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• Re: Easing the required torque - Westy seats
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 23 May 2005 12:30:42 -0700
  RE: Tight Swivel Seats In addition to cleaning like Jim suggested be careful how tight you get the bolts (nuts?) that hold the swivel...
• Re: Subaru was: 2.1l engine for sale too $900.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 22:05:02 -0700
  The VW 2.0L has 122 or 135 ft/lb of torque at 3200 RPM (it depends on what brochure you are reading). I...
• Re: Supercharged Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:11:35 -0700
  ...The best you can do is take the max torque rating of the > tranny, multiply by .80 and then shoot to "fill in" as...
• Re: Fw: Subaru EJ20 Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 16:50:03 -0800
  ...Or send me a > large scale picture 5x7 inches of the graph and I'll go from there. > > Diesel torque curves as you know...
• Re: sucks in snow!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Fri, 2 Dec 2005 16:57:38 -0800
  ...The Torsen style diff is a torque biasing diff...a unit with a bunch of gears inside rather than a true limited slip with...
• Re: 2.6 SA engine kit
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 14:42:09 -0500
  ...130 ft-lb of torque is available by 2000 rpm. Good, tractable power. > A Suby 3.3L six cyl has 230hp and 228 ft...
• Re: Rotary engine transplant
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:07:59 -0400
  ...Maybe a bit short on low end torque, but > that redline and high end would make up for a world of short gears. > Probably...
• Re: if have few $$K
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir H. Desai
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 08:58:07 -0400
  ...271hp @ 6000rpm & 273ft-lbs torque @ 2,750rpm for that kinda money, wouldn't you rather get one of these and not have to shoehorn...
• Re: Torque on coolant level sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:06:49 -0500
  ...2007 7:20 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Torque on coolant level sensor? If you want to get really fancy: A...
• Re: Driveline vibration 87 automatic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 13:52:03 -0700
  ...Are the rear axle nuts tightern' snot ? the torque spec is way up their . I do lots of listening , like with a hose or...
• Re: How hard is installing turbo I4 in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:06:45 -0800
  ...not so much torque down low. But with a turbo etc. + MS, maybe it would have enough torque in lower RPM's. IMO, even...
• Re: 1.9 TDI engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Thu, 13 May 2004 08:46:19 -0700
  ...The engine puts out 90 hp at 4000 rpm and 150 ft/lb of torque at 1900 rpm - There are mods available that easily...
• Re: rear axle nut removal (x-post)
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 22:33:33 EST
  ...Even with the emergency brake adjusted correctly, it alone may not be enough to resist the torque you have to apply to the nut...
• Re: More Conversion engine stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 3 May 2007 09:01:09 -0400
  My SV1000S (V-Twin) http://www.benplace.com/moto/sv1000s16.jpg as about 70f/p of torque and about 115 hp There is 2...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:34:09 -0700
  ...On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 12:33 AM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>wrote: > But you don't use a torque wrench on...
• Re: Gasket ID?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 18:55:09 -0400
  ...I usually go around the pans and increment the torque 3 values...if the torque is 30 lbs, 10, 10 and final torque value...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 16:56:44 CDT
  ...what's really funny is that the lug wrench sets them to almost exactly that torque, if i pull down until it won't...
• Syncro Drivetrain HP capabilities?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Tue, 19 May 1998 14:29:19 -0700
  ...with fire hooking up an engine with 160 hp (?ft/lbs torque) to my 91 syncro? What, if any, links be the weak one?
• oil pressure relief valve
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 17:26:44 +0200
  For my 80 camper I used my largest screw driver bit inserted in the right socket driven with a torque wrench. All that I...
• Re: The Coming 450 HP VW Colorado - NO JOKE
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 26 May 2000 12:44:50 -0400
  Calle Fallberg wrote: [..] > but is equipped with a twin turbo V10 = >diesel, 313 Hp at 4000 rpm and 750 Nm torque at 2000 rpm...
