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• Re: Friday: Pair of LTs in my driveway
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Fri, 10 May 2013 22:28:05 -0400
  ...It's got a petrol fueled 2.0 now. > Or might just put an Amurkan engine in there. Availability is the operative > word. A...
• Re: VW 2.5L RE: WBX6 RE: difference's between model years
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:32:54 -1000
  ...tried to look that engine up ... found this ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Volkswagen_Group_petrol_engines#2.5_R5_20v_TFSI...
• Re: '85 Haynes Manual
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:11:24 +0200
  ...Volkswagen Transporter (82-90) Transporter > Van & Pickup 1913 & 2109cc water cooled > petrol engines '82 to '90 ...this one is a "Service and Repair Manual...
• T4 Diesel Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Paul McQueen
  Tue, 16 May 2000 18:16:29 +0100
  ...0L Petrol Camper to run on Diesel. I have investigated the 1.6 non & turbo options & have been told that the engine struggles to...
• interesting generator motor
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:09:42 -0400
  ...The Stirling motor http://www.suremarine.com/whispergen.htm Conventional generators are driven by noisy internal combustion diesel or petrol engines. The main feature...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 4 Apr 2013 13:14:44 -0700
  ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca > > '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine...
• Re: 89 Wolfs/Newbie ?? Oil pressure prob
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 20:40:13 +0100
  ...Actual low oil pressure - replace engine. We'll maybe something less >drastic, a rebuild. :-) That's right, plus possible causes for the oil pressure...
• Hightop Van for Sale in Germany
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 02:49:39 +0000
  ...I don't know anything else about it, so inquire of them, not me. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> VW Transporter T3, 1990 1.9 litre petrol engine, 78...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 12 May 2000 20:16:29 -0700
  ...It really is no > different than comparing the petrol tank to the engine running... Seems to > be a lot of wwhat ifs involved in...
• RE: Price of a pancake; '72 engine removal
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  28 Sep 1994 09:36:50 +1000
  ...200 ea and maybe petrol pump kit ($50) and clutch ($200 for german) TOTAL Somewhere between $1200 and $1500 >--Engine removal: >Questions: Firstly, it...
• Re: Spy Behind German Lines...
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 10:08:22 +0200
  ...5-speeds for petrol engines, 70 hp 1.6 turbo-diesel engines (and 5-speeds for those) carbs for waterboxers and ultrabad 50hp aircoolded...
• Re: coolant tank cap
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 09:56:17 -0600
  ...Close is Good Enough ~ Might want to apply a bit of Petrol'Jelly or SiliconeGrease to the Threads & Seal so as to make it...
• Re: How fast (less slow) is a 72 camper?
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 01:06:51 -0000
  ...compared to a 1600cc type 1 engined van. Oh, and by the way, they use more petrol (gas) than the type 1. You need...
• unclassified AAA+
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Wed, 12 May 2004 14:05:53 -0400
  ...is > heavily dependent on > petroleum. Ya, its ironic becouse if i recall correctly, Mr. Diesel himself invented the diesel engine with the idea that...
• Re: Was: Steenkin TDI/engine conversion/global warming..Now, off topic..
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:28:39 -0400
  ...Which consumes more petroleum, one 8 mpg RV or 10,000 hybrids? As far as birth rate goes, in most industrialized countries it's...
• Re: Flickering oil light on idle.
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:04:17 -0700
  ...15-50 when I could get it, the last few years 5-40 "diesel oil" No oil pressure problems, no engine failures. Mark Tyler...
• Re: Lube for heater control cable?
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:19:43 -0800
  ...for a petrol product ...�� ________________________________ From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 2:44 PM...
• Re: Another Synthetic Oil Question
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:56:25 -0600
  ...I recently changed from 20-50 Petroleum Engineers > natural oil to 20-50 Amsoil synthetic. With the natural I had a slow > leak from...
• Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 13:35:07 -0600
  ...Try to work around the bird dookey and taste only those splotches you think are petroleum based. Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931...
• New Engine transplant candidate? VW Twin Charger
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:56:16 -0400
  ...Added to this is VW�s FSI direct-injection petrol technology, delivering fuel at high pressure for added combustion efficiency. The new engine develops...
