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Heater core front and rear inline? Has anyone done this mod?
Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 15:38:01 -0500
I'm thinking of removing the T fittings on the heater hoses and running my heater hoses inline versus parallel as they are in...
Re: starting to wonder if
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:15:07 -0700
...tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >> > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http...
Using gas inline 4 manifold
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Thu, 8 Oct 1998 13:27:37 -0700
Hello- For all of you out there have pushed gas inline 4 into your vans - did you use an exhaust manifold that used those...
Re: In praise of VW inline fours
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 23:54:39 -0400
...In praise of VW inline fours That's a pretty generic link. I poked around but could only find zetecs in the $1000 price...
VW inline four-bangers
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:43:33 -0500
...Has anyone installed an inline four into a Vanagon and put a carburetor on it? I have been chasing the Omni with the 1700...
Inline Westfalia For Sale
Historical mailing list - Erik O
Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:37:37 -0500
Got to sell my 82' Inline Converted Westfalia. This is a great camper with none of the 'wasserboxer' wories. Being a bad time to...
Re: Was: Re: Cool modified DOKA... engine layouts/oritntation
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 1 Sep 2009 21:05:28 -0400
...What's wrong with "boxer"? Orientation of the engine shouldn't have anything to do with engine-layout; an inline engine runs along the...
Re: Whats a Tiico Conversion?
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Thu, 31 Oct 2002 11:38:33 -0800
...tiico specifically is the complete inline 4 conversion kit as purchased through tii trading company... aka TiiCo (www.tiico.com)..... the kit consists of...
Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] weird engine behavior, stops on downhill coasting, diagnostic help?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:21:32 -0700
...with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com > . > To post to this group, send email to > vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder...
Re: In praise of VW inline fours
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:23:22 -0400
...And of course there is the TDI Diesel, >> which is hard to find locally. >> >> Inline-four ABA engines have longer rods which >> minimize vibration...
Re: digifant issues ruining our trip!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:20:00 -0700
...so it's like Vanagon Waterboxer Digifant running an inline four ? I plan to do that myself pretty soon. Scott On 10/16/2013...
Re: VW inline four-bangers
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:47:54 -0700
...And with a Webber carb would be > better still. > > Has anyone installed an inline four into a Vanagon and put a carburetor > on it...
Re: need engine options for '82 diesel Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Sat, 29 May 1999 11:52:47 -0700
The gas inline four raps out fairly rapidly with the high ratio final drive of the diesel tranny, (my Dad has a 1.8L...
Re: Conversion Choices
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 2 Sep 2012 13:42:11 -0600
Robert I'm not seeing what it is in my post that would make it appear to you that I think an inline-four...
inline 4 SWAP? was Re: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Thu, 8 Feb 2007 01:33:00 EST
...with the Vanagon if one was doing a swap to an inline 4? The bell housing? The oil pan? The...anything? Or is it...
Re: 1993 Eurovan with 127,000 miles: yes or no
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Wed, 5 Feb 2014 16:40:22 -0800
...yes or no >> > > >> > > I've been led to believe that the EV bellhousings include the bosses for >> > both the standard inline VAG engines, as...
Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:28:28 -0800
...I can't really guess which is more inexpensive to make.......and inline cast iron block four, or an opposed aluminum block four cylinder...
Re: 1993 Eurovan with 127,000 miles: yes or no
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Wed, 5 Feb 2014 16:42:54 -0800
...yes or no >>>> >>>> I've been led to believe that the EV bellhousings include the bosses >> for >>> both the standard inline VAG engines, as...
Re: Inline 8v head
Historical mailing list - PSD
Mon, 7 Sep 2015 17:44:27 -0400
...07, 2015 5:29 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Inline 8v head Does anyone out there have an 8v head I can...
Re: All engines have issues...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 22 May 2010 16:53:43 -0700
...They could have done very well indeed with a 1.8 or 2.0 inline four .. and heck...in South Africa the stock vanagon...
