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• I found a cheap weekender, also looking for conversion info:-)
  Historical mailing list - Barry Rokusek
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 12:42:11 EDT
  ...When the time comes to rebuild or retire, I think I'd like to put a conversion in it. I know a lot of...
• I found a cheap weekender, also looking for conversion info:-)
  Historical mailing list - Barry Rokusek
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 00:10:06 EDT
  ...When the time comes to rebuild or retire, I think I'd like to put a conversion in it. I know a lot of...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:58:21 -0500
  ...happy with the shifting and like how the GW quick shift kit reduces the travel of the shifter when changing gears. > > -Mark > >> On Feb...
• For Sale 85 Transporter/Camper
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 07:18:12 -0500
  ...So needs new engine or extensive rebuild. Transmission is original, no noises no problems. Competent person could rebuild, or replace with long block, $2...
• Getting screwed w/out a kiss.
  Historical mailing list - Dubesor
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 13:08:09 -0500
  ...Well after the engine froze up and had to have an engine rebuild, he came back at me to help pay for the repairs...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Klankenstinkenwagen
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 13:53:18 -0400
  ...There are rebuild kits available for these (frequently on eBay). Since it appears you have a Rabbit/Jetta engine in there, you're noise...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 May 2016 10:44:26 -0400
  ...I've been doing this along time and I still make mistakes and yes have tranny rebuilds go bad. And trust me, do the...
• Re: Re; Bus Depot Problems. get over it.
  Historical mailing list - Paul Adams
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 21:19:34 -0500
  ok ya'll, i was simply curious as to what was up w/my gasket kit (after already receiving the heads). I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND...
• Re: Tranny Repaired!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:53:54 -0700
  ...I got a repair > kit from Kin Wilford, and in a couple of days I was back on the road. > That rebuild kit was...
• Re: A FUNNY AT THE LOCAL QWIK LUBE
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 13:01:15 -0700
  ...The best part was how pleased he was to get a full rebuild kit for the motor, right from Renault, for $60. I don...
• Re: VDO Oil Pressure Extension Adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 07:43:35 -0500
  ...metric-to-standard converters and a remote oil pressure gauge installation kit. The kind with ten feet of tiny flexible hose. This allowed me...
• Re: Getting AT rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 22:49:43 -0800
  ...Getting AT rebuilt > >I am in need of rebuilding the AT in our '86 Westy. I talked today to a >reputable and recommended rebuilder...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:46:55 -0700
  ...Sticky brakes > > My right side brake caliper is dragging and making a scraping sound. > Should I just replace it or is the rebuild kit...
• Re: sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Dec 2025 17:48:01 +0000
  ...rollers. (Sure wish that one of our vendors would offer a rebuild kit for the pre-’85 sliders.) And yes, List traffic has dwindled...
• Re: WBX oil pressure with/without cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 23:57:53 -0400
  ...I suspect that your rebuild did not include align boring the case. The bearings are probably loose in the case and that is why...
• Re: Short Shifter for 5 speed 89 Caravelle GL ( Vanagon) OZ
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 05:31:58 -0500
  I have the Berg kit installed on mine. All it truly is a 1 inch thick piece of machined aluminum that goes inside the...
• Re: trying to locate VW automatic transmission seals
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:25:28 -0800
  ...trying to locate VW automatic transmission seals > Tranny shop suppliers have these seals in the kits. However, they are not > quite right design wise...
• Re: disconnect brake line to remove caliper?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 07:30:48 -0500
  ...I have a used pair of calipers, with rebuilding kits, (two piston) if anyone is interested. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z...
• Re: Tranny woes solved we think - update
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 09:40:52 -0500
  ...vw knows about it and has a >rebuild kit that the dealers can get, but vw refuses to >admit it was a design flaw...
• Re: Tranny Repaired!!!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:10:10 -0700
  ...I got a repair > kit from Kin Wilford, and in a couple of days I was back on the road. > That rebuild kit was...
