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• Re: Bearing wear
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 10:36:55 EDT
  <<When you lug an engine it is bad for rod bearings especially due to the pistons being slammed with early ignition of the fuel...
• Re: used 1.9 Eng For Sale
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 09:53:15 -0400
  > I thought you (or one of your customers) might be interested to know that > I have for sale the 1.9 VW wasserboxer engine...
• Re: Comments on Splittie (hp)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 08:24:15 -0500
  ...Not a popular engine some folks but not worse than the aircooled VW engines. Chris M. <"Busbodger" of "TEAM SLOWPOKE"> Cookeville, Tennessee ICQ# 5944649...
• Re: sad engine fire victim, 88 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 1 May 2008 18:15:57 -0700
  ...A Detroit engineer might very well start by asking: "What would happen to this engine if the driver let the coolant leak out and...
• Re: Roadhaus - Need an Engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 5 May 2004 12:58:25 -0500
  ...He went from coast to coast on an engine that was known to be well past war time performance specs. All in all I...
• Re: Legal swaps, California rules
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 10:56:23 EST
  ...Besides, the point of an engine swap is to get a better engine. Newer engines in most cases have better engine controls for better...
• Re: Start Idle Issue
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:51:24 -0300
  ...The > engine seems to run rough for a short time, the amount of time seems > dependent on the engine temperature. If the engine is...
• Re: The best engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 10:53:20 -0500
  ...The Porsche 911 engine is easily the most exotic and has the highest drool factor. Other than the 911 engine's reliability, is the...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 10:12:19 -0700
  The engine behaves like it has a very extreme rev limiter in place. If I press in the clutch it dies. From there I...
• Engine transport: DC to Bostom
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 11:20:25 EST
  Hello Volks I live in the Boston area and I'm purchasing an engine from a listmember in the Washington/Baltimore area. I'd...
• Re: Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:40:57 -0400
  > It looks like I'll finally be able to drop the engine and transmission in > my 87 Westy this weekend. Are there any websites...
• engine removal 71 bus
  Historical mailing list - bus
  Fri, 24 Nov 1995 09:53:54 -0500 (EST)
  I am going to pull the engine on my 71 bus and am wondering if anyone knows the most efficient way to remove the...
• VW engine
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Janes (by way of Ron 'Coyote' Lussier)
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 15:28:57 -0700
  Anyone have an engine they wish to sell? Respond to daisey@naxs.net. ----- Hi, I have an 81 Vanagon engine I would like to...
• Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 13:17:17 +1200
  >BIG engine's have cubic inches which makes horsepower--as well as gobs >of torque---- So use a REAL engine. A big Japanese or...
• ENGINE SWAP QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - robert asmann
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 14:27:48 -0400
  Has anyone done a swap of the 16 valve GTI engine. Will it fit in the engine compartment. It appears to be essentially the...
• Mazda V6 Engine Swap
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:55:20 -0800
  ...Does anybody make an engine adapter for the 2.5 liter Mazda V6 engine? It's a small, yet sweet running motor that I...
• Nissan Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Charles Ridley
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 20:07:55 -0700
  Has anyone had experience with Marcos Martinez out of Las Vegas who does the Vanagon engine conversion using a 3.0 liter V6 190...
• Re: Subie engine prices
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:04:53 -0800
  ...And third, unlike the 2.5s they are non-interference engines. Of course the extra 35 horsepower in the 2.5 Phase II engine...
• Late Aircooled Engine Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Gentry
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 19:26:11 -0700
  As I recently mentioned, I need to replace the engine in my '80 Westy (due to towing-induced over-rev). I am considering several...
• For Sale 80 Westy and 82 Parts-vanagon in Massachusetts
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 13:38:20 -0400
  Hi everyone, Earlier this summer, my son was selling his 80 Vanagon Westy (Canadian model) which suffered a catastrophic engine failure and minor engine...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 09:55:57 -0400
  ...VW engine. Longevity and lack of change is not necessarily proof of a good design. It's a difference in engineering philosophy. Japanese companies...
• Re: Compression test - cold vs hot?
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:27:12 -0700
  A general observation/inquiry I think its obvious how the test results will change when the engine is warmed up, but what I am...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:08:38 -0700
  ...http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ZoltanHoist.jpg/ZoltanHoist-full;init:.jpg It dropped the air cooled engine out pretty easily (though I f'd up...
• Re: WBX engine bottom end - how to know if it is good
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 18:56:59 -0800
  ...WBX engine bottom end - how to know if it is good Volks mechanics, Often in discussions about engines to be rebuilt people talk about...
• Re: Subject: GEX Vanagon Engines
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:09:04 -0700
  GW builds their engines in-house. Been there... seen it. The machine work, however, is subbed out. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Pull engine and tranny together?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 12:46:49 -0600
  ...I dropped the > engine > partway onto two jackstands on each end of the engine carrier bar, then moved > the > floorjack to just behind the...
• Parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Fri, 4 May 2012 13:03:50 -0400
  I had a little mishap (engine fire) today and yes I changed the fuel lines I'm hopping someone is parting out a van...
• VANAGON GEARING
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:25:18 -0600
  ...I recently installed a new Boston Engine 2.1L engine. I want to upgrade the transmission. Is there anyone who modifies late model Vanagon...
• Re: timing belt?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
  Thu, 22 Sep 1994 12:39:30 -0500 (EST)
  ...I heard that the suburu [legacy] engine was either designed by or based on the vanagon flat 4 type engine. The subaru is however...
• Re: Gex engine with 50000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Thing Guy
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:59:13 EDT
  ...GEX engines rarely last more than a couple of miles. Steve '74 Campmobile New Side Tents at http://members.aol.com/tentinfo.index.html
• Re: Help with 1.9l Diesel Head
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 17:43:57 -0700
  >From the "Workshop Manual Volkswagen Industrial engine 4-Cyl. Diesel engine (1.9 ltr engine)": With the metal head gasket (since 11/93) they...
