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• Re: 25 MPG Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:56:11 -0400
  Excellent. My Blue Ridge Parkway trip (speed limit 45mph) netted me 22mpg on an engine with 277k miles. http://www.nps.gov/blri/ Ken
• Re: subaru engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Thu, 11 Sep 1997 13:30:09 -0400
  ...From what I seen the torque is lower in the subaru engine compared to the wasserboxer, which may be a consern for longevity. Dan
• Re: Heat handling design error help
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 18:41:52 -0400
  ...The water in the wasserboxer engine is NOT "comparitively insulated from the heat producing motor processes". Most of the heat in the engine is...
• Re: Are waterboxers junk?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 13:55:11 -0400
  ...Other than that, the engine seems pretty solid. Good power, smooth response. And heat in the winter! Paul Henderson '84 Vanagon WasserBoxer Bedminster, NJ...
• Re: Comments wanted: Rebuilt Wasserboxer 2.1, AVP (Bus Depot) & GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:03:58 -0500
  ...Rebuilt Wasserboxer 2.1, AVP (Bus Depot) & GoWesty Hello Vanagonauts, So, I'm approaching the day when I'll need a new engine. My...
• Re: 2.1 Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:06:09 -0800
  ...2.1L Engine If on the Left Coast try NW Connecting Rod in Seattle. Though I believe they only sell to installers they know....
• Re: 115HP wasserboxer on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 21:59:48 +0200
  ...there were, in fact, VW Transporters produced with a 112 HP wasserboxer engine... standard. I was under the impression that it was a 2...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 23:58:29 -0800 (PST)
  At 11:56 PM 1/26/97 -0600, you wrote: >For some time, I have been looking for alternatives to the wasserboxer engine >in...
• Re: bad engine survey
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 23:41:06 -0800
  ...And clearly, the earier engines had design flaws. When you think about what a wasserboxer actually is, an airplane engine encased in a water...
• 2.1 Wasserboxer engine needed
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 20:18:17 PST
  Hey listers, I'm looking for a 2.1 engine in good condition prferably located in the Mid-Atlantic (Virginia). Any leads would be...
• Re: Raceware Head Studs
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 01:43:35 +0000
  ...Unlike Porsche dilivar studs used in conjunction with an air cooled engine it is the different expansion rates of the Wasserboxer pieces that exasperate...
• Re: FW: Vanagon replacement engines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Longing
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:35:59 -0400
  ...big > > bore" > > version of the wasserboxer before. > > > > Of course, I've been pondering the Audi I-5 engine...or maybe getting > > audacious and try...
• Re: Life expectancy of Head Gaskets in Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 23:07:36 -0400
  ...com (Tim Marciniak) writes: >Having never before really worked on a wasserboxer engine, but figuring I >probably will some day, and still in search...
• Re: How to remover pistons from wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 08:49:34 -0800
  ...the list and I am rebuilding an engine in a 84 vanagon >(wasserboxer). > >I have the engine cases unbolted but can't see how...
• Re: Wanted! 1600cc Vanagon Engine Case- REALLY!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 6 Jan 95 9:26:16 PST
  > > To build a UNIQUE engine for my '69 Beetle! > (No, NOT for my '88 Wasserboxer! I'm crazy, not stupid!) > > These cases have *cast...
• Re: "boxer" motors (other Euro)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 22:03:55 -0800
  ...boxeur de l'eau > > so what does one call the experimental rear-engined Polo VW built > with a 200hp wasserboxer fitted?? > wasserpoloboxer? >
• 2.1L wasserboxer engine needed in Montana
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:55:09 -0700
  I just finished doing a TDI conversion for a fellow and he was going to give his old 2.1L wasserboxer to his neighbour...
• Re: When can I get Wasserboxer power graphs?
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 21:40:57 -0700
  ...RPM vs HP/Torque for the > 1.9L and 2.1L wasserboxers. Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > David Marshall > > Fast Forward...
• Re: '81 Engine work
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 23 Jun 95 10:21:00 PDT
  ...I and wasserboxer. The design of the type IV engine allows the stock tubes to be changed without removing the engine or the heads...
