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• Re: C.A.R.B. Legalities. Was Re: VW Trends and Eurospec
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 21:30:17 EST
  ...They only care that > engine has the smog equipment for year of manufacture. They modified this > further for replacement engines after a number of...
• Re: WTB Knarly Spark Plug Wire Set
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Sun, 19 Oct 1997 01:26:29 EDT
  ...Of course this >was >was more agressive engine wash, but the plug wires gave up again. > >I currently have wires with VW part numbers...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 10:19:37 -0400
  ...number of turns. This is also used for applications where the fastener is being torqued to yield like some rod bolts. If the engine...
• Re: 2.1 WBX - Cold starts easy, Hot - failure to start
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 08:37:29 -0500
  ...difference in our responses. > Warm/hot restart (engine firing) issues can be caused by a number of > things. Bad temp 2 sensor or connection...
• FS: 81L and 85 Kombi(s)
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 12:46:11 -0400
  ...only has a few dings and minimal seam rust; Engine and Trans: runs well and shifts smoothly [though engine can use a tune-up...
• Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 23:04:43 +0100
  KBatzler wrote: > These same turbo-diesel Audi engines were also available for many years here > in Volvo's....at least until recently. There should...
• Re: V'gon been sittin...Want to start her up again...recommendations
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 07:21:16 -0700
  ...i think > this has to do with transmission lubrication--with the tranny in > neutral, the input (engine) side will not turn so the gear...
• Re: '86 Westy Oil light flickers briefly...other basic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 08:57:05 -0600
  On 10/10/04 12:47 AM, "Al and Sue Brase" <albeeee@MCHSI.COM> wrote: > Where did you get the 4k number? I think...
• Re: Hard start relay- NAPA p/n
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:37:10 -0400
  ...Mount it up into the engine compartment so there is some protection from direct spray. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Whoo hoo!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Mar 1997 12:17:19 -0800
  ...interior looks perfect, new engine, body has a few dents and rust in the battery tray. Got phone numbers if you want'em. I...
• Re: Corrado in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 22:54:03 +0000
  ...VR6 or Corrado G60 engine. Gregory V. Robinson ajax@why.net tcdfw@aol.com (TwinCell: 2 Cellular Phones / 1 Number) 85 BMW 535i 157K...
• Re: Needed - EV Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Feb 1997 22:56:21
  ...I always thought that the Eurovan and 5 cyl Audi engines were exactly the same. The VW part numbers for the two filters are...
• Vanagon puzzlier
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Fri, 06 Jun 1997 13:07:48 -0500
  ...After a number of tries, the battery runs down and can't get passed TDC. At this point, switch to #2 and engine starts...
• Census
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 13:22:31 -0700
  ...44 Robot Engineer Silicon Valley Been to 44 states and a number of furrin' countries. Deevorced - two little girls - have a significant relationship I...
• Re: Coolant Preference
  Historical mailing list - David Devere
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 11:30:20 -0600
  ...Ben Hout has a great spot on his web site about bleeding and coolant preferences http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine1.htm he uses...
• Re: Rare cab height Transporter Canopy on eBay!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:36:27 -0600
  ...There is an optional Swedish >'headache' rack too. > >The eBay auction number is 2455350354 Chris M. <"Busbodger" of "TEAM SLOWPOKE"> Cookeville, Tennessee ICQ# 5944649...
• Re: Busdepot to start selling Pepper kits (wasRe: Does Pepper do the job?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 08:26:20 -0800
  ...the part number is ZVW-LMAO and ron says the kit will be >> available for $100 enough to ruin one engine..i mean "spice...
• Re: Ben Pon and Dereks Big Motor Homework
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Nov 95 21:04:04 +0100
  ...02874 4047 (look for Gemany's country number) Fax. 02874 1816 (look for Gemany's country number) They do mail orders outside of Germany...