• Re: 87 Westy 2WD -- only reverse gear in automatic transmission works
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 7 Dec 2014 23:14:55 -0500
  ...The standard > > >>>>> rebuild kit doesn't quite have everything you need, so you need to > > make a comprehensive list. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Alternately, you could get a...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack? (+ crossing the creek)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 15:03:56 -0700
  ...Rebuilding manual steering rack? (+ crossing the creek) In the past I used to see rebuilt manual racks from local rebuilders. Just now I googled...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 12:09:23 -0700
  ...There are no rebuild parts available or listed in the ETKA > for the manual rack. Not sure if a new manual rack is available...
• 1990 waterboxer heads - a popular topic....
  Historical mailing list - Don Sachs
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 14:31:42 -0700
  ...The cost of new heads here in Canada is about $590 each for the AMC ones - plus you gotta buy the gasket kits. That...
• Re: Manual Transmission Removal - 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:13:09 -0500
  ...needs to come out and go to > AA Transaxle for a rebuild. I've found a reputable local mechanic who's > done work on...
• Re: Why solid lifters: Performance...Why hydraulic lifters - Performance limits
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 14 May 2003 08:51:21 -0400
  ...Give me a good, reliable rebuild anyday over chips, etc, to push my heavy underpowered vanagon faster. Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 May 2016 22:00:43 -0400
  ...I got a master rebuild kit just in case there's something else i should replace, and some tools. But of course i don...
• singin' the AC blues.....
  Historical mailing list - James Fritz
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 11:03:30 -0500
  ...Can I rebuild this compressor? Who manufactures it? Are there rebuild kits available from any of the list vendors? Or should I just go...
• Re: Poor decisions (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Sun, 3 May 1998 16:45:22 -0700
  ...Do you want to borrow my hari kari kit. Ray. P>S I can send you a copy of an old posting of mine...
• New manifold and carb report
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 30 May 2003 18:51:09 -0700
  ...Also I could not find any jets for the Solex and rebuild kits were hard to come by. The Solex is jetted for a...
• CV Boots spun off again ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:12:36 -0700
  ...boot on left axle on 85 auto,I used a lobro kit that came with these crimp clips to hold the small end of...
• Re: 2.2 Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Greg Baxter
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:37:19 -0800
  ...coated heads? And to Ken - is your 2.2l P&L kit the exact same as GW's? I get that they're both...
• Re: Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 19:30:15 -0700
  ...Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good? > >> I have gone the Schucks and purchased >> their $80 lifetime warrenty unit... When this one gose >> bad...
• Re: 1551 emulator
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 10 May 2002 09:50:09 -0700
  ...And to wrap this up- why are you deciding to install teh tiico over the www.fastforwad.ca kit or the tdi kits that...
• Re: Electric windows
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 16 Oct 2016 22:42:24 -0700
  I rebuild these and have great luck. I use all OE parts and stand by my units 100%. Take into account that when the...
• Re: Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Sun, 4 Sep 2016 11:02:37 -0700
  ...Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd > > From looking in mine, it's just the parts in the rebuild kit and the pistons > that need...
• Re: Painting the exhaust - High Temp - POR??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
  Wed, 1 May 2013 16:36:22 -0400
  ...Nothing like the Dansk pipes I have dealt with before b The kit is made to fit both Syncro and 2wd so their tucked...
• Re: Dead and dying WBX- What's a Subie transplant cost?
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:11:28 -0800
  <<> I have a Subaru 2.2 ('90) rebuild that cost me about $4K plus another $3K > for all the rest (harness, I had no...
• Re: Anyone not having problems?VW
  Historical mailing list - susan hafler
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 10:47:26 PDT
  >ELUSIVE VW "KARMA"! i feel uniquely qualified to answer this, given that i'm entering week 5 of the tranny rebuild from hell... surely...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 15 Feb 2025 09:41:59 -0800
  ...11:18 AM, Mark McCulley <mark@markmcculley.com> wrote: >> >> I was rebuilding the shifter linkage due to worn bushings. >> >> I'm not feeling any...
