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• Re: CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 12:34:52 -0600
  ...I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an engine. I can't tell you how impractical it...
• Re: Engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 16:33:44 -0700
  Who doesn't like engine conversion threads? ;) I know that the Bostig and VW inline or VR have been coupled to the Vanagon automatic...
• Get engines??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 3 Jan 2013 08:58:11 -0600
  Hi Folks! Ive been shopping around looking for my engine upgrade and my father found gex.com the engine that they have which I...
• Re: Opinions on Auto trannys
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 13:20:45 EST
  ...If it overheated and then blew up (which is mostly the case) then the autotranny, since it uses the engine coolant to cool the...
• Re: Fox engine in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 16:19:30 -0500
  ...This engine will probably go over 200K with >ease in this application. The Fox engine is a bit torquey at low RPM but >it...
• Re: Hobart Kennedy
  Historical mailing list - TP032370
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 12:25:39 EST
  << If you are speaking of Kennedy Engineering, I had the same problem. Was advising that the Corvair was a marginal engine for the bus...
• Re: Water Injection
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Sat, 24 May 2008 19:49:36 -0700
  ...Somebody might see if Wikipedia addresses it, for engines. Incredible resource, that. scott Peter T. Owsianowski wrote: > A KC-135 tanker pilot told me...
• Re: engine issues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:49:45 -0800
  ...I'd be curious exactly where on the engine the oil pressure gauge sender was installed, too. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Gellman" <solidk9training...
• Re: 2.1 running again, thanks, list!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:39:29 -0700
  ...I read the trick of, for engine removal, removing the intake system first, then the alternator, with the engine in the car. Two advantages...
• Re: thoughts on a late model TDI engine into a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:22:01 -0500
  I have one of those engines and carriers. The hydraulic suspension of the motor really helps to smooth out non-waterboxer engine vibration. It...
• Rear hatch vibration Why all vanagon sound alike
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 10:59:31 -0400
  ...I quickly realized that if I did a Vanagon engine tempo it sounded as if my engine was actually running. I always wondered why...
• 1.9L engine on VA CL
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 30 Oct 2014 12:32:01 +0000
  Anybody looking for one?  Ad says he also has a later engine block, both left over from Sube swaps. http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva...
• Engine seized
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Jan 1997 20:35:03 -0500
  ...However lastnight the engine seized. Its only a 2year old factory rebuild, but got heated up and blew its heads due to a loss...
• Re: pulling engine
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 1 May 2001 22:47:36 -0700
  ...I decided to pull that engine and do some refreshing of the internals. So, my question, when pulling the engine and separating the > engine...
• Re: tiico engine for sale, soon
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:35:58 -0700
  ...Complete conversion with > engine, mounts, ignition system, etc coming available in a few months. > this is the complete engine conversion 'kit' for a 50...
• Re: in need of an engine-87 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:24:34 -0900
  Sarah, Your request is not obscure, but it would help to know where you are as there are probably a few engines available, some...
• Re: Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:19:03 -0700
  I remove the whole engine/trans unit on a single floor jack 'all the time' all my my little self, and it's no...
• DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Sun, 14 Jul 2013 17:17:28 -0400
  Anyone have instructions for building a hoist to drop a bus engine? Searched the archives and never came across what I remembered -- something involving...
• vanagon engines/trannys for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 01:30:03 EDT
  i have 2 good aircooled 2 liter vanagon engines for sale, and 2 running 1.9L waterboxer engines for sale. also have a good...
• boxster 2.5 engine on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 05:00:54 EDT
  hey swapaholics, here's a complete engine with harness on ebay. give some pedigree to your engine swap. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws...
• Re: Subie engine prices
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:22:20 -0500
  ...However, my son-in-law bought one of these imported engines, > and found to his dismay that the engine had been used hard, and...
• toy bus, disconnecting shift linkage for engine swap
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 15:43:47 -0700
  ...For the engine installation in my bus, we pulled the tranny out and installed it on the engine, and will install them as a...
