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• Wire size question.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:27:01 -0700
  ...Right now, I am only using it for short periods because it's wired into my interior celing light circuit, which I am assuming...
• Re: Highest mileage?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 13:32:42 -0800
  ...Of course, everything has been replaced, including the speedometer, one new short block, three top-end rebuilds, and a tranny swap w/ new CVs...
• 1.9L heads. Who has used them ...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 19:08:53 -0500
  ...Is it a large increase? I completed a 2.1L short block and a set of 1.9L heads I would like to put...
• How to clean WHITE on POP top/Curtains
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jul 1995 14:44:50 -0400
  ...When re-doing curtains, try backing them with a day-block fabric. This blocks out light very well, and makes van harder to see...
• short block build tips?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 10 May 2003 01:08:05 -0700
  ...I think this means i am ready to put the short block together. So some things i want to do just for kicks is...
• Re: Hydraulic lifter wear/cleaning question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:25:19 -0700
  Wasserboxer 1.9L short block is said to be less likely need overhaul especially if it has low or medium total mile age on...
• Re: GEX Engines
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Sat, 15 Apr 1995 09:39:51 -0400 (EDT)
  ...My short block came with the wrong sized studs for the heads and the oil pressure port was not tapped. They treated me like...
• Please help me..Waaaa!..Bus don't go
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Jul 1995 01:36:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I decided to take it around the block for a test drive. At the exact opposite end of the block it died, just stopped...
• Re: HEADSTUD HORROR!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 22:51:20 -0500
  ...them, as these are gennerally in the block very tight. Witch one do you need the short or the long /bottom or top? I...
• Re: Cold weather, short trips
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:08:36 -0600
  ...Circulating system or block heaters were a necessity = So were hot plate battery heaters too. John R On 1/23/2013 3:36 PM...
• Re: Injector cleaning
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Wed, 6 Apr 2011 08:40:57 -0700
  same here all mine actually fine, no blockage really but I am still glad I did this becasue I got newseal and short hoses...
• Re: head post-mortem, and a question
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 14:38:29 -0700
  ...It is. > > Third, I noticed that the last two thread turns of > my removed head stud > are full of iron from the block, so...
• Part number needed..
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:45:42 -0500
  ...is a short one which goes from the oil breather tube on the top of the 2.1 L engine block. This one is...
• Value of 2.1 Engine Cores / Crankshafts?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:31:46 -0800
  ...I saw an ad on TheSamba where a person is offering $100 for crankshafts, $150 for short blocks, and $200 for long blocks (plus...
• Re: Double T Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 16:18:56 +0100
  ...one for the short term and then see if you can fabricate some type of replacement in the future. </blockquote><br> My local VW...
• CAT Update
  Historical mailing list - Don R. Preston, Jr.
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 12:47:29 -0700
  ...It may just be me, but they both seem to be getting very very hot after a short trip around the block..... Anyone know...
• Re: extend-a-stay propane device
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:29:23 -0400
  ...from the new block. Use a sturdy vise and a substanial wrench. The block has red thread seal on it and it's very...
• 5cyl EV engine in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 17:50:48 -0400
  ...conversion just threw my plans into disarray by locating an EV short block. So my question is, will the EV engine fit a Vanagon...
• Re: Winter Storage delimma
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 18:24:36 +0200
  ...tyres for that short ride into the garage and then you said that you'd put it up on blocks anyway. A battery operated...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:12:43 -0700
  ...Rebuilding a short block is something I have not tried. David --- Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > I just went through a 2...
• Using LED's as dash lights
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:38:43 -0700
  ...are a shorter wavelength of light, and are somewhat harmful over the long haul. The acrylic plastic does little to block these wavelengths of...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:26:07 -0400
  ...Engine Replacement Options >I absolutely agree with you that I took a risk in not doing anything, > not even checking, the short block. The...
• Wiring warning: corrosion on AC main feed wire
  Historical mailing list - Rob Scott
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 20:39:11 -0700
  ...Eventually the 50-amp fuse may have melted or the junction block may have melted. A short of the 10-gauge wire to ground...
• Re: Easiest Platform to Cnvert to I-4 FROM?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:50:54 -0400
  ...I think the input shaft needs to be shortened, as well. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '86 Volvo 240DL wagon '82 VW Vanagon Westfalia Diesel
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 May 2012 15:22:03 -0400
  ...blocks are to isolate the pump vibrations from the chassis so the sound doesn't drive you mad. Early vans had a short ground...
• Vallejo
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jun 1996 09:29:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The sale includes the whacked bus ('71 westy), a couple carb & FI (circa '70 type 3) sets, '71 body parts, likely the short block...
• How hot should a diesel run?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 16:48:55 -0700
  Got my head is back on, coolant in and went for a short test drive. Ran OK, but since I've never driven it...
• Diesel engines for sale (parts or rebuild)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 13:46:00 -0500
  ...regrind or weldup/regrind, block good, cyls have no wear, head good. $300 1.6 liter from Vanagon, shortblock only, partially apart, but parts...
• Re: TDI engines availability
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 00:27:22 -0500
  ...When our EV engine was replaced, the short block retailed for >>$3200. No head, electronics, etc. > >Having heard this, I'd like to revise...
• Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:35:39 -0600
  Correct me if I'm wrong, but what you describe as a 'short circuit' pretty much simulates coolant flowing through the heater core. I...
• Re: Low power, SHORT, just questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:31:51 EST
  Marcperdue questioned: "Also, if the cat were blocked, wouldn't I NOT have exhaust gases coming out the tailpipe?"� Depends on how much it...
