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• Re: [PVC-VW] Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:53:17 -0800
  ...The last rebuild was a year ago. It was a successful rebuild eventually. Now it's the 84 GL's turn to get its...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 17:52:31 -0700
  ...seems he is explaining, I have not heard of any rebuilt kit for the aluminum housing of the rack, though there could be one...
• Re: vanagon Digest Huffer motor post
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 18 May 2007 17:52:36 -0400
  ...I will have to > do some further research, but I've seen mention of aftermarket kits and > parts available for 1.8L Turbo VW...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:06:53 -0600
  ...I have rebuilt ECUs in stock > for $250 and >rebuild distributors as well (or you can buy the hall > sensor only >and rebuild your...
• Re: Power Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 21:11:53 -0500
  ...He finished the rebuild for me, and I never had any more trouble >> with it right up to the time I sold it some...
• Re: Thermostat for Dometic Fridge (fan), where to find?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 17:46:12 -0700
  ...I also used > a free re-build kit from Manchester to repair the auto-stop valve on the LP > tank, what nice folks to...
• 1.9L Build up help
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 2 Dec 2005 21:41:09 -0500
  ...should be cleaned some more -pistons new cofap in the box -heads only 13k on them still look like new - have complete rebuild kit...
• Re: Tiico Conversion
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:20:06 -0400
  ...That's a shame because the engine replacement kits are very reasonably priced and you'd think that going with what is in the...
• Re: oil pressure gauge and temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 19 May 2020 08:50:41 -0700
  ...Or you want to see trends over time. >> Either way you can do that just as well with my kit. >> >> The kit is reasonably...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:09:48 -0700
  ...a normal rebuild in a good electrical shop fixed it perfectly. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack? (+ crossing the creek)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:35:29 -0700
  ...Back to rebuilding the manual steering rack...the reason I brought this up was that I've occasionally seen rebuilt ones offered for sale...
• Re: Boston Bob? or GoWesty?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 11:57:02 -0500
  ...So far I've got about 2600 miles on it and it purrs like a kitten. Well balanced, and so smooth !!! (I still need...
• Re: Just bought some Mercedes wheels...
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 23:03:21 -0400
  ...me the right lugs and now it's time to buy their front and > > rear rebuild kits. My vandeserves it!! > > > > DM&FS > > > > > > -- > m. > -- m.
• Re: noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:40:01 -0600
  ...replaced the nylon parts under the gearshift ( vanagain kit); >> tranny >> is an A&A rebuild. No problems there. >> I'm thinking the bushings for...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:16:52 +0000
  ...McCulley <mark@markmcculley.com <mailto:mark@markmcculley.com>> wrote: >> >> >> >> I was rebuilding the shifter linkage due to worn bushings. >> >> >> >> I'm not feeling any...
• Re: Let's Talk About Seats
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:26:19 -0600
  ...Then you end up doing the labor of covering > the seat > once you get the kit, which from what I gather is about a...
• Re: Propane Dealer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 21:52:41 -0400
  ...1) If it has a brass body you can get a rebuild kit from Marshall Brass. 2) If if has a zinc body you...
• Re: power steering rack core
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:19:36 -0700
  show me the kit. please. I have 4 core PS racks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zeitgeist" <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: Tranny Repaired!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:03:15 -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: 1990 waterboxer heads - a popular topic....
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 23:24:33 -0400
  ...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: how did this happen ... ?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 22:02:36 -0600
  ...form of brake jobs, > carb rebuilds, general maintainence. > > heres how it went: > > i bought this tune up kit from the > bus depot which includes...
• Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 10:54:55 -0500
  ...Farmington VW VINTAGE PARTS, Okrassa kit, heads, carbs for 40 hp, exc cond, $600 (860) 693-2675 . Canton VW BUG ENGINE, for rebuilding. (203...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:21:13 -0400
  ...Nothing wrong with a quality local rebuilder. The problem is good parts for these get expensive fast. The assembly line places use volume and...
• Re: Vanagons and part
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:00:54 -0400
  ...garage and get that rebuild or replaced with a Zetec." And i'm gonna be high as a kite by then "Mr. Feddish, your...
• Re: Natural gas
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 20:08:14 -0700
  ...It > took a special carburetor as I recall or maybe it was a conversion kit. If you > ran out of natural gas( called LNG...
• Re: How easy is it to remove the intake runnersw ith the engine installed ? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 28 Dec 2005 13:57:47 -0800
  ...I got the full gasket kit and the rings and re-did the top ends. Almost three years later and the thing runs tight...
• Re: Vanagon Carat - 1991
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 20:02:29 +0000
  ...No brake caliper rebuild kits however. An immediate project is to replace/repair the driver and passenger electric windows. The driver window operator motor...
• Comment on 2.1 WBx vs. 2.2 Sub vs. Tiico (was The problem with TIICO)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 12:07:59 EST
  ...my rebuild, he will fell like he got a little ripped off. Especially with all the parts that are missing in the kit, >> I...
• 87 Wolfsburg GL For Sale here first
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 07:39:02 -0500
  ...Runs strong. (well as strong as a 2.1 can) -Rebuilt AA Transaxle 4 speed installed at same time as engine rebuild. (redline fluid...
• Fast German will fix the broken rebuild
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 20:26:15 -0800
  ...But that corrosion looked like nothing I have ever seen, and I replaced the water pump twice before the rebuild. But why would I...
• Re: Lower ball joint video's
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Dec 2015 23:29:40 -0500
  ...I'm planning on rebuilding the front end with the T3 bushing kit. It's about time. Just searching out means and methods at...
