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• WTB: 1.9 / 2.1 wbx engine core or good running engine
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 15:12:39 -0400
  Need a shortblock core, or complete engine for a project I am working on. Anyone have a good one? Preferably in the east near...
• Re: Subaru Check Engine Light
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 22:33:19 -0700
  ...Couldn't resist! Jay >Can anyone tell me how to reset the "Check Engine" light on 2.2 Subaru >engine controls? Any help appreciated...
• How much should an engine replacement cost?
  Historical mailing list - Brady Ferguson
  Sat, 20 Oct 2001 12:40:52 -0700
  I got quoted about $4200 to remove and replace an engine with a factory rebuilt engine for a '87 Vanagon. Does this sound right...
• WTB air-cooled tin work
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:04:11 -0500
  I am looking for good used engine tin I need at least one complete set for a customers engine job and I also need...
• 1.9l engine
  Historical mailing list - rob le duc
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 16:24:28 -0500
  any one intereseted in a 1.9l vanagon engine from a 84 vanagon i could not run the engine but i did tiurn it...
• Re: VW's Diesel vs. Gas
  Historical mailing list - DaBomb
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 13:58:52 -0800
  ...http://www.turbovans.com On this guy's home page is a '98 Jetta TDI engine for Vanagons. He does Engine Conversions for Vanagons...
• Re: Safe 2.1/1.9 Rpm: survey/query
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 05:16:08 -0500
  ...I bought a newly rebuilt engine complete, and when the wrecked engine was removed, I discovered a yellow tag on the engine saying Re...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 May 2012 16:30:11 -0400
  I still prefer to use a wheeled floor jack to lower the engine and just wheel it out from underneath. The transmission needs to...
• Re: Vanagon trivia
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 19:08:53 -0700
  it doesn't say 'more with 1.6 TD engines than gas engines' it says 'more 1.6TD engines than 2.1 gas engines...
• The VANAGON goes down the road backwards!
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 10:55:23 -0600
  ...go talk to mid-engined folks!!! like the porsche 914 ... it has the same engine as the 1972-1983 buses, but the engine is...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 11:14:21 -0400
  ...703-241-0804. '69 Beetle, Porsche wheels, blaupt, rebuilt engine, spare engine, parts. Great condition $2650. 703-860-2801. '68 Beetle, restored, custom, rebuilt...
• Re: Engine Swap
  Historical mailing list - Lee F. Schelin
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 16:31:59 -0700
  ...But next time The Silver Bullet needs a new engine it will get a more powerful engine that is very dependable. The problems with...
• Re: engine quits, oil sprayed on engine/compartment...smoke...oh my
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 06:37:59 -0400
  ...engine quits, oil sprayed on engine/compartment...smoke...oh my you have a 2.1 with high mileage i vote for piston and rod...
• Re: VW gas I4 Engine Conversion input needed. (I think I've made my choice)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:42:35 -0700
  Re "I assume the aluminum I4 engine mounts can be used with the appropriate carriers. (engine supports)" I gather from this you're thinking...
• Re: Rebuilt engine and coolant temp.
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 1 Nov 2018 12:56:25 -0400
  ...sensor, thermostat are new. - I use 80° thermostat on the > old engine and rebuilt engine has a 87° thermostat.* > > thanks > > dan >
• Re: Passat W8
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 10:21:12 -0400
  These engines are challenging and thus expensive to work on. I worked for a garage that serviced them from time to time. I saw...
• Re: Removing engine, WAS; How high do I lift the wee beastie?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:07:32 -0500
  On the Vanagons trans removal with the engine in place is the easiest. You just need to slightly support the engine as the tranny...
• Re: Gear selection issue
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:06:36 -0700
  ...On my Jetta swap, my carrier (cradle) is ~ mid engine. On my first transmission swap, even with engine supported, it tilted toward the rear...
• Re: type 1 engine in t2
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 17 Aug 1994 09:12:57 -0700 (PDT)
  So, I guess you gave up figuring out what the noise was? >I have recently acquired a '71 bus and a 1641 engine out...