• Re: gasoline was STP Gas Treatment
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:52:33 -0500
  At 10:48 AM 3/11/2011, Dave Mcneely wrote... >in general, only high compression engines benefit from higher >anti-knock indexes than 87...
• Pooh's on the mend
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 12:07:16 -0000
  ...The engines now a lot smoother but the revs are a little bit low when cold. This week it's the pain barrier - new...
• Re: LeSharo!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:11:14 -0700
  ...Mine is an 88 "petrol engine." 4 > cylinder, 2.2 Litres . They made the Diesel and TD until 87. > Makes our 90 MV seem...
• strange intermittent engine miss
  Historical mailing list - David Luddy
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 16:37:05 -0500
  hello, While driving up the PA turnpike last night, the engine ('86 2.1) started to miss. temperature fine. oil fine. I putt-putted...
• Point Lube from Car Quest
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 06:59:07 -0500 (EST)
  ...The tube came in a box-- the box says "Car Quest engine controls-- ignitio - electrical - emisssions - fuel." The part number is "SL2 Lube Tube...
• Re: westy propane in europe
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 09:30:36 -0600
  >Its my understanding that in Europe propane as a fuel is more >popular and cheaper to run than gas (petrol) so I'm told...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:47:48 -0700
  ...Synthetic allows your engine to run cooler-about 10-15 degrees in my buses, based on my oil temp gauge-important in a water...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 12:35:38 -0800
  ...a >catalytic converter. >JT Though they have terrific economy, diesel engines (burning petrol-diesel) are very polluting without an oxi-cat. I read that...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 12:51:03 -0400
  ...octane, motor (based on observing the fuel's performance in an engine), and research (based on chemical analysis). These methods gave different numbers, with...
• Unusual cases in a/c engine
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 17:14:11 +0100 (BST)
  ...Interesting, cause the cases are forged in France by some guy who builds VW based aero engines and doesn't appear to rate the...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:42:16 -0500
  ...Excerpt taken for Wikipedia which is accurate enough for this discussion. > >> > >> "Diesel engines do not have engine braking in the above sense. Unlike petrol...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 14:36:52 -0800
  ...However, TDI engines are one of the cleanest petrol-fueled engines around, when compared to the cleanest gas engines by Honda, when compared in...
• Re: Running on Tap Water
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 10:48:15 -0500
  ...He swore it worked far better than any commercial spray. > > > He would warm the engine well, then, racing the engine, pour a > considerable > stream...
• Re: A dirty Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:57:43 -0700
  ...I usually use a commercial degreaser from a janitorial supply house (brand pretty much irrelevant - tell them you're trying to remove petroleum grease...
• Re: Rather odd EV 'road test'
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Sun, 3 Mar 1996 01:02:22 -0500 (EST)
  > > They claim 115mph w/a 2.5 petrol engine? Sounds reasonable... > Not to me. The Eurovan has a lot of frontal area. I can...
• API oil grades, was: Stupid question about PENZOIL
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 13:34:15 -0400
  ...are oil perfromance grades from the American Petroleum Institute (API). For 'S'park ignition vehicles (gasoilne engines) they grade oils with letters like SA...
• Re: emission ethics
  Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:03:18 -0600
  >in other words, the most effective immediate way to cope with pollution >and the now permanently decreasing level of petroleum production is >reducing population...
• Re: strange intermittent engine miss
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 16:31:48 -0600
  David Luddy wrote: > hello, > While driving up the PA turnpike last night, the engine ('86 2.1) started > to miss. > temperature fine. > oil fine...
• Re: starbrite star-tron enzyme fuel treatment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:00:14 -0500
  ...Naptha is a petroleum distillate fraction roughly equal to hexane, or white gasoline. That will simply burn in the cylinders, but is more volatile...
• Vans for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Tue, 29 Dec 1998 10:36:16 EST
  ...It appears they are both in England. ------------------------------------------------------------------- VW COMBI LHD PETROL QTY: 10 L. Jackson & Co. Email: rocketsite@compuserve.com Phone: (0) 1302 770485...
• Carbs & MPG report
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:41:15 -0400
  ...My engine has about 50,000 Kms on a factory new engine and, as I said, I run premium petrol. Many of you may...
