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  • Re: AHU MTDI vs. ABA?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Mon, 9 Sep 2019 10:15:28 -0700
    ...https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8 VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • 81 Westy questions with Pica
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Wed, 7 May 2003 08:45:42 -0700
    ...Left Rear Engine Tin One of the previous owners removed tha AC my westy had & when they did they put this in for the...
  • =?utf-8?Q?Re:_I=E2=80=99m_leaving_the_Dometic_propane_brotherhoo?= =?utf-8?Q?d?=
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:58:24 -0700
    ...https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt > > 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8 > > VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • Re: Maintenance thoughts!
    Historical mailing list - Neil
    Sun, 28 Feb 2021 12:32:39 -0800
    ...https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8 VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • Re: Mono Tube vs Twin Tube Shocks (dampers)
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Wed, 13 May 2020 14:12:05 -0700
    ...https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt > > 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8 > > VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> >
  • Re: Bummer
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Thu, 5 Jul 2007 11:06:22 -0400
    ...Why are not people concerned about the correctness of the Vanagon? The engine? I dont think so.Vanagon is not a classic? Hummmmm. This...
  • Re: #8 Wire Terminal Crimp w/DIY Tools. Pass or fail? PICS
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:37:57 -0700
    ...with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy...
  • Re: Speaking of idle stabilizers ...
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:19:25 -0700
    ...stock 2.1 engine bay, but AC wire for ISV module is shown in upper LH of image: http://tinyurl.com/84py84k (I don...
  • Re: High Pressure Oil Switch Wire; Tethered to Switch. OEM? PIC
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 11 May 2012 23:34:31 -0700
    ...One could remove the wire at the 2 connector plug I guess), and, I'm trying to determine if the engine is original. The...
  • Re: cleaning engine, tins and other dirty stuff
    Historical mailing list
    12 Jul 95 08:33:55 EDT
    ...the engine, in the areas that wouldn't be easily accessible once it's installed; between the fan shroud and front tin, in front...
  • Re: Front suspension bushing replacement
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:03:01 -0700
    ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine...
  • Re: Bostig intake hose
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sat, 2 Aug 2014 10:31:47 -0700
    ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine...
  • Re: Ignition switch question
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Mon, 19 May 2014 11:47:54 -0700
    ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine...
  • I May Move. Keep All Spares? Future of Vanagon Used Parts?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 31 May 2013 10:41:31 -0700
    ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine...
  • Re: re-use WBX Coolant Hose Spring Clamps?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 22 Sep 2014 13:46:24 -0700
    ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine...
  • Re: A/C fuses... please help
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:30:31 -0400
    ...is there any other fuses for the A/C ('88 WBX engine tintop) besides the > fuses on the rear pillar? > > may be somewhere under...
  • Another Bentley Manual FS. Good Deal?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:30:32 -0700
    ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
  • coolant drain?
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:19:23 -0800
    ...Do you guys really go to the trouble to remove both engine tins and both water jacket drain plugs to do a coolant drain...
  • Re: Front Heater Core Fun!!!
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Fri, 26 Oct 2001 22:31:40 -0500
    Ken, Here's the deal--- I'll do a front Vanagon blower motor, you put this tin can 1800 engine of mine back together...
  • Re: head post-mortem, and a question
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Thu, 2 Oct 2003 21:15:01 -0700
    ...you from replacing the head with the engine in place. Nope, studs I used have a tiny internal hex head and are turned in...
  • Re[2]: Air cooled thermostat and tin questions
    Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
    Thu, 31 Dec 1998 12:42:42 -0500
    ...is likely to want me to buy the whole engine to get the tin. Nice guys. Any other suggestions, like retail sources? >> 4) ... Should...
  • Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:35:28 -0800
    ...Did VW mount the diesel exhaust to the engine *mainly* to reduce transmitting engine noise to the vehicle body? ..... Or was this done mainly...
  • Re: Coolant leak from coolant tank
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:31:20 -0400
    ...at the tiny seams. Hard to see with the naked eye. Wipe everything down dry with paper towel, then start engine and look for...
  • Re: Rodents
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sun, 24 May 2020 11:58:05 -0700
    ...https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8 VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • Re: Fuel vs Ignition - WBX 2.1 L
    Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
    Sat, 16 May 2015 13:24:42 -0500
    ...throttle to rev the engine or it bogs as if a cylinder has dropped out, but with that tiny goose of the throttle, the...
  • Re: FyeDaY all day ~ 4 quik Sail ~
    Historical mailing list - MissVeeDub
    Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:26:42 -0700
    ...the van and not the queen.. > > ( http://tinyurl.com/l5u3y ) > > it is completely road worthy and ready for another global rock and roll > tour...
  • Re: LP Regulator Life Expectancy?-be careful!
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:48:05 -0700
    ...Though I would never use the term "weldor" and me in a sentence, to my eye, the tiny "hole" appears to be a void...
