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• Re: 2.1 fits right in
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 14:07:57 -0800
  ...But, a complete 2.1l exhaust > is not much different, only in pick-up tabs for mounts, I think. So, use a > 2.1l...
• instruments, interviews
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Feb 1995 13:41:09 -0800
  Folks, Since I haven't put my new engine in yet, it seems like this is the perfect time to be thinking about engine...
• Re: Neil's motor..
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:37:10 -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...
• Transmission Case, Clutch Shaft Bolt Hole Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:29:53 -0700
  ...A marine repair person (engineer) said that between JB and Marine Tex, he'd use JB weld for a mechanical repair. Just one mans...
• Re: Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:43:16 -0500
  ...frame (! - Dad's idea of a good idea! <grin!>) and solid engine mounts (? - been a while - dunno if that is actually how we did...
• Re: FW: Clutch Chatter.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 14:46:11 -0500
  ...New motor > mounts. > New throwout bearing. New clutch yoke. After doing this twice, the > problem > temporarily went away twice. > I am starting to again...
• Re: convertion (the start)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 07:52:57 -0800
  ...to make the engine fit amicably into the engine compartment (I'm thinking primarily of the engine mounts and engine hatch interference)? -Dana- Rob...
• Re: finding a new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 21:54:20 -0600
  >I would go for a tuned type 4 engine. I read only today about a Beetle in >a german mag (VW Speed), this type...
• Re: Now it starts: racing idle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:47:39 -0600
  ...Is it possible that I have loose/worn transmission or engine mounts which are allowing enough play to affect the throttle at idle? The...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 15:10:15 -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...
• Rotary Engine in a 1975 Bus & a South African Tii Co. In a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Scott B.
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 18:08:37 -0700
  ...Kennedy engineering made the adapter for it. I made the engine mounts and a stainless steel header and expansion pipe .125" thick to handle...
• Clutch Chatter
  Historical mailing list - Frank LaHorgue
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 08:42:54 -0000
  ...It is almost impossible to back up an even modest incline -- the engine seems it will shake itself out of its mounts. I believe...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 21 Aug 2008 - Special issue (#2008-910)
  Historical mailing list - sam mccarthy
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:17:53 -0700
  ...These little engines are powerful and efficient and plentiful. Other parts you will need include engine coolant hoses from a diesel vanagon or make...
• Re: WTB: VW Fox motor mount brackets for motor swap into V'gon
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:54:43 -0700
  ...I got the brackets/mounts from a wrecker. In the Vanagon configuration, I found that the passenger side Fox bracket had to be modified...
• Re: fwd Tiico VWoA
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 20:57:03 -0600
  ...Our conversion kit is complete and comes with a new 0 mile engine, "plug &amp; play" wiring harness, ECU, manifolds, flywheel, motor mounts, water...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 12:05:33 -0800
  ...and it'll move the engine on the rubber mounts a little, as you'd expect. I build mine out of already built-in...
• Re: Advice on 92 Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Kristin G. Burke
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 12:30:37 -0500
  ...Sometimes felt like maybe the clutch was not fully disengaging prior to shift or that engine mounts or transmission mounts might be broken/weak...
• Re: 1.9 Tdi diesel engine, please share your experiences..
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 18 Jun 2017 17:41:10 -0700
  ...Adapter plate used Angle of engine If diesel bellhousing used did you mod fuel tank or buy diesel tank Engine mounts, follow stock mounting...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_ABA_engine_swap:_install_fuel_rail_end_for_end=3F_=28f?= =?utf-8?Q?lip_180=C2=BA=29?=
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:30:00 -0400
  ...With minor clearancing it mounts to a 1.8 head. I had a collector made by Maik Jankord. Using 2.5 inch pipe with...
• Two Motors in a Vanagon (Swap Talk)
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Wed, 6 May 1998 18:29:13 EDT
  ...I am going to power wash everything off and start changing bell housings and input shafts and motor mounts and taking pictures. Someone said...
• Re: coolent bleed valve on 84GL 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 20:07:24 -0700
  ...Started working on the motor mounts and > missed > something when the engine dropped a little. There is a bleed valve on the > two big...
• Subaru engine swap list??, and FS 1.9l engine complete
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 16:29:41 -0400
  ...I mention it because it may be possible to use the vanagon cross bar and it's rubber mounts to hang the Subaru engine...
• Various Vanagon Parts For Sale in Austin, TX
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 14:20:21 -0700
  ...One automatic transmission & differential (trans won't shift into 3rd gear) $200 Radiators, cooling fans & sheet metal mounts, AC condensers & evaporators, fuel tanks Front...
• Re: Ur-tools
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 20:44:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Rear engine mounts are probably near the > limit of duct tape's capability, but with three or four rolls, if they were > fresh ... > B...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 14 May 2013 12:20:41 -0400
  ...engine mounts >> motor mounts >> oil pan >> oil pickup >> oil filler >> dipstick & tube >> exhaust mounts >> bell housing >> bell housing dust shield >> bell housing to engine...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Heat Exchanger/Exhaust hangers?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:41:57 -0500
  ...I assume that the go between the fan shroud and the where the crossover pipe mounts to the heat exchangers? Regards, --Jeff Strickrott 82...
• Re: VANAGON digest 16
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Mon, 18 Apr 1994 21:56:39 -0500
  ...The engine runs like a top, but leaks a very little bit from the tranny/ engine junction. Its not nearly as severe as the...
• Re: vanagon towhitch source
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 16:45:21 -0700
  ...the engine support bar which I don't like at all. > I've seen several vans with bent support bars and torn mounts > because...
• Idle Control Whatzit
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 09:08:20 -0700
  So the new engine is up and running. First time ever tuning this bus so naturally I consult my Haynes manual. Step one for...