• Re: 87 Westy 2WD -- only reverse gear in automatic transmission works
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Dec 2014 12:28:38 -0500
  ...The standard >>>>> rebuild kit doesn't quite have everything you need, so you need to make a comprehensive list. >>>>> >>>>> Alternately, you could get a...
• Re: Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 May 2012 01:05:27 -0400
  ...There are so many other engines that all have upgrades -- intake flow enhancement, exhaust headers, sparkin' plugs, reworked heads, super charger kits, lightweight rods...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 21:00:17 +0200
  ...the Erling complete engine set for years and years to on rebuild engines and cylinder head jobs. We have done so many over the...
• Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 12:53:40 -0800
  ...Yes, this is the kit being offered by Ken Wilfey. The one I drove was in an 84 passenger model, so of course it...
• Re: Suburo Conversions in Portland, Or???
  Historical mailing list - 1speedsteed
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 13:24:24 -0700
  Holy cow! Why are these conversions costing so much? The engines are pretty cheap (or they are here) and the kit isn't that...
• Re: Automatic Transmission sometimes has to wake up...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 18:42:10 -0400
  ...I have an interesting intermittent situation for the consideration of the list...'89 Westy, engine rebuild ~4k miles ago (according to the PO). I...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:04:31 -0700
  ...And this is the POV of a first timer and just my .02 > >> > >> Buying a used turnkey engine, or install kits, will save time...
• Re: really... how tough IS a full engine rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:26:22 -0600
  ...The wasserboxer tips aren't invented because it is a very precise rebuild, .......... not recommended for Type IV rebuilders like me. Stan Wilder ==================================== This...
• Re: inline 4 vs Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 21:30:54 -0400
  ...replace or rebuild the head if doing an engine rebuild > - use pre made engine supports > > i.e. use a pre made kit that you...
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:09:45 -0400
  ...Bought the metric set when rebuilding my steering rack and the SAE set just because. They were that affordable. Stephen Mobile > On Jun 21...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack? (+ crossing the creek)
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:37:59 -0700
  In the past I used to see rebuilt manual racks from local rebuilders. Just now I googled it and found Bus Boys with one...
• '89 Westfalia for Sale (dialed!)
  Historical mailing list - Clark, Patrick, NLNS
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 19:18:00 -0500
  ...Engine and transmission have been completeley rebuilt-- and not your standard rebuild either: Engine: 2.1 wasserboxer Custom machined Manley heads and valve guides...
• Re: Carburetor in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:08:39 -0800
  ...after that a Weber DFAV and jet kit and adapter plate and low > pressure fuel pump and 009 distributor and you're off. Problem...
• Re: Waterboxer hop-up vs. swap
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 09:43:42 PST
  ...brake master cylinder, clutch master and slave, new rotors, pads, caliper rebuild kits, bearings, muffler wrap, wire covers, seals, plus many tools and other...
• Re: Blinking oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 7 Dec 2020 09:28:45 -0500
  ...I’ve installed this kit on two vans with good results: > https://www.vancafe.com/KT-9981901-p/kt-9981901.htm > > > > Stuart > > > > From: Dan...
• Re: TSB Concerning Vanagon Steering Racks
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 24 Jun 2014 10:28:29 -0500
  ...A mechanic I knew personally in Anchorage at EERO Volkswagen used a kit and rebuilt it for me. After re-installation, he filled the...
• Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 19 Jun 2016 17:59:00 -0700
  ...For me, I'm still quite undecided on installing a "big brake" kit. i.e. I'm not convinced that adding more braking power...
• Re: Tranny Repaired!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:08:09 -0500
  ...I got a repair >> kit from Kin Wilford, and in a couple of days I was back on the road. >> That rebuild kit was...
• Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:51:16 -0700
  ...It took him several months to complete the rebuild with > all the parts I ordered from Van-Cafe (over 2K in parts). He was...
• RE : Ticked Off at oil filter adaptors
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:35:22 -0500
  ...The type four rebuild lasted over 100k, so it was worth it. DM&FS At 11:47 PM 10/11/2006, Chasteen, Jonathan M...