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• Engine swap to 1.9L TDI
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 11:52:14 +0200
  With many thanks to Philippe I received a proposal for a engine swap to a 1.9L TDI. This is a design by Winkler...
• Re: Engine and Transmission Swap BS: was Thinking Swap ...(NowFull)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 19:41:19 -0700
  ...Even a very smog clean 84 engine may not be used in an 86 body. You must use the same year or newer engine...
• Re: Other engine conversion options?<F>
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 12:06:54 -0800
  ...Throw the engine cover away, drop the engine/transmission, put a small jump seat in the engine bay and get your tennie runners on...
• Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:46:42 -0800
  Does anyone know if this rather sturdy looking engine mount ring for a universal engine stand will fit on a waterboxer? http://www.mainelycustombydesign...
• Re: engine stand
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:15:53 -0700
  At 8/14/2006 04:56 PM, eric luebbers wrote: >Hello everyone, > > I have a chance to pick up an engine stand this week...
• Re: tranny mount responsibility?
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 25 May 1999 20:42:08 -0500
  ...Loosening it helps the >transmission/engine assembly to rotate down at the rear so the engine can >be pulled out under the rear apron...
• Re: Westy Engines
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Jun 1997 12:30:05 -0700
  ...Recently somebody characterized the engine as a "student" attempt at making a water-cooled engine out of an old TypeI VW engine. It is...
• Re: wasserbox???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 20:52:05 -0400
  In a message dated 96-07-19 10:44:18 EDT, you write: >Please, what is a wasserboxer?? Horizontally opposed engines are often refered...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What ...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 19:18:41 -0700
  ...Engineers are paid to make an > engine. Yes I can agree with that part of the statement. Now how much money > is a company...
• 911 in 69 westy
  Historical mailing list - yale jay lubkin
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 21:20:45 -0400 (EDT)
  Can I put a V-6 Porche 911 engine in a 69 westy? If I can does it require any adaptions? If the engine...
• Re: Boxer engines
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 20:11:27 +1200
  >Some more aircraft engines offhand, include the Franklins, Jabiru and >Rotax. What engine did the Haflinger have? I've seen a twin opposed >Stirling...
• Re: engine speeds
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 15:35:24 -0600
  ...engine speeds Hey fellows that has the golf jetta at or tiico engines what are your engine rpm at 65-70mph? Darrel
• Busses For Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 22:49:07 -0400
  ...1967 Bus, restorable, some rust, engine ran, $750 1978 Type II from Alabama, no rust, no engine, AC, $800 1978 Camper, surface rust, good...
• Engine Swap Source
  Historical mailing list - Don Thompson
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 19:13:50 -0500
  Following is excerpt from company profile for VW Industrial engines that I found in Thomas Registerm 1998 ed. For all of you who talking...
• engine swap source
  Historical mailing list - Don Thompson
  Sun, 15 Mar 1998 10:58:04 -0500
  Following is excerpt from company profile for VW Industrial engines that I found in Thomas Registerm 1998 ed. For all of you who talking...
• Re: IMO: engine Converting = Ignorance of what is out there...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 23:07:21 -0600
  Robert Lilley wrote: > > I think that those who want convert to another engine generally are looking for a "quick fix" to their engine problems...
• Re: Friday - engine stand suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:50:20 -0700
  ...their engine stands are fine. you will find a waterboxer is a little 'small' .........the flywheel diamter, and flywheel face on a waterboxer engine...
• Re: engine stands
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:30:51 -0800
  I don't think a standard engine stand will work for VW engines; I know the stand I have wouldn't work as the...
• How to swap an engine without an engine lift.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 21:34:21 -0400
  As promised a few days ago: (I finally got it off my laptop and onto the work computer) /m ---------------------------------------------------------------- How to swap an engine...
• Re: Problem putting Golf diesel into Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 25 May 2000 12:43:36 -0400
  ...While the engine is hanging > in the Vanagon > but not tightened, engine turns fine. Once we tighten the > engine to the > transmission, engine turns...