• 2.1 engine to a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Bailey
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 10:51:56 -0500
  Hello all, I've got a dead engine in my '87 Vanagon. The only replacement engine my mechanic can find is a rebuilt 1...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 May 1997 14:52:55 -0700 (PDT)
  In reference to my posting on "Overheating? Try these ideas. (long)" on 5/3/97, Victor Wong asked: "Why do you think the engine...
• Re: Has anyone saved a burnt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 22:20:56 -0500
  I didn't save an engine but I had first hand experience tearing a burnt 81 Air Cooled down after the magnesium fan shroud...
• Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Tue, 5 May 2009 20:50:02 -0400
  I do not agree with number 1 during the first 1000 miles of engine life. Just like the VW owners manual said, drive away...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:32:52 -0700
  valve timing adjustment is one of the reasons I decided not to install a sleeve valve engine in my van. It is ok when...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:32:28 -0700
  ...If gas engine oils are not formulated correctly > for diesel engines, I wonder whether diesel engine oils are less good > for gasoline engines. > > -- > RJS...
• Re: Oil Splatters in Engine Compartment
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 01 Aug 1995 15:16:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...3 spark plug halfway across the engine compartment. Probably an unrelated failure, but spectacular and _very_ noisy. Engine was history after that, obviously, and...
• Re: why swap engines
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 14:13:44 -0400
  If you are willing to spend the time and money converting, I see a number of benefits to replacing the Vanagon engine. The main...
• Re: Porsche 914 engine compatibility with Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:12:50 -0500
  ...These look like VW engines to my inexperienced eye. Is there any compatibility between Vanagon air-cooled engines and these Porsche engines? Is there...
• Re: procedure: replacing engine mounts?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 10:48:56 -0800
  hi, it's 3 bolts that hold the aluminum bracket to the rear of the engine. there's no need to unbolt it. You...
• Re: How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:37:54 -0600
  Short of digging a hole, this is the best way I know to get the engine as low as possible. May have to take...
• Great Engine test stand event, part 2
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 20:33:08 -0600
  While setting up the engine stand I discovered several things; First VWs don't like to have the Carb 24" from the cylinders. The...
• Re: How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:55:05 -0600
  ...Lower the engine to the plywood. Once down, jack the rear of the van up to clear the engine, then roll the plywood sheet...
• Re: Get engines??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 3 Jan 2013 08:16:31 -0700
  ...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: Subaru Conversion: I'm starting
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 17:14:18 -0600
  Markus Benne wrote: > > I've puchased an '87 Syncro without an engine a months ago > and had been agonizing over which engine to put...
• morons on the passat list..
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 12:45:10 EDT
  ...Turn off engine. Oil Pressure" message on dash. Dealer replaced oil pump under warranty. At 20 months, same message. Dealer says sludge in engine...
• Re: 1980 AC 2.0 engine bay seal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 18:30:32 -0500
  ...1980 AC 2.0 engine bay seal Can a 1980 air-cooled 2.0 FI vanagon use the same the same engine bay seal...
• strong 2.1 Vanagon/Westfalia engine for sale in BC
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:32:14 -0700
  I'm helping a friend in Kelowna BC install a Subaru engine. His 2.1 (from California) is in excellent shape. If you like...
• Idle Vanagon Question - upgrading engine
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:33:47 -0700
  If a fellow had a 1.9l WBX -- an engine that labors mightily when climbing long grades in hot weather -- and if his Westy...
• Re: White Westy convoy, I-4 gasser advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:14:47 -0700
  ...or e-tdi engine. However, in the mechanical realm .. I love that many gas engines are non-intererence engines. If the timing belt gets...
• Re: Do waterboxers have core plugs (freeze plugs)?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:58:11 -0600
  Preheating both oil and engine is a big issue in really cold climes. When I lived in Fairbanks, I installed a block heater that...
• Re: Turbo diesel motor in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 20:04:52 -0400
  On 9/30/02 5:45 PM, "keather6@cox.net" <keather6@COX.NET> wrote: > Volks, still ruminating over a replacement engine for my van...
• Re: Follow-up odd noise on new gowesty engine
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Tue, 31 May 2011 17:50:29 -0700
  I have the new Gowesty 2.8L engine and mine did the same thing at first. It was like that tell I hollowed out...
• 911 in 69 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 21:37:22 -0500
  YO>Can I put a V-6 Porche 911 engine in a 69 westy? YO>If I can does it require any adaptions? YO...
• Cooling problems / engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Preston Lewis
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 13:56:29 -0700
  ...Does anyone have any ideas what could be wrong? If I can't solve the cooling problem, I want to swap the engine and...
• Engine and Transmission Swap Bull: was Thinking Swap ...(Full)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 23:51:55 EDT
  ...the inline 4 engine in the course of Lilley's (sp?) latest apostolic crusade over the engine swap issue. Ordinarily this would just drive...
• Is an '89 engine compatable with an '87 Syncro??
  Historical mailing list - Peter Igo
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 20:09:14 -0700
  Dear vanagoners, Is an '89 engine compatable with an '87 Syncro?? I am considering buying a used engine from an '89 Syncro that has...
• All engines running
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 May 1997 10:06:09 +0300
  ...2nd engine: Fuel pump Nothing unusual. Runs as expected. No leaks on the fuel system. 3rd engine: Radiator fan First time I needed the...
• Re: 73 Camper needs engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 1 May 2003 08:51:37 -0500
  The engine prices can vary. If its a 1700 you're looking at about $2000.00 for a first class engine installed. If you...