Re: Subie Vulchers
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Fri, 2 May 2008 09:48:48 -0700
Hell the vultures have always been around, before the inline 4 there were the 911 or the Corvair vultures as well in bays and...
Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 16:11:00 -0500
At 01:00 PM 11/9/2010 -0800, Don Hanson wrote: > Dunno about a WBX motor, but for my inline when I had a...
WTB: Used Adapter plate and flywheel. (VW inline 4 gas into Vanagon manual tranny)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 15:59:45 -0700
...Anyone have a good used Kennedy (or other good quality) flywheel and adapter plate to adapt a Jetta/Golf inline 4 cylinder gas engine...
Re: VW inline four-bangers
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 21:50:42 -0400
John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> writes: > Or for that matter, are there any inline four bangers in ANY model > VW that you are are...
Re: � � � engine swaps
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:24:34 EDT
...Inline 4 cylinder VW/Audi engines, Inline 5 cylinder engines, Oettinger 6 cylinder boxer engines, VW VR 6 engines. Chevy V8 (I think it...
Re: Another inline Bay conversion (not mine)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:56:00 -0800
...Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
'82 diesel parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Brian Bush
Fri, 26 Oct 2001 20:37:12 -0600
I have the following parts from my '82 Westy diesel that could be used for an inline conversion for sale: - Original equipment diesel cross...
Re: Oil pressure checking
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sat, 22 Jan 2005 09:15:29 -0500
Zoltan is this an inline 4 or a WBX oil pressure switch in the head is typically in line 4 talk you need to...
Re: 1993 Eurovan with 127,000 miles: yes or no
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Wed, 5 Feb 2014 16:45:28 -0800
...yes or no >>>> >>>> I've been led to believe that the EV bellhousings include the bosses for >>> both the standard inline VAG engines, as...
Re: Buying a Van
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:24:20 -0700
...so I don't have experience with their Smog Police on the inline-powered vans. I have seen plenty inline gassers running and licensed...
Re: CIS fuel injection, Inline 4 conversion.
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:35:11 -0700
...an '82 canadian model diesel westy, >that was converted to an inline 4 (Maybe a rabbit engine?) supposedly by >Smallcar Performance quite a few...
Re: Replace Heads or Engine?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 13 Nov 2010 12:41:27 -0800
...I do turbo diesels, subaru's , inline four gas VW's .. they're pretty easy in a way actually - inline four gas VW's...
Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???
Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
Mon, 11 Jan 1999 14:32:54 -0600
...These inline diesel motors are very much like their smaller inline brothers with 4 cylinders except for changes needed to make it 5 instead...
Re: Inline Fuel Temp?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:36:06 -0800
...Inline Fuel Temp? Has anyone ever seen of or heard of such a thing as an inline fuel temp themometer that would connect to...
parting out '82 diesel vanagon.. want to put a inline 4 gas or diesel in ur van?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:58:16 EST
for those who are lookin for the diesel setup to convert your waterboxer into a inline 4cyl gas or diesel... this guy is parting...
FS: 84 w/ inline-4 conversion $1500
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 20:48:31 EDT
Hi All, My buddy in Colma, California is selling a 1984 Vanagon GL with an inline GTI 1.8 conversion. This thing gave me...
Re: Parts needed for inline four swap?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 10 Aug 2002 16:29:03 -0700
...the parts needed to convert a 1985 > Vanagon to a VW inline four 1.8L? Diesel parts: motor mounts/craddles, bell > housing, coolant hoses...
Re: What Mini-Projects are going on?
Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 07:29:55 -1000
...I have considered the audi 5 cyl conversion, but it is still $1000 more than converting to an inline 4. I will probably convert...
Re: Fwd: air intake snorkel hose
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:51:44 -0700
...In USA/CA models this started in 82 inline engine models. When waterboxers later came out they first got the primitive version on the...
Re: Engine almost dying when first starting...
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 10 Jun 2014 14:06:27 -0700
...On Monday, June 9, 2014, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > Digifant II system, inline four VW.. 1.8 liter head... > > > 'hunting around" like...