  • Re: First trip with AAZ power plant
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sun, 25 Aug 2013 20:08:07 -0700
    ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine...
  • Re: Check your fuel lines, NOW
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Tue, 1 Nov 2011 13:26:53 -0700
    ...engines > > > > -- > Chris S. > "No solution is too complex to be executed incorrectly" > > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly �http://tinyurl.com...
  • Re: refrigerator update
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:45:11 -0700
    ...google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Tue, 28 Jun 2016 09:35:29 -0700
    ...google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Rebuild: Core Quality?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:23:45 -0700
    ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine...
  • Re: an attempt at an iPad mount for the van
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:38:42 -0700
    ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine...
  • Re: Quit worrying-go camping!
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:32:53 -0700
    ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine...
  • Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Tue, 14 May 2013 23:34:05 -0700
    ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine...
  • Re: Replacement AFM technology
    Historical mailing list - tinker man
    Mon, 24 Sep 2007 02:20:39 +0200
    Nope, I'm looking for an simple, inexpensive solution that will not require any mechanical engineering or replacement of the AFM, and can be...
  • 1.9l waterboxer Engine Complete FS
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:50:20 EST
    ...Wiring harness, intake, exhaust system, coolant hoses, engine tin, everything. I did loan out the ECU but I have everything else. I would like...
  • Re: Mysterious Hard Plastic Tube- 2.1 L WBX.
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 3 Jun 2017 23:26:56 -0500
    ...technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages. > com/> > > > > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> > > > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil...
  • Re: Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Tue, 24 Sep 2013 21:06:32 -0700
    ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine...
  • Re: Hankook RA08 Failures?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:45:28 -0700
    ...google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • Door (upper) Speakers. Max Size? + More ?'s
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:36:32 -0700
    ...The Blaupunkt 8 track will be replaced. (likely with this http://tinyurl.com/mkohvp). I'll be curious to see just how well a...
  • Re: BenT VW items
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Tue, 11 Jun 2019 21:46:54 -0700
    ...on our 2 vans, my son's 2WD tintop and my Syncro tintop, both 2,1 WBX... we installed Marco's fuel injectors on...
  • Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:02:07 -0700
    ...with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly �http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '81 VanaJetta 2.0...
  • Happy new year in advance!
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sat, 31 Dec 2016 17:18:39 -0800
    ...google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • Re: Michelin Defender LTX M/S 205/65/15 or 16"
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Tue, 29 Nov 2016 19:47:24 -0800
    ...google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • Re: Headlight low beam failure
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sun, 4 Dec 2016 14:56:35 -0800
    ...google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:34:25 -0700
    ...google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • Extra(?) holes in rear engine tin
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 21 Nov 1995 17:52:11 -0800
    I belive one of those extra holes is for the little extra warm-air-pipe that blows warm air on the carb and intake...
  • Re: Used my Vanagon to get a new Loaf
    Historical mailing list - JordanVw
    Sun, 22 Mar 1998 14:08:45 EST
    ...on a trailer behind my '81 diesel Vanagon with the tiny 50 hp engine. A bit of an >> wow!! you actually towed another bus...
  • FS: Vanagon Parts
    Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
    Sun, 21 Mar 2004 22:19:09 -0800
    I bought a spare engine today and am selling some of the parts I don't need to offset my cost. 1.9L WBX...
  • Re: striking caution by dennis
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sun, 8 May 2016 11:16:17 -0700
    ...google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • Re: Engine from '79 westie to '81 AirCool
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 4 Oct 1999 08:50:11 PDT
    ...4 T4 engine and is a box on top of the case in the 72- 79 T4 bus engines. The tin is of course...
  • Re: throttle switch
    Historical mailing list - Neil
    Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:28:20 -0800
    ...https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt 1981 Westy 15º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/y9n4xob8 VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • Re: Throttle Switch, Geology, and Happenstance?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:41:31 -0500
    ...google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > >>> > > >>> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical < > > >> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> > > >>> > > >>> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> > > >> > > > > >
  • Re: 1984 diesel kubvan on Chattanooga Craigslist
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Fri, 4 Apr 2014 09:30:50 -0700
    ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca > > '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine...
  • Re: O2 sensor install anti seize-copper based?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Thu, 14 Nov 2013 12:10:51 -0800
    ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine...
  • Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:17:00 -0800
    ...http://tinyurl.com/cm4n2oc Maybe used due to increase in displacement? I'm really sorry to be beating a dead horse here, but for...
  • FS: NEW Pack Rack Storage 4' X 2' Shelf for use over rear deck $75
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:25:07 -0800
    ...engine lid or store things below it. I got it to keep from denting the rear cushion when carrying heavier items. http://tinyurl.com...
  • Re: hard to start in the morning
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sun, 6 Nov 2016 11:14:51 -0800
    ...google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
  • Re: Fire!
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:34:13 -0800
    ...The short term plan is to temporarily rewire and plumb up the hoses to be able to run the engine and verify the engine...