• Re: will a 2.1L long block wrk with 1.9L FI and hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:50:25 -0500
  ...will a 2.1L long block wrk with 1.9L FI and hardware? I was wondering if the 2.1L long block can be...
• Re: Temp gauge and red light HELP
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 12:44:54 -0600
  ...Sounds like the wire at the sender is broken and shorting to the block or the harness itself has been chaffed badly. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned...
• Re: Engine Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 12:38:34 -0800
  ...lives under the air distribution box, attached to the block via one of the short through-bolts. I think it's the second small...
• F/Friday: New Vanagon Engine Idea: JB Weld Block & Heads
  Historical mailing list - Mark & Laura Magee
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:04:20 -0500
  Volks, I was thinking about all the Vanagon engine swap-out mania and wondered if we shouldn't consider just casting our own blocks...
• Re: Vbelt placement?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:34:30 -0500
  ...Of those two, the PS pump is the shorter.. So, closest to the block counting back: 1. Longest of the two skinnier ones 2...
• 2.1 engine pull: which coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Sun, 29 Jun 2003 13:35:02 -0400
  ...From there, one short, smaller-diameter hose goes into the block, and a large-diameter one drops down and under the engine back to...
• Re: Bentley Manual info needed cats
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Fri, 27 Feb 1998 08:00:39 -0500
  ...right forward side of the block with the thermostat housing attached off to the left by a short section of hose. Mark '91 Carat...
• Re: Repeat post: (was: # head gasket failure modes and emergency temporary fixes)
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 22:55:51 -0800
  ...Nothing short of a specially milled metal or wood block would be able to sit against the mating surfaces of the head and cylinders...
• Re: What are the 2 studs that block the distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 08:34:07 -0800
  ...Being so long, they block my >> distributor from rotating in a full arc. Is there any reason not >> to cut them shorter with a...
• Chevy 304 -> '68 bus swap?
  Historical mailing list - Dale Yuzuki's Work Account
  Tue, 11 Jul 95 13:44:22 PDT
  ...My friend with a '68 was interested in installing a short- block V-8. Does anyone know what is involved, whether or not kits...
• Boxer....
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 20:05:34 -0800
  Its the frequent rebuilds that our little engines require- the short blocks lie arond all over the FLAPS and get refered to as Boxer...
• 1.6 liter engine core
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 08:56:29 EDT
  ...junk- so he threw them away!! i have the 1.9 short block, cases split but not apart- he coudnt get the pistons off...
• Re: 3 blocks w. no oil in the van
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 22:37:11 -0500
  ...Do you think I seriously shortend the life of this > 1.9l waterboxer? ...I was using Castrol Syntec synethetic oil, and if > you recall...
• AW: 3 blocks w. no oil in the van
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 00:26:29 -0700
  Three blocks must only take one minute. This is hardly enough time for it to overheat which is the result of friction . Oil reduces...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:09:17 -0400
  >for the .006" to be taken up using solid lifters, however, that means, as >the engine heats up, the crankcase, cylinder block and heads...
• Re: Free Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 19:38:40 -0600
  > - 1.6TD Short Block (good used) The law of the Vanagon Universe: How badly you need a part correlates to the distance away from...
• FS 84 motor FS parts
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 14:17:22 -0700
  84 short block FS # 2 rod is slapping but if you are planning on rebuild this would be a great start it has piston...
• Re: R rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:03:48 -0700
  ...create a shorter return route for the hot coolant that does not include the radiator (where the liquid is "cooled"). By blocking the two...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:30:33 -0700
  ...I am confident that my 83.5 Engine has a solid short block. But of course only time will tell. Currently it idles very...
• Re: '86 GL tuning advise
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 27 Sep 1997 21:07:21 -0400
  ...This is the mark that should be aligned with the block split line. Is it possible that you accidentally set your timing 10% ahead...
• 81 westie kitchen fuse blown - where is it?
  Historical mailing list - alan sinclair
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 23:36:36 -0700
  while adding a fan to the refigerator on our 81 westie we've shorted the 12v supply and now the "kitchen" electrics don't...
• Re: From 2.0L ABA to TDI
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:16:50 -0700
  ...finally went to a really different engine block. so 'up to a 98 AHU" is the short answer.' Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message...
• Re: Saddest day of my car-owning life :-(
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Mar 1990 18:52:05 -0500
  ...Worst case - trashed engine - i think a whole block is about $2K, a long block is about $700 plus you have to transfer a...
• Re: short-lived rebuilds
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 6 Apr 95 10:50:15 PDT
  ...I'm leaning towards a GEX rebuilt long block. At $300 for heads plus another $300 for pistons/cylinders plus another $100 for bearings...
• Re: Sad tale - followup
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 08:44:20 -0700
  ...the engine block, that > adds $400-$1100 to the price (yes, the $1100 is the dealership core charge), > the short block runs from $1800...
• Re: Battery Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 10:12:55 -0800
  ...Should the insulation on these wires be damaged there is a real danger of them shorting to the frame, and the potential for a...
• Re: Vanagon Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:23:19 -0800
  1) The pivot Ball is raised with a spacer block, increasing the relative travel of the lower end of the shift lever. This makes...
• Re: 87 passenger from southwest
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 16:24:24 -0800
  ...block.' if you are going to mention modifying plemum brackets......... then we can mention l other things..... like whether there is a short or...
• Re: The alternator issue
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:13:01 -0700
  ...Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> David Beierl wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:4bcb868a.292ce50a.39f5.ffffaea6@mx.google.com" type="cite">At...