• Re: LVC: OPOC engine
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:06:38 -0500
  Double the friction but over half the number of strokes per cycle, right? Plus better scavenging efficiency. Also, each of the two cylinders travels...
• RE: How to check for loose main bearings
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Tue, 06 Sep 94 09:25:00 cdt
  ...drop a valve? My experience ('70 Bus) was with an engine that ate number 3due to detonation caused by overheating. I replaced the p...
• Engine dies, now which distributor?? (long winded)
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 11:01:43 -0500
  ...The van - 1988 Vanagon GL The symptoms - While driving, engine would cut out / die for a second, tachometer immediately goes to 0. Looked around...
• Air cooled vanagon trip report
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 16:24:25 -0400
  ...MPG numbers: -avg mpg - 18.74 -best mpg - 22.53 (south massachusets coast) -worst mpg - 16.58 (boston area) Engine and Oil numbers: -avg...
• Re: Rodents chewing your wires from Consumers reports
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 5 Oct 2017 10:28:27 -0400
  ...I plan to do my wiring harness (engine > swap) work soon. > > This is just one opinion, but this Amazon.ca review states that the...
• Re: Cam #'s
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 18 May 2016 05:31:39 -0400
  ...Mystery solved ! I have never worked on any boxer engines except the water boxer. AND, up until now the cam that was in the...
• Re: "Turbo 105" WBX?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 22:03:54 -0400
  ...On the other hand, 140hp is a good number for a WBX engine. I wouldn't want to push much past that. -----Original Message...
• Re: More Turbo Diesel Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 12:35:09 +0200
  Robert, about the quantum engine swap to Vanagon.. >> I am wondering if anyone has the part # for the exaust pipe >>that will go from...
• Re: Hall sffect sender/ engine in '90 Vanagon cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 19:37:05 -0700
  ...Then when I was rebuilding the engine, I coated the wires in JB Weld as well as cementing the elbow in place. That will...
• Re: Inside a GEX 2.0L engine, not pretty.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 11:03:04 +0000
  ...That engine never did quit-as far as I know anyway, I lost track of it after that. It would have been rebuilt sometime...
• Re: Fwd: Decisions, decisions which conversion was: Upon seeing Bostig's handiwork
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:07:53 -0400
  Actually Hans, you or benny should finally swing by Boston so we can finally get real numbers for the 2.5 output for comparison...
• Re: Backfiring. How to proceed?
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Thu, 31 May 2007 16:11:35 -0600
  > Another cause is an engine running > lean - look over your air filter housing, any gaskets or rubber boots > between the air-flow meter and...
• Re: oil temps- was Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:43:36 -0500
  ...Although that (snorkel) has no bearing on engine coolant and >oil temps, as far as I "know", it likely does have a bearing on...
• Re: Water temp warning light flashing
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:44:57 -0600
  ...Only worry if it starts flashing while driving, which means shut down the engine NOW. or if it won't go out after a...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:41:48 -0700
  ...wrote: > > > A number of years ago a big airliner crashed after losing an entire > engine and pylon in flight. The engine mount bolts were...
• Engine conversion help sought
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 17:54:41 -0700
  ...Repair history included below ____________________________________________________________ We're in the process of doing a 2001 golf/jetta engine conversion using an engine kit from South Africa...
• Re: stoked with new muffler
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 07:46:46 -0500
  ...muffler is attached to the engine. I'll look at the receipt tonight with for the part number and crosspost to the subie yahoo...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 11:35:32 -0800
  ...I'd add my impressions and numbers to that survey on converted inlines but I missed how to do that. I am just collecting...
• 85 Motor Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Meade
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 18:17:04 -0600 (CST)
  ...A used engine with 40k on a rebuild is $1700. That sounds way too high to me. I've about decided to get rid...
• Re: How to remover pistons from wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 18:04:02 +0000
  > I have the engine cases unbolted but can't see how to get the pistons or > rods out to seperate the cases. If this...