• Re: Exhaust compatibility
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:11:40 -0700
  ...If you do want to do that, don't forget to get a 2.1 rear engine cradle thing ..where the 4 rubber mounts...
• Re: engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 12:27:36 -0700
  ...EMZ wrote: > > All these engine swap......and not enough info. > Every engine swap is different. I'm in the middle of one myself, but...
• Re: Drivetrain Movement Question. Video.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:50:01 -0700
  ...into the bar under your engine .. but .....the stock-based system is much better. 83 DV bars and mounts are the good ones. Sometimes...
• Re: Bump bump bump
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:40:33 -0700
  ...at 9:37 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Engine and transmission mounts? > >> > >>>> On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 6:55 PM Skip...
• Re: Loose motor
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:10:22 -0800
  ...Loose motor > >All right, you must be talking about the 'tie strap' that joins the bottom >of the two engine cradle bars. A simple...
• Re: Subaru power in Pa.
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:10:13 -0400
  I have an 87 2wd Westy that I bought with a blown engine 5 years ago. I put in a rebuilt 2.1 WBX...
• Porsche engine conversion costs enclosed...
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 10:41:48 -0400
  ...Front oil cooler system DME electronics oil tank and accessories rubber engine mounts I also may want to go with the Porsche G50 transmission...
• Re: TiiCo Update
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:12:28 -0700
  ...Let's see, what engine did that Rabbit have in it? > >DM&FS >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bill Knight" <bill.knight@USA.NET> >To: <vanagon...
• Re: leaking oil pump gasket or bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 19:12:59 -0500
  ...Just remove the rear exhaust, support the engine and remove the rear hanger and tin. Then the pulley and pump are easily accessible. Dennis...
• Re: Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:21:10 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: cv-joints
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 94 15:12:52 bst
  ...It feels like the engine and gearbox are wobbling back and forth on their mounts but these look in good condition. A parts shop...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 06:57:55 EST
  ...Time for a survey? How many motor mounts have y'all gone through and under what general conditions/locations and on which vans? (Go...
• Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 5 Jan 1995 08:41:27 -0800 (PST)
  ...As long as the engine bay's empty, does anyone have >recomendations on treating the light surface rust in the void behind >the gas...
• Re: Almost ready to pull 2.1--questions
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:39:38 -0700
  ...the top two >> engine-to-transmission >> bolts, then prepare a jack about 4 inches below the transmission and >> loosen >> transmission mounts (and loosen the...
• Re: is engine removed to change crankcase seal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 17:57:36 -0500
  ...If you remove the engine carrier replace those rear mounts. Dennis, From my phone. ________________________________ From: kenneth wilford (Van-Again)<mailto:kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> Sent...
• Re: Spillbuster cup/glass holder
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:30:07 -0800
  ...there's an iphone app for that ! and lots of travel trailers and RV's have small level mounts on their outside corners. On...
• Re: Alternative Part & Design to Bosal Diesel Exhaust Hanger? (15* I4 Jetta engine)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:08:09 -0800
  ...mounts. > there is or wasm a rare 'double size' one for the oil pan bracket , that's > on a stock DV with engine mounted...
• Re: Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 6
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 17:58:00 -0700
  ...The engine was teetering on two motor mounts. It > turns freely, > > and there is no ridge on the cylinder walls where the rings > stops...
• Re: Trailer-towing w/bus...
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 10:15:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >> Can I tow is the question! > >We used to tow a trailer with up to three motorcycles behind a '72 with >its 1700cc engine...
• Owner of a 1983.5 Vanagon w/ Blown Waterboxer (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:28:33 -0700
  ...I am already looking ahead to doing an inline four cylinder vw engine conversion. I already have the diesel engine carrier and motor mounts...
• More Coolant Leaks/Tire Availability
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 22:36:27 -0400
  ...upper and lower radiator hoses and mounts on the firewall of the van (back of the engine compartments). This fitting also contains the knob...
• ECU weirdness with Cabriolet that may apply to a Vanagon or 2 (No Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Sat, 13 May 2000 19:35:07 -0400
  ...The engine would rev to 4500-5000 rpm or so, stay, then go way down to 200-300 rpm and then bottom out. Well...
• Re: UPDATE - Buses By The Depot (this Saturday)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:57:59 -0400
  Any diesel engine mounts? :D Sudhir On 10/11/06, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: > > What time should we start showing up...
• Re: muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 16:05:43 -0600
  ...Even with perfect motor mounts, > there is some "give" that allows the engine to move a bit. > > Notice with the stock setup, nothing is...
• Re: Cooling problems / engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 15:38:45 -0700
  ...engine used from '78 - '83. >Could anyone please tell me which engines (other than the waterboxer) will >simply bolt into the existing motor mounts...
• Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 28 May 1999 21:51:32 -0400
  ...First, someone has suggested that the hitch mounting (which replaces the original bumper mounts) is not as sturdy as the originals. I don't...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 10:50:46 -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...
• A/C in a diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 11:39:34 -0500 (CDT)
  ...afraid the engine cover may hit the alternator. I would suggest looking in wreaking yards for various types of compressor mounts from diesel rabbits...
• Various Vanagon Parts For Sale in Austin, TX
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 08:43:54 -0800
  ...One automatic transmission & differential (trans won't shift into 3rd gear) $75 & $100 Radiators, cooling fans & sheet metal mounts, AC condensers & evaporators, fuel tanks...
• Re: Spare gas storage ??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:34:10 -0500
  ...install a trailer hitch and get a platform that > mounts on / in the trailer hitch and get a proper Jerry can that mounts in...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 09:42:32 -0500
  ...mounts on the muffler. > They didn't work for VW. All the Waterboxer have the muffler firmly > attached and moving directly with the engine...