• Re: DIESEL seals question
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 15:35:40 -0500
  On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Felder wrote: > How to lock the crank to torque the new center bolt, etc.? Putting the van in 4th...
• Re: Auto torque converter bolts
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sun, 2 May 2004 05:47:44 -0700
  Just remove the EGR valve and install the bolts, save the aggravation for something hard, I haven't found a way around it yet...
• Re: Rotary engines
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 13 May 2004 09:29:52 -0400
  ...They have no low-end torque, which is a disaster in a heavy vehicle.
• Re: torque wrench
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:32:04 -0500
  > Only a year warranty? I thought Craftsman tools had a liftime warranty. I thought that all "Craftsman" tools had a lifetime warranty, too. Sears...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 21:21:18 -0800
  ...The first is that the starting torque, pull-up torque, and pull-out torque of induction motors, all change based on the applied voltage...
• Re: exact foot pounds for the oil plug?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stewart
  Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:30:37 -0700
  ...Do anyone but the Germans > specify a torque for an oil plug? > > Jim > > On Wednesday, June 15, 2016, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net > <javascript...
• Re: Engine Conversion Options
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 09:04:31 EST
  ...However, in spite of the hp and torque numbers making the 2.3l look like the best motor for this swap, I have been...
• Re: Inner CV Boot Replacement: Okie Redneck Style...
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 11:03:55 -0800
  Home Depot has good torque wrenches and if you don't like them you can take them back. Some say the click type are...
• Re: main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 00:21:22 -0400
  ...On Sun, 4 Apr 2004, Mark Seifert wrote: > What is the torque spec for the main bearings on a 2.1 waterboxer(the 4...
• Re: Vanablog (help)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:56:32 -0700
  ...If he did fry the inners of the automatic, there will be plenty a crap circulating in the system, including inside the torque converter...
• Re: torque, rear brakes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 1996 09:53:15 -0700
  Yep, that's why they put that little pivot on some kinds of torque wrenches- as long as the pivot is free, you're...
• SA 5-cylinder conversions and TDI conversions (was: Tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions)
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:36:39 -0500
  ...Damian> Obviously you have never driven an Audi with a 2.3 NA 5 cylinder? The torque band is nothing short of incredible! The...
• Re: VW approved engine conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Tue, 11 May 1999 16:33:52 -0400
  ...115@5400 Torque (ft/lb): 135@3200 Eng. Code: ABA 8-valve Motronic 2.0L (Beetle / 99 Jetta) HP: 115@5200 Torque (ft/lb...
• Re: 1986 + Brake Caliper Bolts. 200 Ft lb ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 21:41:51 -0400
  ...Trouble with 150+feel (leaving aside accuracy) is you might be spending a torque wrench. Of course you can use a scaling adapter with...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:20:46 -0700
  ...Power is the rate work is done, work/time. > >> Minimal torque situation... > > You then go on to build an entire, lengthy, case based on...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 08:08:11 -0700
  ...2" or 3/4" drive wrench-you get a lot of torque outta that > > > length of pipe. I keep it next to my bed...
• Re: Torque wrenches - - was Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:23:35 -0500
  ...All torque values are there to deliberately put a controlled strain on the part. To little - no grip. To much, and the tensile strength...
• Re: FRIDAY diesel conversion option
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:14:08 -0700
  Theonly reason this engine can't be used in a vanagon is the transmission can't handle the torque. Fuel milage won't be...
• Auto Transmissions $1395
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 19:10:08 -0500
  I have four Vanagon automatic transmissions available, new Volkswagen units with torque converters, for $1395 each. These are originally for '83-85 Vanagons. They...
• Re: SUBARU POWER SPECS?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:34:08 -0700
  Anthony Smola wrote: > > What are the power specs for the Subaru motor best suited for a Westy? BHP > and torque of Subaru vs stock...
• Re: Milk, arm rests, quotes, generalizations., torque w(r)enches...