• Re: Attn. 2L Air cooled experts. Is this a bad idea?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 09:52:14 -0600
  ...The engine cooling is from the fan pushing cooler air from the engine compartment over the engine fins. Hence the importance of the seal...
• Volkswagon V10 TDI engine for your rig someday
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 29 Nov 2013 18:03:17 -0800
  This engine is fitted to a large VW Phaeton car .... eventually these engines could be serious diesel overkill for a vanagon, engine wise. http...
• 2.1 engine FS
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Apr 1996 21:26:52 -0700
  Still have this engine for sale. This engine is a NEW VW engine with 33K on it. Selling it complete, Airbox, computer, etc. E...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:31:54 -0400
  ...If gas engine oils are not formulated correctly > for diesel engines, I wonder whether diesel engine oils are less good > for gasoline engines. > Possibly...
• need an engine wiring harness? i have one cheap
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 11:37:18 EDT
  ...vanagon engine wiring harness. this is all the wiring in the engine compartment except for the fuel injection wiring. it includes all the wires...
• FS Air Cooled Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 00:35:11 -0500
  I just put an engine up on E bay ..... It's there at a really great price. I'd like to see a list...
• Re: Fwd: Engine management (manual control of mixture) A new angle...
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 09:37:44 -0500
  David Utley wrote: > <snip> Why do you believe that cold engines do not run as well as warm? Engines that are "conditioned" by getting...
• turbocharger: how to destroy it
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 19:23:36 -0800
  ...Not every engine is suitable for turbochargers, because you intensify the combustion and add more heat the engines (particularly Diesel engines) need piston cooling...
• Re: Any Used Valagon 2.1L engines available
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:09:08 -0800
  It is just the cross member that is different, not the engine. The only difference on the engine is the front exhaust pipe for...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sat, 5 May 2012 08:59:10 -0500
  ...last minute engine swap questions > > Where can I source that clever "half-circle" attachment to an engine stand? > > I have the red HF engine...
• Re: Help Losing Idle!(still)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 13:09:18 -0600
  Matt Sutton wrote: > > -Running engine with ISV valve disconnected, along with the single > connector to the Idle stabilizer unit behind the tailight. Been this...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sat, 5 May 2012 08:12:00 -0500
  Where can I source that clever "half-circle" attachment to an engine stand? I have the red HF engine stand. My engine (1.9...
• Re: Engine R/R question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:11:32 -0400
  I put mine in after the engine was in but BEFORE I cinched down all the mounting bolts. That also means before all the...
• Re: 2.1 in a 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:54:06 -0500
  I have no idea what happened to the original engine that required a replacement and resulted in the Canadian engine being installed. All that...
• Re: Removing engine the German way
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Tue, 19 May 2009 23:42:23 -0400
  I have used a sawhorse spanning the engine compartment with a come-along winch. The sawhorse elevates the winch and gets it out of...
• rebuild help
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 May 1994 20:19:24 -0400 (EDT)
  Whoa! Did you decide to rebuild this engine, or did it make the decision for you? Did it give up its ghost by itself...
• 81 AC engine seizure?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Galoob
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 18:28:46 EST
  I recently pulled the engine from my 81 westfalia in hopes of repairing the severe oil leakage that it suffered from. The engine had...
• Can O2-sensor make engine run too lean?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:15:00 -0500
  Have been running engine with O2-sensor disconnected for past couple of weeks. Engine performance okay in other regards with sensor disconnected. My Son...
• Re: /f Strange American VWVan Look-alike
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 09 Jun 95 15:20:05 CDT
  ...or he's shoe-horned a rather large Lycoming or Continental aircraft engine in there!!!! 350 cubic engines is a BIG air-cooled engine...
• Re: Ladies Crossing the US
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:51:15 -0500
  ...The engine > durability is much better because the operating temperature is maintained > around 200F maximum, so the engine does not reach temperatures where the...
• engine rebuild date?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Carson
  Fri, 14 May 1999 10:49:28 -0700
  Folks - Got lucky and found a 83.5 vanagon that suffered an (unlucky) electrical harness meltdown/fire in the engine compartment; was able to...