Re: Soliciting VW Engine Recommendations
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:40:33 -0800
It seems the most common VW gas inline engine is a 2.0 block with 1.8 8V head. Doing this on a 2...
Re: Inline Fuel Temp?
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Sat, 20 Nov 2004 22:03:47 -0800
...Inline Fuel Temp? > > Has anyone ever seen of or heard of such a thing as an inline fuel temp > themometer that would connect to...
Installing AMP in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
Sun, 21 Sep 2003 20:33:00 -0400
...I have tried installing both a ground-loop isolator (to the RCA plugs) and an inline noise filter ( on the 12V + wire) independent of...
Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 1 Jun 2003 23:49:04 -0700
To "No Brain Available" or anyone else who thinks the inline four is a very bad idea have you ever changed a water pump...
Re: Replace Heads or Engine?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:33:44 -0800
Roger, You might want to consider changing to an inline VW motor, "while you are in there". I am not going to be a...
Re: 1.8 8v to 2.0 aba conversion
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:43:30 -0700
...There really is no one source to tell you just everything you know for the ABA inline conversion. It is pretty basic but there...
Re: inline hybrid motor?
Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
Sun, 29 Mar 2015 11:32:12 -0400
...explain this? What is an "inline hybrid motor"? >> >> ---- Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> >>> As I was tuning my inline hybrid motor >> >> David McNeely >> >> >>
Inline 4 engines for sale?
Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:11:26 -0700
Any one out there in vw land have any good rebuilt/upgraded Inline 4 engines for sale? My van has a 1.8 liter...
Re: Tiico oil filter, DO IT RIGHT!
Historical mailing list - Westyman
Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:55:36 -0800
...It can be used on all 8V inline engines [except waterboxers] according to him. -----Original Message----- what is the difference in the mann 719...
Re: Advice on possible engine replacement
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:20:41 -0600
Fastforward http://www.fastforward.ca/vanagon Has a table on his site for sizes and types of engines for doing inline mods with. As...
prices was: In praise of VW inline fours
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:23:34 -0400
...In praise of VW inline fours Jim- check out http://tinyurl.com The link you gave below is not click-able. $600 is still...
Re: All engines have issues...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 22 May 2010 16:02:49 -0700
> but a GOOD well done EFI 1.8 inline four gasser is a very decent pacakge. > Just not overly powerful. About the same as...
Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Thu, 16 May 2013 12:47:03 -0700
...All This Talk About Inline VWConversions... The other day, I saw an outfit putting a Subaru Boxer diesel into a Vanagon in Raleigh.� The...
Parts needed for inline four swap?
Historical mailing list - JT Harvey
Sat, 10 Aug 2002 16:19:24 -0700
Does anybody have a detailed list of the parts needed to convert a 1985 Vanagon to a VW inline four 1.8L? Diesel parts...
Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 15 Sep 2013 05:02:20 -0700
...vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines @googlegroups.com I don't think there is an actual comprehensive 'how to' site or blog...
Re: A new project..inline 4 VW van
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 7 Jun 2010 07:04:29 -0700
...Us "Fringe-y McFringersons" who talk about Bostigs, Zetecs, Subarus, Inlines, etc. are sometimes sent away from the main Vangon list to discuss our...
Re: Eurospec conversion
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 11:20:11 -0800
...I don't believe that there is faster coolant flow in a gas inline 4. I guess you could examine the various water pumps...
Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Sun, 15 Sep 2013 06:50:24 -0700
...I have a simple question that I have never seen addressed in any of your posts� about your inline-4. Does that engine fit...
Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:43:41 -0500
...doing 1.8 T engines into vangons. > that's inline four 1.8 ........with FIVE valves per cylinder ! and > turbocharged. > > Scott > turbovans.com > > > > > ----- Original...
Inline Swap Parts Group Purchase
Historical mailing list - Erik O
Wed, 1 Apr 1998 10:47:29 -0500
If anyone is considering doing an inline gas conversion on their vans, this message may be of some use to you. I'm upgrading...