• Re: Subaru vs. VW Swap
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 19 May 2000 23:03:59 -0700
  I have no experience with the Subaru engines but I have a few things against them in general: -- No bottom end torque as compaired...
• Re: Engine Transmission removal
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 08:42:32 -0400
  ...The engine came out next, supported from the top by a crossbar across the engine compartment and slowly lowered. Chris P.S. I don...
• Diesel and Gasoline facts (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Tue, 26 May 1998 10:43:33 -0700
  The recent flurry of "I like my gas engine" versus "I like my Diesel" should be enhanced with some facts or maybe cease to...
• Re: Proper adhesive for engine compartment seal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:09:33 -0700
  ...Proper adhesive for engine compartment seal Finally scored a new seal for the engine compartment. One long piece of extruded rubber. I have to...
• 78 VAN , ALSO 2 BARREL WEBER (NEW) FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Michael Beggs
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 01:19:23 +0500
  ...Converted to 1840 cc upright engine (20,000 miles on engine), NEW German exhaust, NEW Dutch Heater Boxes, New stock Solex, NEW Bosch Generator...
• 88 Engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jul 1996 01:48:24 PST
  AAARRGH!!!!! I got my engine case back from the machine shop today BUT the boneheads bead blasted it. Needless to say I was pissed...
• FS: 2.1 engine, 3 transmissions, digifant electronics pkg., SA grille kit, 1.6 Turbodiesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 23:54:53 -0500
  I have the following used parts for sale: '87 2.1 waterboxer engine, complete, ran fine when pulled for conversion, 160K miles, +ACQ-500...
• Re: The Ultimate Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 May 1999 08:29:49 EDT
  ...Pilots think if they lower the oil temp of thier engine then this is good. It is under extreme conditions. However your engine is...
• Re: Bearing wear
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 01:16:17 PDT
  >But bearing wear is NOT just engine speeds but the care that the >engine >gets. ---- The WBX lasting longer is also due to the...
• Re: honda diesel vanagon quits
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Sat, 16 Dec 2000 17:42:55 -0600
  I believe this guy blew his 1.6 vw diesel vanagon engine and THEN installed a honda engine into it- If memory serves me...
• Re: RoadHaus - Escaping Air Sound?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 18:57:26 -0600
  ...Vanagon Mailing List On Behalf Of John Rodgers Truly horror stories!! A huge charge of the stuff went into the engine, through the intake...
• Re: 666 torque, say no more - NVC ;^D
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:23:54 -0400
  Ultimate reliability, but it's cammed for low-speed (3000 rpm max), continuous power, like all other aircraft recip engines; not suitable for an...
• Re: Cleaning Engine 80 Vanagon Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 Nov 1995 10:20:38 -0800
  ...Remove plastic bags, start engine and take a drive to dry the engine. -Mark McCulley >I would like to clean my engine. It's...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 22:47:37 -0800
  ...I am talking about the effects of hi-speed revolutions and unbalanced crank/engine loads. A fully balanced engine is "happier" at high rpms...
• Engine Dies/Vacuum test
  Historical mailing list - David Ricketts
  Wed, 3 May 2000 21:38:10 -0400
  The engine died while driving home today. While trying to accelerate in 2nd or 3rd the engine lost power all of a sudden. I...
• (newbie) Engine swaps, adapter-less
  Historical mailing list - Chris Harris
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 13:22:09 -0500
  ...R/S/J diesel engines, as well as GTI/Golf/Jetta(some?) and newer gas or diesel VW engines >>>will <<< bolt onto the diesel...
• New engine start-up, help a brother out
  Historical mailing list - Motlagh, John N [GMG]
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 13:04:00 -0500
  ...My instructions say to build oil pressure by "before starting the engine spin the engine and get the oil pressure light to go out...