• Any Used Valagon 2.1L engines available
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 21:20:04 -0700
  Volks, Fellow Syncro Owner & Non-list member may be looking for a used replacement 2.1L engine. Would prefer a Syncro engine but would...
• Re: 2.2L EuroCars Engine vs 2.1l Boston Engine
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:44:34 -0700
  ...2.2L EuroCars Engine vs 2.1l Boston Engine > > Folks, > > Soon I will may be deciding which engine to put in a 90 Syncro...
• Re: Removing engine the German way
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 20 May 2009 02:16:37 +0000
  ...So exhaust, tranny, engine carrier and engine were lowered as a unit. Lowered engine onto a piece on plywood on PVC pipe rollers. Used...
• Re: Which Engine To Install and by Whom
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 May 2012 18:07:08 -0700
  ...There's the inline gas four VW engine ... 1.8 8-volve ones, 2.0 ABA ones, 16vavle 1.8 and 2.0 engines...
• Subaru Legacy engine
  Historical mailing list - Marlin K. Troutman
  Sat, 2 Jan 1999 22:38:35 -0500
  ...Searching the net, I found the Kennedy Engineered Products site, and a recommedation of the Subaru Legacy (90-94) engine. Has anyone had any...
• Flywheel and orientation...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 19:26:58 -0700
  Owning both a Porsche 914 and a Vanagon, I feel qualified to comment on the orientations the VW flat-four engine has assumed over...
• Engine Swap Madness...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 6 Mar 1999 09:50:24 PST
  If you go to this page http://www.volkswagen.org/ then click on "Engine Swaps" You will get a list of most VW engine...
• Re: Help decipher S.African Vanagon engine code
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 16 May 2005 17:26:54 -0600
  Engine code DJ appears to be the standard 2.1 wasserboxer engine. With the SA markings on it it is possible it was a...
• Re: Help... Engine troubles, rapid backfiring under load.
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:56:19 -0400
  If the engine is backfiring threw the intake then you most likely have an exhaust valve that is not opening. pull the covers off...
• EV OilChanges and Lower Engine Cover....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 05 May 1996 07:18:22 -0500 (EST)
  There is one major advantage to that lower engine cover on the EV...it keeps 99% of the road dirt, water, etc. from comming...
• Re: Boxer engines
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 21:10:22 -0500
  Andrew, Some more aircraft engines offhand, include the Franklins, Jabiru and Rotax. What engine did the Haflinger have? I've seen a twin opposed...
• Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:36:43 -0600
  Anyone have any comments or experience with the "Ford Zetec" engine swap created by the "Bostig" group? Route 66 Rider! Ramon Hill Live Long...
• Re: Compression test - cold engine or warm engine?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 2 Jun 2013 07:25:24 -0500
  Air craft engines were always tested hot because of loose cold clearances. I would think any compression test would be done with engine warm...
• Re: Golf/Jetta engine in gas Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
  Wed, 16 Oct 1996 11:55:16 -0400
  Volks list, Has anyone used a smaller than 1.8 engine in a diesel/gas conversion..such as a 1.7 or 1.6...
• GEX engines
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Whitlock
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 22:22:29 -0400
  ...apparently, before that engine, it had another remanufactured engine, by non other than GEX. that engine aparently lasted about 4,000 miles then the...
• engine stands
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 08:14:30 -0800
  Hey folks, I am looking into purchasing an engine stand for my 1982 AC westy. I am trying to figure out if I need...
• Re: A couple items of interest? Wrong Subie engine
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 12:13:17 -0500
  On that Subaru engine: Like the sellers Subaru, the Vanagon conversion needs the 2.2 l engine also. The 1.8 l for sale...
• Re: Friday: New VW Engine--it's Miller (cycle) time
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 29 Apr 2016 17:04:15 +0000
  ...Just this week, > we've > > > seen > > > > a fastidiously engineered diesel engine > > > > <http://www.gizmag.com/ford-ecoblue-diesel-engine/43016/> from Ford > > > > and a...
• Re: Boxer engines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 08:25:29 -0600
  Anybody mention the Tucker automobile engine, a helicopter engine conversion but boxer none the less. Stan On Tue, 1 Jan 2002 20:11:27...