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• Re: diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:10:02 -0500
  ...diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly) > I tracked down a vacuum leak on my diesel-gas conversion today - bad intake > manifold gasket. I put...
• Re: speed sensor (subie conversion question)
  Historical mailing list - Paul G
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:07:21 -0700
  ...speed sensor (subie conversion question) To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 11:09 PM After having a rebuilt transmission put...
• Re: Engine conversion help sought
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 10:06:18 -0400
  ...Inline 4 conversion > Symptoms: Excessive Emissions > Occurs: Always > More Info: Repair history included below > > ____________________________________________________________ > > We're in the process of doing a 2001 golf...
• Re: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 21:06:50 -0500
  ...Engine conversion options?? Hello to all who read... My 81 is knocking badly.. And I am considering a conversion replacement. Was just wondering which...
• Re: subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 20:59:14 EST
  ...Without actual experience with one of these conversions, most of what appears here is useless chatter. >> Warren, This type of policy would exclude discussion...
• Re: Synchro-sche
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 8 May 2002 08:41:29 -0400
  ...He does this the syncro as available for conversion. Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 21:52:41 +1200 >From: Andrew...
• Re: My engine conversion page... in ENGLISH
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 22 May 2007 21:16:25 -0700
  ...My engine conversion page... in ENGLISH > As Joy was getting lasy... :-) Joel did the translation, thanks men! > > All # and prices are suggestive, so let...
• Automatic to 4-speed tranny conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ervolina, Thomas R. (Tom)
  Thu, 18 Aug 94 10:54:09 EDT
  ...The seller (a used car dealer of VW's, Audi's and Porsche's) said a conversion would probably cost less than $500. This...
• Eurovan westy camper for sale
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:52:50 -0800
  Eurovan westy anyone? Carter VW in Seattle (206-782-7474) has a '93 Eurovan Westfalia full camper conversion for sale. This is not a...
• Re: Westfalia Fridge vs. Thermoelectric Cooler interal capacity
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 19:45:00 EDT
  ...Conversion supplied by http://www.numberexchange.net. (The basic conversion equation: a gallon is 231 cubic inches.) -Steven Sittser
• subaru 6 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 09:46:27 -0600
  Hi folks, I am still not getting the list regularly but someone mentioned someone with a subaru 6 cylinder conversion (that was my understanding...
• Re: Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:08:38 -0800
  ...The seems to make a realy good argument for the zetec conversions the 7 step process http://bostig.com/ 1-pull the boxer for...
• subscribe Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 22:21:12 EDT
  Do you have information on a Prosche Engine conversion for my 1991 Vanagon Syncro
• Re: EuroSpec Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 15:49:52 -0500
  Steve - What was your impression of the smoothness and noise level? BOB
• need Deutschmarke conversion help
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 May 1999 12:01:36 EDT
  anybody know what DM 540,- converts to in US dollars? thanks chris
• Fwd: best 5cyl to use for a conversion??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 01:11:14 EDT
  fwd from the quattro list.... chris [message/rfc822]
• Re: Engine Conversions (F)
  Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 17:31:07 EDT
  Subaru spelled backwards = U-R-A-Bus! ___________ ||E[__] [__]|[_]\\ | =======| - || * * * =( o )--------( o )=p '85
• Kennedy subaru conv.?
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 09:33:58 EDT
  Anyone have info on a company that makes subaru conversion parts. thanks Chris
• 1.8T conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 Nov 2000 20:30:36 +0000
  Have any listmembers installed a 1.8T engine into their van? Alistair
• Re: Aside from Wsetfalia, what other Vanagon conversions?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 15 Nov 2005 18:16:21 -0800
  Riviera & ASI are one and the same. Jim
• Re: Idle control unit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 May 2012 12:33:23 -0700
  ...Find anyone with any engine conversion and odds are huge that whoever did the conversion left that part still screwed into the body by...
• My Eurospec conversion problem
  Historical mailing list - SKP
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 16:16:37 -0700
  ...I just signed on this list and you are all discussing the Eurospec conversion. I had the conversion done last weekend. It's amazing...