• Help! Oil filler Tube
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 09:09:06 -0400
  The oil filler tube has slipped off my engine (1980 air cooled), spraying oil around the fan area. Bently is not too clear on...
• Re: good cooling article
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 20:45:31 -0800
  its that funny drippy orange green blue yellow colored stuff that the water cooled people put in their engines for some reason. i just...
• Re: an easy way to get your car stolen...READ...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 09:03:07 +1200
  ...By law, you cannot remove the VIN number, but you can cover it >so it can't be viewed through the windshield by a...
• WANTED: Syncro MPH speedometer
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:21:31 -0800
  Just as the subject says, I would like to purchase a working MPH speedometer for a Vanagon Syncro - this should have the number 1640...
• Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
  Historical mailing list - Richard Barker
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 00:25:54 -0800
  ...Same performance number as the stock motor, according to a dyno chart he did recently...! -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Sprinters on my trip
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 20:09:38 -0500
  I hope I've got my info right, I wanted to comment about the number of sprinters I saw on the way to NY...
• Re: Searching the archives
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delasalle
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 23:48:10 -0600
  ...will be numbers that reference the different posts works every time for me. The only time I use the html search engine is when...
• Re: license plate light bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:38:59 -0700
  ...bulb numbers are in your owners manual and often they can be read from the bulb base itself. Stan Wilder www.engineceramics.com ----- Original...
• Re: Identifying ECUs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sat, 2 Aug 2008 16:39:40 -0700
  ...number. But I want to make sure before I plug the loaner in and either >> blow it up, or it makes the engine run...
• My wife is going to kill me.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 14:35:36 -0700
  ...I actually bought this for the engine core. It runs, albeit not well. I wanted a rebuildable core to build a fresh engine for...
• Fox engine in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 05:33:59 EST
  ...retail. (I kind of blocked out the number because it was so painfully low.) The engine runs great, although has idled a little rough...
• Re: Turnkey Proposal Rocky Mountain Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 29 May 2012 07:47:30 -0500
  ...Jim Try Google on the term "turnkey > engine" and you will see hundreds of businesses selling engines they > call turnkey. No matter how narrowly...
• Welcome back, Gerry!!
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 16:55:11 -0700
  ...for those of us running MacOS, I've written a Sherlock search-engine plug-in which allows easy searching of Gerry's archives. I...
• Re: VW Fox rubber engine mounts L/R Same? (Vanagon conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:44:19 -0800
  ...The numbers help. I think they're the same. I'm good to go. I mean what the heck. If I make it so...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 11:34:53 -0700
  ...We've converted & driven a number of the Diesel Vanagons >to1.8 hydraulic engines and GTI engines, but this configuration with the >2.0...
• Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 16:41:00 -0800
  ...part number on the ECU to the part number listed in the EO. The other point was the lack of a check engine light...
• Re: Water temp warning light flashing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:22:15 -0800
  the water temp warning light flashes a few seconds when you turn the ignition ON before starting the engine and then stops. If the...
• Re: Can anyone give me an estimate?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:03:07 -0700
  ...give me a price on flipping engines. Who wants to take a guess at this mysterious number? Regards to all Peter Marsh Naples FL...
• Re: '84 Vanagon with leaky rings?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 15:18:56 -0800
  ...its second engine and third set of head gastkets. On the pre-purchase check the compression was uneven... I forget the numbers, but like...
• Re: What's wrong with my VW? Friday
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 22:15:32 -0500
  ...but that part number will qualify it for you. > If you're going in for an expensive shop built engine I'd suggest that...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:42:43 EST
  ...I mean who cares if the engine in there now is cleaner burning than the waterboxer ever was? The only thing that matters is...
• Re: Comment on 2.1 WBx vs. 2.2 Sub vs. Tiico (was The problem with TIICO) <F>
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 12:39:15 EST
  ...I have driven an early '90s Subaru Legacy rental car for a week in AK, and was not overly impressed with the engine performance...