• cold start/idle problems with 2.1 digifa
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 01 Nov 1995 15:48:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Since it is bad, the default setting is for a running engine and when cold the engine requires a richer mix. Without the input...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:59:46 -0400
  On Tue, 1 Jun 2004, tmiller wrote: > Why do you think synthetic oils are ONLY used in jet engines? Dino > doesn't cut the...
• Re: Engine Conversion marketing survey
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 2 May 2007 18:46:56 -0500
  ...The Bosch "Automotive Handbook" has a section on engines that discusses balancing. There is a table showing various engine designs with "free forces of...
• Distributor rotor heat damage? (Solving intermittent engine stall)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:13:53 -0800
  ...This is for a Jetta engine in a vanagon. New rotor with ~ 4000 miles. Am I looking at damage due to excessive engine heat...
• Re: engine and trans mounts
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 11:40:38 -0400
  ...I believe that if your tranny mount is junk it can kill good engine mounts and vice versa. Replacing them all at the same...
• '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - "Karen Bailey (by way of Ron Lussier )"
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 08:46:55 -0800
  ...At the same time, the tach is bouncing all over the place but the engine is NOT racing. Then, the engine will "catch" the...
• Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture) A new angle...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 07:11:24 +0100
  ...Cold > engines make more power, as the air density is higher, and you have more air > to assist that extra fuel. This won't...
• Engine Needed - Pennsylvania
  Historical mailing list - Boomin
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 07:23:32 -0500
  ...and I fear my engine is on it's last legs... I'm not a rich person, $1000 for an engine seems like a...
• FS: Complete 1991 Engine with ECU, etc
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 10:04:27 -0400
  All, I have the engine I pulled out of my 1991 GL for sale (Doing the TIICo Conversion). It is complete except the parts...
• Re: Coolant/Oil that oil filter interface.. reasons
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:53:35 -0700
  ...His logic that if one engine didn't seem to need it no other engine does either seems a little off. I doubt that...
• Re: request for information, please
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:40:33 -0700
  ...A fresh strong rebuilt engine could serve well for years after all. There's the porshce 911 engine ....wouldn't be that difficult a...
• Re: Boston Bob engines - Use caution
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:53:50 -0500
  ...Boston Bob engines - Use caution I relied on recommendations from this List and chose Boston Bob when I needed a rebuilt engine. Unfortunately, the...
• emissions data
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 21:26:09 -0700
  ...Most fuel injection engines run about the same. It is the Cat that scrubs out the pollutants. The nuber of valves an engine has...
• Re: Yow! - loose '73 engine mounting
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 15:19:07 -0400
  ...And have your next engine > properly balanced. The engine/tranny interface is a prime nodal junction for > harmonics set up by an improperly balanced...
• 1.9L & 2.1L Water pump interchange
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Dec 1996 21:17:00 -0500
  I am rebuilding a 1984 1.9L Vanagon engine to 2.1L specs (2,1L cyls, pistons, etc.). When finished, I plan to put...
• Re: Rebuilt Engines
  Historical mailing list - McDonell,Scott
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 15:32:35 -0800
  Can't give anything but rave reviews to the AVP engine I've been running for 4-5 months and several thousand miles. They...
• Re: Wanted: Engine cleaning tips
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 01:35:45 -0400
  ...Engine cleaning tips Does anyone have a good technique for cleaning a vanagon engine without getting water all over the place I take it...
• Re: Clinton Engine
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:51:29 -0800
  "" I've seen World War II tank heaters that were just a fractional horse power Clinton engine with a heavy cast iron cylinder on...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:35:23 -0600
  [...] longevity is 150000 plus for many pull the engine and then with it out clean everything off and examine all of the engine bay...
• Re: Help with 93 EV.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 11:34:20 -0400
  ...But the same engine in the Corrado was 178hp (172hp in the GTI). VW retuned (or detuned) the engine for better torque, and less...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:29:03 -0700
  ...What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine? This one's far enough behind me I can laugh at it. It was...
• Re: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:52:35 -0700
  I think that a 115 hp 2 liter inline 4 engine is a vast improvement over a 67 hp air-cooled engine.Worth the...
