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• Re: OPOC engine
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:32:56 -0500
  ...claims of how this 2 > stroke > motor has lower emissions and less oil consumption than a four stroke. > This motor may have fewer cylinders...
• 1.9 and 2.1 measurements
  Historical mailing list - Ivicz_vanagon
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 07:22:19 +0100
  Hi, does anybody know where to find the 1.9 and 2.1L watercooled engines' bore and stroke sizes? TIA, ll@ Hungary, Europe
• Cam timing
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:44:50 -0700
  ...When the valve cannot follow the oscillation of the cam lobe it is said to 'float' Why don't 2 stroke engines have valve...
• Re: How do you check compression?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:45:18 -0500
  ...On 9/13/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > Engine warmed-up, cold, doesn't matter? > > Counting number of strokes -- is that...
• Re: Eurocars 2.2 Engine - anyone have more info?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 17:27:53 -0500
  ...The extra displacement comes from slightly larger pistons and longer stroke. Fuel injection system remains the same. If you run a 2.1L block...
• Re: Improving On Engine Lubrication
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 10:45:24 -0600
  Two stroke oil is designed to be burnt and is extremely thin when warmed. It does not have any of the additives that 4...
• WBX Question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 20:45:31 -0800
  Does anyone know if the 2.1l WBX engine can be bored or stroked? Is this just asking for more trouble? Thanks Todd '88...
• Re: Oettenger 2.5L Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 15:26:27 EDT
  There was some company pushing a bigger displacment (stroked) Wasserboxer 4. Check with Wasserboxer Cleric Robert Keezer (?). He'd probably know something like that...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:59:11 -0600
  I always understood that the rule of thumb was (1) increase power by increasing cylinder pressure by increasing the stroke, which would allow you...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 9 Jun 2019 06:58:10 -0600
  ...fairly consistent resistance for the Full Stroke or is there an area @ the Top/Beginning of the Stroke that Feels like You are pushing...
• Re: Big Valves for me?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 16:56:10 -0700
  Damon wrote: >82mm stroked crank (sent mine off to be modified) and >95mm pistons instead of the 94s. Counterweighted crank too? Stock rods? Or...
• Re: Heard from John Rodgers last night--not good news
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sat, 26 Jul 2014 22:32:57 -0700
  ...John Rodgers wrote me a very brief email to tell me he had had a stroke on his right side. ----- Thanks for the report...
• RE: hydraulic clutch
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Jun 95 13:15:23 EDT
  ...I only got a tiny bit of air the first 25 > clutch strokes. It probably took 50 strokes to do the whole > job! > I...
• '87 Syncro Westy for sale....Maybe
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 22:59:40 -0500
  ...Fresh tranny, Stroker motor with another stock one on the bench. (stroker doesn't like the FI and I can't get it to...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 11:14:17 -0800
  ...what is the best way to > maintain the compression ratio when increasing the > stroke? The current working solution seems to be > machining down the...
• Re: Oil Fill Level - Only go halfway. Makes a difference! Thanks Dennis.
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:08:13 -0400
  ...same, but on the other hand the stroke is slightly less. (What IS the difference in stroke?) If you have a pressure gauge, you...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 17:12:29 EST
  ...a few weeks ago : ) Where are you getting the parts to stroke and bore this thing? I wonder how additional heat at the head...
• Re: (LVC) Frydae Diesels in the Air
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:14:36 +1300
  ...2-strokes. -- Regards Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator Mollusc, Toyota & VW van fan
• Re: Heard from John Rodgers last night--not good news
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:29:42 -0700
  ...a very brief email to tell me he had had a stroke on > his right side. He has moved from Birmingham to a smaller...
• Re: 133 mph WB?? BUNK!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 23:51:05 -0500
  Dennis - I think there's something more to this discussion than meets the eye when one speaks of stroke vs power! Back in the...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers, checkout Pauter's Roller tip rockers...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:03:46 EDT
  They also make pistons. For those looking for new pistons to go with a stroker crank and longer rods might check them out. Robert
• Re: Darwin fish car decal
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:12:21 +0000
  Personally, I like the science 'fish' and the cat 'fish' . "different strokes for different folks" that is the beauty of life. Todd '88 Westy...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:59:46 -0700
  You have a 4 stroke engine, also called a 4 cycle. (I don't mean 4 cyl though yours is that too) With a...
• Re: Out of Albuquerque
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 09:59:44 -0700
  ...Great stroke of luck! Happy travels....... Gracias, Miguel
• Re: Engine Parts
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 14:13:18 -0500
  ...You can increase displacement by increasing the bore, or the stroke, or both. The stock stroke on a 2.1 is longer than a...
• Sources - No V-gon Content
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 May 2003 17:50:02 -0500
  ...I'm looking for a couple of these with a stroke of 10 to 12 inches. Although other strokes may work. I am also...
• Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:38:00 -0500
  ...At speed, the engine compression stroke will quickly be cancelled out by the de-compression after the piston passes top dead center. When turning...
• Fwd: Questions for the Engine Builders Re: high lift rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:55:20 EDT
  ...cam, heads, pistons, stroke, etc. > Therefore the rockers only have a small effect on performance, The engine is > NOT made for HIGH PERFORMANCE. > > The...
• Re: [Q] Decreasing gear ratio
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jan 1995 14:37:26 -0500
  ...tires--you'd get more ground clearance for rough terrain (and working under your van!) and you would lower your revs in one stroke.
• Re: Valve Adjusting
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 20:35:45 EDT
  ...Set motor to TDC on the power stroke of no 1 cylinder (this is the cylinder closest to the front of the van on...