• DS-Tuning, company profile
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Sat, 21 Feb 1998 21:28:41 +0100
  ...engines DM 450.00 Alfa Romeo wasserboxers DM 480.00 Ford V6, Polo DM 550.00 Subaru wasserboxers DM 600.00 AUDI 5 Cyl...
• Towing (Tiico)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 23:36:26 -0400
  ...AC was >NOT< running in either case (in the wasserboxer case it adds too much additional load to the engine, in the Tiico case...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 25 Dec 2003 00:35:43 -0500
  On Wed, 24 Dec 2003, Skip Emmert-Keaton wrote: > I've heard that the diesels have less horsepower than the wasserboxer. The 1.6L...
• Re: EuroSpec Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 07:58:37 -0800
  Noise level in low gears seemed just a little above the wasserboxer...but only if you gunned it. The set up felt very smoothe...
• Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 29 May 2011 09:36:09 -0400
  Delete 2.1 wasserboxer engine in favour of VW inline 4. Temperature gauge? What's that for? Geo/ATL
• 1.9 "Wasserboxer" engine for sale, $500
  Historical mailing list - Trent Sanders
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 00:39:48 -0400
  1983 1.9 watercooled engine, complete from the bellhousing "south", including all intake, exhaust, computer, wiring, etc. Engine was removed intact for Subaru conversion...
• 1.9L Carbureted wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 17:25:02 -0800
  Hi Volks, In about 1 month I will have a European spec 1.9L wasserboxer engine for sale with about 90,000km on it...
• Re: 2.1 Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:28:32 -0500
  ...I want > to stick with a Wasserboxer 2.1 engine. > Please provide me some good feedback on where I should > purchase the 2.1...
• Vanagon Engine Alternatives
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 00:55:00 -0500 (EST)
  For some time, I have been looking for alternatives to the wasserboxer engine in my '85 Westie. I have has an '87 Vanagon GL...
• Re: Vanagon Head Gaskets
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Apr 95 12:21:42 EDT
  ...the uppers without pulling the engine? It's been a while since I've worked on a Wasserboxer and don't remember but since...
• Re: At Least 22 VW Busses Stolen...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 21:10:21 +1300
  ...Honestly, I bet these stolen vans are highly modified, with no *VW* wasserboxer engines in any of 'em. Raimund?
• Re: small car VW engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dan
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 22:24:30 -0500
  ...I've had it with the wasserboxer and want to put in a > different engine. I want increased horsepower and improved gas mileage. Can...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 15:17:05 -0800
  ...2.1 l wasserboxer intriguing. So maybe instead of changing gear ratios or wheel sizes, one can make the engine more "rev happy". On...
• Engine needed
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 20:22:03 -0400
  Hello Volks, vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com I am looking for a 2.1 wasserboxer engine for my 91 Vanagon (threw a rod, hole in...
• Mechanic in Reno, NV?
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 12:45:21 -0800
  ...referral to a vanagon mechanic in Reno who could be trusted to do an engine swap between an '85 and '84 1.9 wasserboxer?
• Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 10:10:47 EST
  ...Then I add other T1 HP parts to prevent know T1 AND Wasserboxer failures (remember the Wasserboxer is basically a T1 engine with water...
• Re: Mobil 1 Turbo Diesel Truck 5w40 in a Wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:31:01 -0400
  ...wasserboxer >(about 10k on a rebuild, doesn't burn much oil). I used to use Mobil >1 synthetic 15w50 in the old engine and...
• Re: Turbo wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 17:34:44 -0700
  ...for example, take a lot of parts off your engine... does is now run better or worse? >From: BenTbtstr8@aol.com >To: mark_hb...
• South African Caravelle engines
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 22:08:15 +1300
  ...These engines are RARE, and are stretched versions of the wasserboxer, in 2.7 & 3.2liter capacities (based on the VW 1.9 & 2...
• Vanagon Engine Swaps
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 16:41:15 +0000
  Is there a list somewhere of engines that can directly replace the 1.9 wasserboxer? Or replace it with MINIMAL conversion? I'd like...
• Re: Love that Digitool!