• Re: new VW model has rear engine "waterboxer"
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:42:33 -0400
  ...new VW model has rear engine "waterboxer" Pix available here: http://www.germancarblog.com/2007/08/vw-city-expert-rear-engine-officially.h tml...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:09:18 -0400
  ...Anyone know if this guy? His engine is only $975 > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1986-1991-VW-Vanagon-Rebuilt-2-1L-Engine-Long...
• Chirping sound
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Apr 1995 19:40:46 -0700 (MST)
  ...The next time I checked the engine, I found this (excuse the ignorance) metal tube dislodged from where it poked at the engine (it...
• Re: 85 westi engine questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Williams
  Mon, 22 Sep 1997 23:00:42 -0700
  Hi again, I forgot to ask, who sells rebuilt engines? Are they good or bad? Bob > From williams@mtest.teradyne.com Mon Sep 22...
• GEX Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 21:13:12 -0600
  Having just posted about my recent experience during the rebuilding of my engine, I wanted to relate what we found when taking it apart...
• Re: Are Eurovan 5 cyls the same as Audi 5 cyls
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 20:26:51 -0700
  ...An engine for a truck is likely tuned for >> torque at low rpms, while the engine for the autobahn >> cruiser Audi is more than...
• Re: Why did this mod increase my fuel economy?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 22:59:02 EST
  ...The engine needs LESS fuel pressure running at 3000 RPMs with NO LOAD then what it takes to run the engine at idle. While...
• Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 16 May 2001 08:40:54 -0700
  ...That details several engine swaps for the bay window bus. There are a ton of engine swap possibilities but the Corvair and 914 engines...
• Re: used Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:16:31 -0700
  ...used Vanagon engine > > >> Greetings all! >> >> To you folks who have done your engine swaps and have an old (but good) >> Vanagon engine that needs...
• Re: More Conversion engine stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 3 May 2007 09:01:09 -0400
  ...Boxer engine do produce a good low torque, i think that one of the most impressive engine out there is a Boxer, the Honda...
• induction noise or vacuum leak?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Terry
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 12:52:21 -0800
  ...Listening to the engine with the engine cover off, I think I hear a vacuum leak in the area of the intake manifold on...
• Re: Other engine conversion options?<F>
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 13:01:43 -0800
  ...All kidding aside, least expensive real engine swap solution is still VW inline-4 IMHO. BenT -- BenT
• '87 Vanagon Engine for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 25 May 1999 07:33:07 -0700
  ...I know nothing about this engine (hell, I know nothing about water-cooled Vanagon engines generally) so call the phone number if you're...
• Re: Unkown Engine #GD000861
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 4 May 2000 10:32:03 -0400
  GD would indicate a '76-77 2-liter solid lifter engine. Therefore it will need periodic valve adjustments unless someone converted it to Hydraulic...
• Emergency engine cooling
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 11:21:02 +0200
  ...When I open my heater control, the engine temperature drops substantially. It appears that the heater control is a valve which stops the circulation...
• Remote starter for <$5.00
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 01:20:22 -0400
  Hi List, Regarding the ability to crank the engine from the rear, try this. I permanently installed a cheap J C Whitney horn button...
• Re: ENGINE SWAP QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 14:57:10 EDT
  ...Will it fit in the engine >compartment. It appears to be essentially the same as any inline 4 VW except >for the intake manifold...
• Engine Is In!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:10:06 -0700
  Images of mounted engine and input shaft stuff in no particular order: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/enginein%28sortlater%29 Is it possible to tell...
• Re: Weird engine noise update (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 19:22:28 -0400
  ...I do know that my engine > definitely would go running off of a pallet if unrestrained. > > Bus Depot has a rebuilt engine for under...
• Re: 2.1 Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:15:37 -0800
  ...This engine will > cost me around $5,000 should I receive my total core credit. > I am not considering switching the engine type. I...
• Re: Iveco diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 17:59:32 -0800
  ...air cooled Diesel engines for trucks and tractors plus water cooled ship engines. Just a question: were you thinking about a Vanagon/Iveco engine...