
• Re: Which Subaru engine?
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 09:04:02 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Which Subaru engine? > > > > Lionel Tun wrote: > > > > > Which Subaru engine(s) is(are) a suitable replacement for the 1.9l VW? > > > > > > I saw an ad...
• Re: Air Engine... the ultimate Vanagon Engine Conversion!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:45:11 -0500
  ...This thing has got on the front of it where the standard boiler mounts on a typical steam engine, an enormous high pressure steam...
• Re: 1.8 to 2.0 aba swap
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 30 May 2012 09:16:48 -0700
  ...I am using a 1.8L digifant > head on an ABA 2L engine. > > One small detail of note is that your distributor needs to...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 11:57:16 -0800
  ...mounts on the muffler. They > didn't work for VW. All the Waterboxer have the muffler firmly attached and > moving directly with the engine...
• Re: need Headlight fixtures
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:33:59 -0800
  ...Unfortunately, the plastic screw "mounts" that we use to adjust headlight angle are missing. Therefore, our headlights swing left and right, which can be...
• 1989 Carat Vanagon For Sale... Southern Pennsylvania
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:02:18 -0500
  ...like engine mounts water pump, oil cooler ect. ect. all new coolant hoses in engine bay area new fuel line rebuilt flow balanced injectors...
• 2.0 Swap. Oil pump prime puzzler.
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 13:26:47 -0800
  ...The engine is mounted on the stock diesel mounts. After it sits for a week, the oil pressure will not come up for more...
• Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 16:05:54 -0500
  ...Using say a 1.8L VW it will not protrude if using a diesel bellhousing or something equivalent that mounts the engine at something...
• Re: Has anyone installed an ABA-based engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 10:39:53 -0800
  ...has anyone used the ABA engine for a 50 degree (diesel mounts) conversion? If so, I'd love to talk to you by p...
• '82 Diesel -Curious noise
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 19:48:32 EST
  ...mounts are just getting too weak? HELP Oh well, it's going in to the professional on Monday for its 1000 mile post engine...
• Re: westie rear seat transplant?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 15:51:29 -0300
  ...You must either build up the engine deck, ie. plywood and a couple of 2" x 4"s, or remove the side mounts and...
• Re: Turbo question Water Jacket Seal failure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Kellerf
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 08:51:08 -0700
  ...This would reduce stress cracking issues post flex coupling components and reduce weight on the engine mounts and maybe free up some access by...
• 1600 or 1700 in a 73?? what i decided
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 10:21:57 -0800 (PST)
  ...were (feel free to argue:) - need to fabricate an engine tin - modify the engine mounts - that once you make the "recomended" modifications to a...
• Kennedy and the 2.2 Subaru
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 10:53:38 +0000
  ...Stronger starter recommended due to the high compression of this engine. The 2.2 engine needs to be complete - rubber motor mounts, throttle cable...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 15 May 2013 09:18:25 -0700
  ...There is also > the diesel oil pan and the aluminum mounts that bolt to the block. You > are grossly underestimating the difficulties involved in...
• Re: Why not mount two Alternators??
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 19:47:27 -0700
  The 1.8L G60 engine and I think one of the Turbo Diesels out there mounts the Alternator on the back side of an...
• '64 Camper Project
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  4 Apr 1995 11:55:05 -0800
  ...I hope to do something with the engine while it is out and would like any suggestions as to what carburetion, exhaust, and (preferably...
• Solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 21:00:13 -0500
  ...The parked on hills thing makes me > think there is something loose, either the engine mounts, trans mounts, or > starter bolts themselves. --
• Complete I4 engine conversion kit for sale!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 22:01:59 -0700
  ...1 - Fast Forward I4 Engine Installation Kit (KEP adaptor kit for an automatic, coolant hoses, cross bar, engine mounts, misc. hardware, coolant and air...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:12:05 -0500
  How are the engine carrier/mounts different? Forward, back, up or down? Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy On Oct 22, 2013 4...
• Re: headlamp upgrades....
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 01:33:16 +0200
  ...trading ( www.smt.nu ) that included engine mounts, exhaustpipe, waterpipe and the plate that allows the engine/transmission to bolt together plus some more...
• 1989 Carat Vanagon For Sale... Southern Pennsylvania
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Wed, 17 Nov 2004 22:00:57 -0500
  ...like engine mounts water pump, oil cooler ect. ect.all new coolant hoses in engine bay area new fuel line rebuilt flow balanced injectors...