• Re: body work vs. mechanical work
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:35:52 -0700
  ...I'm not here to argue the conversion vs stock engines with you, I'm not interested in all the "maybes" that happen in...
• Re: inline 4 vs Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:45:43 -0400
  We have an ABA conversion with 1.8 heads and Digifant II in two of our Vanagons. I like them because they seem bullet...
• A. S. I. pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - peter scott
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 11:20:15 -0700
  ...This conversion very easy compared to installing a factory Westfalia. For more info, check out; http://members.tripod.com/~wetwesties/riviera/<http://members.tripod...
• Re: Idle Vanagon Question - upgrading engine
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 23:59:14 +0100
  ...I do not count wait times for parts as conversion time. It might be an issue if your waterboxer is dead and you need...
• Golf Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Josh Monson
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:54:09 -0800
  I recently found an 85-86 Vanagon with a Golf Conversion Kit loaded inside. The engine has 30,000 mi. The owner says the...
• Re: Vanagon Zetec Conversion update
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 20:03:45 -0500
  ...is it certified for California like the Kennedy Subaru >>conversion setup? >> >>Cheers, >> >>Jeff >>www.vanagonparts.com >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Vanagon Zetec Conversion update
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:06:55 -0800
  ...Vanagon Zetec Conversion update At 10:13 PM 12/7/2005, Rob wrote: >Ok, I just want to know if I have this right...
• Re: What would you do
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 8 Jun 2006 08:51:51 -0700
  ...There is a member going through an air-cooled conversion now, and I believe there is at least one running conversion. http://groups.yahoo...
• Re: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:52:35 -0700
  ...Engine conversion options?? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Sunday, March 11, 2012, 10:14 AM My 2 cents worth. Just rebuild the air...
• !RE: Spotted this unique VW camper in Jerome
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:07:02 -0500
  > http://imageshack.us/a/img217/9926/photo1yy.jpg There was an Australian camper conversion like this, as well as a similar one on a...
• Replace your ignition switch.
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 08:07:32 -0400
  ...engine conversion, the Subi is sensitive to unstable/low 12V as to "start signal and ignition +, on 1/3 of the conversion the engine...
• Split-Case/Tunnel Case Trans Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 22 Nov 1994 12:02:40 -0800 (PST)
  Howdy, I just got _the_ definitive answer on the split-case/tunnel-case conversion issue. I called bus-boys and asked. They make an...
• Re: Alternate Radiators/Vanagon Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 00:41:42 -0600
  Walter Gomes wrote: > > Hi all, > Kennedy's first conversion was for the automatic and apparently it seems > a bit easier to do. (the auto...
• Re: Engine conversions and such...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:26:45 +1000
  ...Engine conversions and such... > >10 to 20 years from now? > >Bwa, ha, ha ah, ah, Ah, Ha Ha, Ha, !! > >Regardless of what is transplanted...
• Re: Diesel Power
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 10:47:16 -0400
  Try checking out the TDI conversion list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TDI-conversion/ Sincerely, Craig Rogers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Gunter" <rgunter@SEC...
• FIICO engine conversions & TICO credit scores (NVC - FISH day)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 03:52:40 EST
  ...Don't forget to put the FISH! Fiico = Farfignugen Inline Installation & Conversion Office TICO = Transporter Insurance & Credit Organization FISH = For Incredibly Smart Homies BenT...
• Re: Of Crotchety Knees and Autotranny Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:25:58 -0800
  ...Of Crotchety Knees and Autotranny Conversions The solution is simple... make sure your Vanagon stable has an adequate distribution of 4 speeds, 5 speeds...
• Re: Freeware
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 11 May 2004 10:36:27 -0400
  ...http://www.joshmadison.com/software/convert/ Google also does many conversions, now. Try searches like: 39 inches in cm 100 mi in km or...