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:17:28 EST
  ...been addressed before but is the digitool only useful on the wasserboxers? Will it work on the Golf inline engine conversions? BenT San Francisco
• cleaning parts
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 5 May 2001 21:16:04 -0400
  ...parts? (do it yourselfer) This is a diesel engine. any special considerations? Bradley Flubacher State College, PA '82 VW diesel westy '84 GL wasserboxer
• need for '84 Vanagon parts
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 09:40:40 -0500 (EDT)
  ...Having just purchased a '84 Vanagon base model with A/C and the 1.9L Wasserboxer engine (wow, more than 80 HP!!!), I need...
• Re: 2.1L engine tools
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:04:26 -0400
  At 14:11 9/22/2000, John wrote: >set of wasserboxer engine tools(albeit "pricey") from the VW authorized >tool distributor: > > Zelenda Automotive Inc...
• 2.1L engine
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:48:47 -0800
  I will be converting my 86 Syncro and still have original 2.1L wasserboxer engine powering it but not for long... It runs great...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk!-Engine base
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:18:54 -0500
  ...1.9 and 2.1 > wasserboxers were > derived from the same aluminum-cased 2.0 air cooled engine that > precededthem. Didn't the 2...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 19:51:26 PST
  Does anyone have any experience (good or bad) on buying a Wasserboxer engine? Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated. Also, where can I...
• Re: Euro Vanagons 2.1L have 112 horsies.....
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:13:35 +0100
  Besides the higher compression, the "DJ" engine has no catalytic converter (the last wasserboxer without it)and no lambda sensor. Not useful for the...
• Re: W/B engine speed max.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 23:43:05 -0300 (ADT)
  >> He said that not even the Wasserboxers should be fun over 4000rpm for any >> length of time because nasty things will happen. The wasserboxers...
• advice on 80-83.5 engine convrsn?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 08:07:08 MST
  ...For example, is the engine compartment the same size? would the trany have to be traded for a wasserboxer trany? If so are they...
• 1.8 gas vs. 2.1 boxer
  Historical mailing list - Jon Walton
  Fri, 01 Mar 1996 18:37:48 -0700
  With all the recent wasserboxer bashing that has been going one, I am curious about the gasoline 1.8l conversion. For those of you...
• Fw: Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 19:19:00 -0600
  ...Saw one myself. | Expensive! | Every van on the road could be converted to camper in Europe. | Over there they use very economical TDI engines...
• FW: Vanagon replacement engines
  Historical mailing list - Kirchner, Tony
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:44:20 -0600
  ...big > bore" > version of the wasserboxer before. > > Of course, I've been pondering the Audi I-5 engine...or maybe getting > audacious and try...
• Wasserboxer engine rebuild manual?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 12:27:35 -0500
  Just what *is* the proper workshop manual for rebuilding Wasserboxers? Is it readily available, or out of print and hard to find? Not that...
• Re: Converting a 1.9 to a 2.1 Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 19:40:08 -0400
  ...Converting a 1.9 to a 2.1 Wasserboxer >> >> >> I prefer to find a good used engine with the exhaust and >> everything still >> attached...
• Mexican Watercooleds = Wasserboxers?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jan 95 12:01:47 PST
  ...What I don't know is if that engine is the same "Wasserboxer" engine found in our late model Vanagons or (in typical VW...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:48:59 -0800
  ...I've had it with the wasserboxer and want to put in a > different engine. I want increased horsepower and improved gas mileage. Can...
• Re: Vanagon H20 cruising speed
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 23:33:48 -0400
  ...the danger zones >start (in terms of rpm and engine load) for the wasserboxer. > >thanks, >Ed Mellinger >meed@mbari.org Many thanks for your...
• Re: Wasserboxer 2.1 Rebuild, Cam Question
  Historical mailing list - The Buslady
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 01:32:02 EST
  i thought bug cams are made of a weaker metal and break in higher performance engines? uhhh i could be and usual am...wrong...
• Re: Oiplressure LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 May 2000 10:24:55 +1200
  ...wasserboxer HP sender on a tee with the Subaru LP sender, the hp circuit including buzzer will work as in the VW engine. Andrew
• Re: High Performance Wasseboxers?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 11:11:38 -0600
  ...I can build the Wasserboxer from Stock 90 hp 2.1L up to 200hp 2.5L The engine I have Advertised Will fit in...