• Re: Heard from John Rodgers last night--not good news
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 05:36:58 -0700
  ...John Rodgers wrote me a very brief email to tell me he had had a stroke on his right side. He has moved from...
• Re: digifant injection
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 19:51:20 -0700
  ...intake stroke was starting for that cylinder. �Does the fuel vapor just > sort of accumulate behind the intake valve until the intake stroke for...
• V-12 power in your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:25:55 -0500
  ...http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/feature-guy-builds-world-s-smallest-4-stroke-v12-engine-is-aircooled-video-
• Re: How do you check compression?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:56:18 +0000
  ...How do you check compression? > > Engine warmed-up, cold, doesn't matter? > > Counting number of strokes -- is that the number of wuh-wuh-wuh...
• Re: LVC: OPOC engine
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 12:12:16 -0800
  On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 11:53 AM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > Neil, what stroke is that motor? > Trying to get an...
• Re: 2.5L 120HP waterboxer.....that runs on 91 octane......90mm stroke by 94mm bore....and pases smog...hmmm?
  Historical mailing list - vana-gogh
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 23:46:00 -0400
  Hi, what is the european version of the engine? It gets 110hp? What is the 2.5l that gets 120hp? Thanks
• Re: Friday Topic: Your Vanagon Accessories
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 10:35:40 -0700
  ...has spare alternator spare fuel pump belt plugs oil (two stroke and four stroke) syphon hose pending mods new rear bumper (still in design...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:31:31 -0700
  ...I'm not assuming it's faulty, but my concern is that if > > (ignoring cam now) I have #1 set to the "exhaust" stroke...
• A little help pease
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:04:05 -0600
  ...Memory doesn't work so good since my stroke. Very popular man. Has helped us a lot and contributed much. Anybody???
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - Mad and Ed
  Sat, 15 May 2004 17:51:02 -0700
  ...Also, diesels do produce less CO2 "per stroke" (than comparable gasoline engines) because they are seriously oversupplied with air on a "per stroke" basis...
• Re: Cam timing
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:18:01 -0700
  ...When the valve cannot follow the > oscillation of the cam lobe it is said to 'float' > > Why don't 2 stroke engines have valve...
• Names
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:15:51 -0500
  Ever since my stroke I have sometimes trouble remembering names. Can Someone help me with remembering Vanagon member Keezer's first name. I know...
• Friday.... batons...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 10:56:41 -0800
  ...Thrust! Thrust! Butt-stroke! ..." No VW content, but it IS Friday... :) Bill
• What do Vanagon drivers paddle?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 17:56:35 -0500
  ...Looking for a Kevlar Y-stern for use with a 2HP Honda 4 stroke - for those big northwestern Ontario lakes. Todd Guttman Columbus, Ohio...
• Using larger pistons in a 2.1 to make it a 2.2
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Tue, 20 May 2003 11:48:47 -0700
  ...No change in the stroke.
• Wear Index
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 10 Nov 94 10:10:39 PST
  ...Vanagon and EV owners, please send along the ratio and stroke info. if you can. We need Diesel data for both 4 and 5...
• Stroked T4 fuel problems
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Rokus
  Sat, 05 Jul 1997 03:39:06 -0700
  Hi Has anyone on the list played with stroking an Air cooled vanagon motor while retaining the Fuel Injuction system? Will adding an O2...
• Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 engine? Part II
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 10:11:40 EDT
  I wrote: > FWIW let's calculate stroke assuming the heads are the same. >Bentley only mentions one piston for both engines; 9.4 cm...
• Re: Heard from John Rodgers last night--not good news
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:16:36 -0400
  ...a very brief email to tell me he had had a stroke on > his right side. He has moved from Birmingham to a smaller...
• engine problem symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:11:59 -0500 (CDT)
  ...When >turning the engine over manually, there's quite a bit of resistance on >the compression stroke of number one, and not a whole...
• Re: Stroke
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Thu, 7 Aug 2014 11:20:12 -0500
  ...of the kindness of List Member Jim Felder - I > had a stroke back in the last week of June. Yesterday, I walked the length...
• Re: Question about AVP 1.9 to 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 17:53:08 EDT
  ...to the 2.1 from the 1.9-----dont know about the innards---------is the 2.1 a longer stroke, bore, or both? J.
• Re: Diesel injection pump setting
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 23:06:57 EST
  ...writes: << (86 degrees according to the manual). >> the pump is not set this way..it's set by pump plunger stroke vs. TDC steve
• Re: leveling van ride height /cheap way to do it
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 21:15:37 -0800
  Why not use regular coil spring adjusters?? Not a sublime way to attack the problem, but as they say, different strokes for different folks...
• Re: A/C tranny in my na diesel!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 28 Oct 2012 08:18:03 -0600
  I cant remember/misplaced the diesel spec sheet for bore and stroke, but wondering if the 1.9 ha a longer stroke? Breaks down...
• Re: Slightly Overpriced GL on The Samba
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:27:40 -0800
  ...what's the value of a van that's untouched by a DPO? Different strokes. Mark On Dec 20, 2010, at 7:40 AM...
• Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:56:48 -0500
  ...The compression and power strokes sort of cancel each other out, but the intake stroke has to try to pull air into the cylinder...
• Re: How do you check compression?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:21:01 -0400
  ...But it takes 6-8 strokes to reach >max reading. If you have a Honda you will find it takes 4-5 strokes only...
• Type 3 in a type 2
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:18:45 -0700
  I have a type 3 I'm going to stroke and bore for my '72 van. I'm looking for some input on the...
• Re: Lighting Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 07:08:06 -0500
  ...I gave the little pump about 50 strokes and she lit the first try. I was getting frustrated. I knew it worked for the...