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:46:01 -0800
  Me too. Some of these emails made me laugh out loud. A few were good old belly laughs. William > Guys, is it Friday yet...
• Need a used core torque converter
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 06:34:42 -0500
  Cheap for air-cooled van Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint...
• Re: 102mph - Turbo vs. 6-cylinder
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 22 May 2007 12:50:57 -0700
  Here's my two cents on high torque Vanagons. After replacing the rear CVs (Porsche 924) on my camper after 80h of use (~200hp...
• Re: AHU MTDI vs. ABA?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 9 Sep 2019 10:15:28 -0700
  ...More torque > 4. Maintain speed uphill with torque. > > I stated In my original post I have an ABA conversion in a Westy Syncro. > I...
• Re: Coolant hose clamp size and style
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 15 Dec 2023 23:26:56 -0700
  ...torque-catalog-information/ & I would use “9228H" which have a range of 33 to 57mm Click this Link <https://hoseclampsdirect.com/breeze-constant-torque...
• Re: Wankels
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:56:21 -0400
  ...The feeling on the list seems to indicate that the torque curve of the rotary is much sharper than the VW. Hell, I don...
• Re: On Transmission Ratios, Diesels, Conversions and Fish
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 00:42:19 EDT
  ...Or have they been corrected for transmission gearing and the radius of the wheel? The torque output of the 1.6L NA Vanagon Diesel...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:04:28 -0400
  ...lug nuts torque- At 6/25/2010 07:57 AM, Alistair Bell wrote: >get the breaker bar as a few of us advised before...
• Re: Leaking Torque Converter Seal - Note to Jim A.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:07:00 -0700
  ...that you have had issues with your Zetec conversion and auto trans Torque Converter seal leaks. I sure didn't mean to make you...
• Re: Suddenly nothing
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sat, 21 Jul 2012 13:15:07 -0700
  ...The front pump is driven by the small diameter rod that goes from the torque converter thru the center of the input/output shafts...
• Re: Soo- Oil Pan cracked
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 Nov 2012 13:17:52 -0700
  Also, be careful with the torque you use to re-install the new one or your repair. I think it is pretty low torque...
• Re: Craftsperson Tools
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sat, 4 Feb 1995 14:16:52 -0500 (EST)
  James, About the torque wrench, I'd go for the Craftsperson (9)44543. It's got a 3/8ths drive biderectional ratchet, and torques...
• Re: TDI, TD and 2.0L , and Rotary conversions
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Tue, 1 Sep 1998 09:19:42 -0700
  ...engine in my van everyone would be screaming "no low end torque", > "that's a high RPM engine". Having been an owner and racer...
• Re: Type 2 Rear Axle nut coming loose?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:40:26 -0400
  ...But that nut is torqued very tight, and if the nut -- the special 10-slot nut that they put on when they increased the...
• Small progress on Minor Oil pump leak
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 14:23:50 -0800
  ...But not much torque in there. I may have to sacrifice a wrench by grinding down the sides but that will reduce the wrench...
• Re: crank pulley bolt...ARGH!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:24:38 -0500
  Mike that bolt has 252 pounds torque I use an air gun 1/2 drive with a max removal torque of 600 pds oil...
• Re: starters-used vs. cheap rebuilt vs. Bosch rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:58:46 -0500
  ...A certain supplier (GW) sells a new "high > torque" starter. I installed one on a customer's van last > year because he had already...
• TIICO/ABA engine question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:20:12 -0500
  ...lift, duration etc? I'm trying to analyze ways to increase torque and bottom end power of the ABA. -- Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death and...
• FW: TDI redline?
  Historical mailing list - Dean-Veerman family
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 21:16:28 -0700
  ...is there a URL hotlink to the torque curves of the various VW engines? Thanks. Keith V. Slocan Park, BC '86 Synchro GL (135kmi...
• A thought on the Heads....
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 13:42:45 -0700
  ...My Heads (most likely leaking..see earlier post) were redone last winter/spring....could it be that they need to be re-torqued...causing...