• Re: Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 20:38:43 -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: Check my head?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:24:27 -0500
  ...The new ones are $475 each plus you >> would also need an engine gasket kit for $149. So you are looking at >> around $1099...
• Re: Gaskelet leak and overheating
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 9 Jul 2024 14:23:32 -0400
  ...You can confirm with a block test kit to check for >> combustion gas in coolant. Sadly I encountered this and an currently >> rebuilding my...
• Re: AGM group 41 battery choices?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 14:41:06 -0700
  ...I received that discount on my recent battery purchase and > a carb rebuild kit for my Aircooled VW. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Jul...
• Re: Hard shifting - clutch mount bracket?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:09:57 -0800
  ...short shift kit and shifter extension handle. Tranny would have less than 30,000 miles on it from reputable list rebuilder. I've hit...
• About VAG Alloy Rear Spring Seats For 16" Models
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 00:02:46 -0500
  ...a >better idea there, or using a 1/2 inch plastic kitchen cutting board to make >a custom made leveling shim for the front...
• Re: Electric windows
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Oct 2016 07:51:36 -0500
  ...John On Oct 17, 2016 00:42, "Stacy Schneider" <vwcrewman@gmail.com> wrote: > I rebuild these and have great luck. I use all OE...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: manual transmission plug
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 02:54:19 -0400
  ...guys that sold a shrink > wrapped rubber band labeled VW engine rebuild kit) > >> > >> The double nut trick works very well if you touch an...
• Re: Installed new clutch, "used-in-good-condition, recently-rebuilt transmission, and, now, "no start."
  Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 19:21:53 -0700
  ...I installed this week a new LUK clutch kit in my '84 Westfalia. The project included surfacing of the flywheel, the fittings of new...
• Re: 81 Westy Dead Engine - Long
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:11:03 -0500
  ...Looking at options whether to rebuild or do an engine > conversion ? > > Do a straight engine rebuild and your other clean up. If you get...
• Re: Vanagon Reliability & Philosophy
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 5 Jul 2019 21:29:11 -0300
  ...He coached me a > lot through an engine rebuild I was doing, explaining, as if to a two > year-old, how things worked. His...
• Re: 86 Auto Tranny question
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 12:26:44 -0400
  ...is just a worn ATF pump and the thing > > needs a rebuild. However mine does this when stone cold in the morning > and > > the...
• '72 Westy FS Milwaukee
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  06 Dec 96 23:54:10 EST
  ...a new clutch kit, VC gaskets, Bosch oil filters, instrument cluster, door handles, turn lense (front), new carb rebuild kits, and lots more. I...
• Re: help with brakes in SF.
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:31:29 -0700
  ...Very easy, and at $20 each, too cheap to bother rebuilding. Lastly, you may consider rebuilding the calipers. This is inexpensive (about $10 per...
• Re: Adding Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:02:07 -0500
  ...It seems that these pumps should be fairly easy to rebuild. Anyone done it? Who has the rebuild kit? Thanks, Jim On Thu, Aug...
• Porsche 911 Powered Vanagon For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:04:12 -0700
  ...Fix up your home and better handle your cash with Live Search! http://imagine-windowslive.com/search/kits/default.aspx?kit=improve&locale=en...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Tue, 28 Jun 2016 02:17:09 +0000
  I'm totally with you on OE parts being re-used on a rebuild if they are clean and non wear related... These tubes...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 19:15:24 +0000
  ...the Erling complete engine set for years and years to on rebuild engines and cylinder head jobs.  We have done so many over the...
• Missed Friday...without the Vanagon trip report...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 12 Mar 2016 07:47:00 -0800
  ...This time I left the Vanagon at home, not through choice, but to 'save' the transmission which still needs a rebuild... Anyhow the scenery...
• Re: Rear crankshaft seal (late Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:31:37 -0400
  ...Syncro pulleys have the added syncro seal on the pulley makes it larger and does not need to be replaced when rebuilding the engine...
• Converting to Subaru: Chapter 1
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 14:37:36 EST
  ...But what about the engine? I went back through the Vanagon achieves and read everything I could find concerning rebuilding the stock engine or...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 11:28:31 -0400
  ...I just went to refresh the critical parts on the jack with ones from Hi Lift's jack rebuild kit, but the shear bolt...
• Re: CV boot material 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 13:42:58 -0500
  ...Their website lists kit# 814-21 which I think includes other bits but when I took a new Meisterstatz (sp) replacement with me, we...
• Re: Anyone interested in my Vanangon? Automatic R&R
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Fri, 18 May 2007 10:58:07 -0400
  ...This fact is what keeps the rebuild parts relatively cheap/reasonable. You can get a totally refreshed VW auto trans section from German transaxle...
• Re: Difference in these 2 starter numbers? ( non-USA diesel models)
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 14:54:06 -0500
  ...As you say it's hard to replace without pulling or at least lowering the tranny so you might as well rebuild it now...
• Re: Stuck Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 21:39:16 -0700
  ...The clamp I'm talking about is actually part of a repair kit consisting of a rubber sleeve and a clamping arrangement comprised of...
• Burning Van
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 5 Dec 2025 05:22:39 +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: Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 9
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 12:05:21 -0800
  ...I went to Ace Hardware and purchased a $5.00 sawhorse bracket kit. I made a sawhorse out of scrap 2X4 boards that straddles...
• Re: Tiico Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:00:24 -0400
  ...That's a shame > because the engine replacement kits are very reasonably priced and you'd > think that going with what is in the...