• Passat 2.0L engine questions (donor car for 15 degree Vanagon conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:36:58 -0700
  ...Still on my 15 degree conversion quest. A possible donor car: http://vancouver.craigslist.org/car/447287064.html Does the Passat 16V 2.0...
• Strange vanagon engine pondering, audi 5cyl
  Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:22:36 -0700
  ...My poor syncro has been sitting and waiting for an engine conversion for ever. I always get close to doing it, but every time...
• Re: Friday Philosophy: On Community
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:06:13 -0800
  ...You are right about the US conversions, but Americans seem to want all this stuff. I think a reasonable conversion could be done for...
• Engine Conversions-Engine Work-Vanagons-Apartment Dwellers
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 29 May 2012 13:22:29 +0000
  All this talk about why someone can't do their own engine conversion has me thinking. I am possibly making a move in the...
• Volvo Turbo-Diesels/Vanagon conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Nov 1995 11:51:55 -0600
  Hey now, Ok all you conversion minded folks out there, here's the info I talked about last week. Like I said, sounds like...
• New Engine Needed
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 06:41:48 -0500
  ...Subaru Conversion golf/jetta I4 conversion Tiico TDI conversion Open to other suggestions Below are the requirements this new engine should meet. Obviously all...
• Re: MPG redux/ TDI conversion rethink
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:33:49 -0400
  ...Getting them worked on is sometimes mentioned as 'problematic' also, but the Subie conversion list is full of great information for doing your own...
• Overland Eurospec 2.0L Complete Conversion Kit For Sale -- $1900
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 11:28:19 EST
  Vanagonauts, I have an excellent condition Overland Eurospec I4 2.0L to sell -- absolutely complete turnkey conversion for a Syncro or 2wd installation -- mounts...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:35:25 -0500
  ...I think maybe the original Tiico conversions and > their associated bad reputation for vibration may have rubbed-off on all > the inline conversions. Nobody...
• Re: FS: 1991 Subaru Syncro Camper Conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 08:08:02 -0700
  ...I couldn't have been more clear about it it being a DIY conversion. I used a Westfalia Poptop and a Westfalia kitchen unit...
• Re: I've seen the Tii conversion completed
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 09:47:16 -0700
  ...I've seen the Tii conversion completed Brent, I wouldn't get too excited about the conversion... I know you live in California. Can...
• Re: Who makes the straight-up pop-top?
  Historical mailing list - Susan Bernavich
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 17:22:27 -0800
  ...the "straight up" conversion for the last version of the VW > bus and usually referred to as the "Riviera Conversion." Riviera Motors > was (is...
• Re: Tiico conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 10:49:58 -0700
  ...Tiico conversion > This seams a little strange... ocean freighters that carry sea containers > run like clock work and they don't "never make it...
• Re: SubaGon resale values
  Historical mailing list - Road Camper
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 16:29:47 -0700
  The only reason to sell a perfectly fine subaru van is that you want to finance an even BIGGER subaru engine conversion. -s >From...
• History of Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 11:40:26 -0700
  ...Canvas Tent on ebay > > > > > > FWIW, Westfalia-Werke GMBH made camper conversions for all kinds of > > vehicles. i've seen Ford vans with Westfalia conversions...
• Conversion finished...questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 15:24:55 -0800
  ...Two things I have noticed since the conversion that I would like to run past the group. Converting basically involves putting a separate tank...
• 1.8 litre help
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 1 May 2022 00:26:50 -0500
  Hi everyone - I know a few of you out there have 1.8 litre conversions and I’m hoping you can help. I bought...
• 1.8 8v to 2.0 aba conversion
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:49:37 -0700
  can anyone direct me to a good website that has proper parts and whatnot to do this conversion? i'm trying to figure out...
• Dormobile talk
  Historical mailing list
  2 Dec 94 10:57
  ...And did you know, that Dormobile fitted their elevating roof conversions to the Devon camper conversions. My mate has a '67 Devon with a...
• wierd westys
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 20 May 94 14:10:14 CDT
  ...in that they make camper conversions of vans/trucks made by others. the volkswagen is just one of the models they make. they make...