• RE: Tranny/Engine mounts for T4->T1 engine conv.?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 13:47:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >Anybody know if I could take a later baywindow and drop my ('70) >engine/tranny combo into it? I recently owned a '71 bus...
• Re: Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:23:54 -0700
  ...Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube > >> steel? > >> > >> any pics of a I-4 type engine using the stock cross bar for mounts...
• Re: Photo of old BMW motorhome
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 May 2001 11:19:05 -0400
  ...Horrible car, all sorts of classic problems including shaking the alternator off its mounts and other stuff too awful to mention (well...left inner...
• Anyone use A3 serpentine pulleys & brackets on a VW 1.8 inline-4?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:34:31 -0800
  ...The archives discuss installing this stuff in Tiico motors and 2.0 ABA block engines. Those engines have the extra threaded hole. The 1...
• Re: Coolant hose wearing due to AC belt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:18:31 -0400
  ...it may be a good time to check your engine mounts. Maybe the engine is moving some and the problem is not the tightness...
• Re: Shuddering clutch engagement
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 16:38:38 +0100
  ...the smell of the burning clutch filled the >yard the engine,clutch, mounts, pilot bearing and freshly ground >flywheel where new again the clutch...
• Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Tue, 7 May 2013 12:56:35 -0600
  ...The van should never be lifted by the engine or transmission. At best the > rear mounts can get torn. At worst the case can...
• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:41:02 -0400
  ...When the engine (whole vehicle) is cold, I have no problem shifting in to first or reverse. However as the temperatures climb (mid 30...
• Was: CO..... Setting. Now: Engine Bucking Issue Solved?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:22:47 -0700
  ...I wondered all along if the accelerator cable was being pushed/pulled due to worn engine or transmission mounts thus causing the throttle valve...
• Update: vibration source found, Syncro 1.9 TD (also found a few more ponies!)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 21:52:53 -0400
  ...Apparently the tubes need to move as well as the engine mounts! SO, I removed the skidplate assembly, no more 3000 rpm shake at...
• Re: What Parts are need for Inline 4 conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Schaefer
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 00:13:02 -0800
  ...The diesel engine mounts, oil pump, and oil-filler tube, and fly wheel, are the key components that you don't currently have and...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 18 May 2008 13:19:30 -0700
  ...exhaust parts, mounts > etc. etc., it really adds up. > > But...... > > Much like the woman in the old Clairol commercials, my "new" engine ( > ~ 96K km...
• RE: Da Boat 2 litre
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 08:51:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I took my '71 bus with the stock '70 single port engine to a place on Miramar Rd. here in north San Diego. The...
• 81 rebuild - thanks for help
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 10:49:25 -0400
  ...all scenarios require, in addition, new motor mounts, engine seal (good source?). it would be nice to be able to do the swap myself...
• Re: transmission toasted?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:27:43 -0400
  ...Even check engine tranny mounts and the exhaust. Dennis >From: pepperd <heymrpep@YAHOO.COM> >Reply-To: pepperd <heymrpep@YAHOO.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 15:45:57 -0800
  ...because I like the Zetec engine and the fact that their kit comes > as a turnkey motor with mounts and all of the appropriate...
• Re: Raising a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:48:23 -0600
  ...way, the collision > destroyed my exhaust system and my engine mounting bars motor mounts ect. > When I got the van back from the shop...
• Re: 1985 VW Vanagon - clutch jump
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 18 May 2007 12:09:01 -0700
  ...Two places oil can come from are ear engine seal or seal at input shaft on tranny. When work done on tranny bearing failure...
• Re: Confused owner?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:56:37 -0500
  ...mounts, exhaust system ........... the while McGilla for about $600.00 from Texas Wrecking Yards. Sometimes cheaper if you're willing to pull the engine...
• vendor results, and ordering an engine
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 12:04:24 -0600
  A few days ago, I asked for comments about engines and transmissions from MoFoCo, Pro-Tech, So-Cal Imports, and Scat Enterprises. The answers...
• THANKS! (re: my 85' parts van)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 09:44:37 -0800
  ...package deal on the engine/wheels/tires. Plus I scored a good pair of coolant tubes, a rad fan, mounts etc. For me, one...