• RE: air dams (was mpg enhancements)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Nov 1994 13:38:17 -0800
  Dave Carment wondeers about airdams effects on aircooled engines. Cooling air for Type II (upright) and Type 4 (pancake) engines MUST flow from above...
• new vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Philip R. Hanlon
  Wed, 03 Jul 1996 17:23:03 -0500
  Dear Vanagoners, This is a follow up to the "dead vanagon engine" post in April. Recap: 91 Vanagon Carat ("weekender" package) blew engine at...
• FS: 1.8l gas engine w/complete diesel kit for Vanagon install (Oregon) $850
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 23:27:00 -0700
  This is a 1.8l VW inline 4cyl gasoline engine, installed in a Vanagon using the Vanagon diesel parts. I'm including all of...
• Re: Get engines??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 10:50:37 -0500
  ...Get engines?? Hi Folks! Ive been shopping around looking for my engine upgrade and my father found gex.com the engine that they have...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 19:51:11 -0700
  Robert Lilley wrote: > >.................... > After all my engine is BETTER than brand new Factory VW......... > Well this is a puffed up claim. You may well...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Diesel_Engine_Position=3A_4=C2=BA_Angle_From_Centre_of?= =?UTF-8?Q?_Rear_Wheels?=
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Oct 2017 09:24:13 -0700
  Measured my Aba's crank bolt for engine height.. ABA with 1.8 liter head and Vanagon bars, stock deisel motor mounts and stock...
• 1.9L Engine Crankcase $30
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 11:05:58 -0600
  I have a 1.9L engine crankcase I will sell for $30. I'm cleaning out our garage in Nampa, Idaho (a Boise suburb...
• Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Aug 1994 20:36:34 -0400 (EDT)
  I got to step in here on the oil cooling bit....the oil cooler was put in to make the engine run cooler...it...
• VW's rebuilt engine offer?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Sep 1994 10:17:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...VW's rebuilt engine offer? Last month, several folks wrote of a $2500 rebuilt engine offer by VW covering all water-cooled vanagons. The...
• engine swap heat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jul 95 12:23:17 EDT
  I have a few questions involving the Porsche engine swap kits for Vanagons. First, has anyone tried them and if so how complete and...
• diesel oil cooler???
  Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
  Thu, 07 Nov 1996 13:10:54 -0500
  ...I'm still working on my engine swap form an 86 jetta diesel to my 82 vanagon. Question....the 86 engine does not have...
• Engine Rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 01 Jun 1997 08:08:30 -0400
  Does anyone know where I can get an Engine rebuild kit for a 86 vanagon? also I keep reading about people putting different engines...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  27 Jan 97 14:00:04 EST
  >For some time, I have been looking for alternatives to the wasserboxer engine >in my '85 Westie. You could try an Audi 5 cyl...
• need engine for '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Diana Broome
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 15:03:17 EST
  After replacing a head gasket, then the cracked cylinder head I've learned that the new head doesn't match with the warped engine...
• Re: Unusual Achilles heel discovered...
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:38:29 -0500
  The Syncro I bought last summer for my engine conversion had a bumb engine. When I was doing the plumbing for the Subaru engine...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 16:10:25 -0500
  Quoted from 1989 Vanagon owner's manual: (first paragraph omitted, it pretty much states the obvious) � Engine operating temperature will vary with climate, traffic...
• Vanagon conversion with previa engine
  Historical mailing list - Michel Bertin
  Sun, 2 Nov 2003 14:13:12 -0400
  Anyone ever heard of a conversion with a toyota previa engine? These engine sit under the seat in the toyota van and are on...
• 87 Westy needs new engine
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Fontaine
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 10:17:47 -0500
  Hi All, well, my 87 Westy blew her engine and I am inquiry to find the BEST place to purchase a engine for her...
• Re: Who Repairs Engine Wiring Harnesses?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:06:11 -0400
  I have some used harnness 1.9 2.0 complete $50 each Bob Donalds Boston Engine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Young" <tomyoung1@COMCAST.NET...