• Re: Vw news
  Historical mailing list - side.loading.naish.machine
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:01:26 -0800
  ...electricity does not -necessarily- emit nasty airpollution such as you get from coal or refined petroleum. California in particular gets signficant electricity from natural...
• Re: Mobil1 15-50 and setting a new piston ring
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 17:19:09 -0600
  ...breaking in a new/rebuilt engine can completely destroy the cam and rings, and should be done with petroleum based (read: not synthetic) oil...
• Re: A couple of questions as I seem to move towards a strip down.
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 13:45:31 -0600
  ...Syncros do have sealant between tranny and engine, for moisture, I presume. Bentley calls for it when reinstalling the tranny. tx, bmc :) "Faith will...
• Re: Gasoline -
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 28 May 2008 18:16:50 -0700
  --- Scott Foss - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > Siberia is pumping petroleum like crazy now, where 15 years ago there > was no oil industry at...
• synthetic oil (switching teams)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Clay
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 12:09:10 EST
  ...etc in petroleum based oils). My question is, and the concern is its "engine cleaning ability" the manufacturers speak of. My engine its all...
• I got a van, thanks for the help
  Historical mailing list - Lukas Heukamp
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 22:15:11 +0100
  ...Today I got a 1979 cuddely with a 2L engine. the second engine has 90,000 km on it. The lpo has always driven...
• Re: GoWesty Aluminum Valve Covers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:27:50 -0700
  ...an engine is supposed to be left bone dry to rust on all the metal parts. and transmissions, etc. Metal likes petroleum products applied...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 11:50:13 -0400
  ...Take your favorite petroleum oil and a synthetic oil and put a sample of each in your freezer over night. Look at how slowly...
• VW Racing Diesel information and low rpm highway cruising
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 13:14:49 -0600
  ...This magazine is mainly about high performance petrol engines, so diesel content is very limited. But the VW diesel TDI rally cars surprised them...
• Re: unclas gas prices.. and what they'll be this summer
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 19:26:30 -0500
  ...Our agriculture style is highly petroleum-dependent. The only way to make that up in labor would be to switch to a less mechanized...
• Re: Engine Bay Negative Strap Questions. 1988 Westy. PICS.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 8 May 2012 16:41:11 -0700
  ...Rust Check ( a petroleum based rust inhibitor and > lube) Link: http://www.rustcheck.com/ all over the seams in engine > bay, rusty PS hard...
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 15 May 2004 07:33:42 -0700
  ...Diesel cycle engines produce CO2 as an exhaust >component in approximately the same quantity per stroke regardless of the >fuel source D1,D2, McDooDoo...
• Re: VW V-6 diesel in Volvos? (no Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 12:47:17 -0600
  ...Can anyone > > verify that, and tell what models the engine was available in? Thanks! > > A VW-V6-Diesel in a Volvo is new to...
• Re: Engine Bay Negative Strap Questions. 1988 Westy. PICS.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 7 May 2012 17:13:48 -0700
  I've been spraying Rust Check ( a petroleum based rust inhibitor and lube) Link: http://www.rustcheck.com/ all over the seams in engine...
• Re: LeSharo!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:40:38 -0700
  ...Mine is an 88 "petrol engine." 4 > cylinder, 2.2 Litres . They made the Diesel and TD until 87. > Makes our 90 MV seem...
• Re: Engine question just curious
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 25 Oct 2017 09:17:32 -0300
  ...The T3 was available elsewhere in the world with inline engines (1.6TD in Europe, I4/i5 petrol in South Africa). Things become a...
• Re: Plastic VS steel engine covers
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 08:02:36 -0400
  I guess I'm not burning petrol either ...ooohh :)! Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• '84 GL exhaust leaks
  Historical mailing list - Vanderzanden Michael (DCUS/SET21)
  Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:50:31 +0000
  ...I am replacing the collector pipe on my '84 GL which has a petrol engine. I have done this job many times in the...
• Re: Gas, milage, etc (was Air Engine)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:34:06 +0000
  ...No one knows, but watch out.> BULL! Propaganda from the American Petroleum Institute, which runs dozens of commercials an hour on the radio here...