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• Re: Flywheel Install / O - ring
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:54:29 -0500
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: How much oil?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 22:39:41 -0500
  ...How much oil? > My sister in-law had Walmart do her oil change in her 85', they broke the > filler assembly, and put 3...
• Re: Need diesel Vanagon advice/help (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 19:16:44 -0700
  ...It is real tricky getting the rotating assembly on there with the spring at the right tension. Use your head and take it slow...
• Re: Dropping the tranny - advice NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 20:26:53 -0500
  ...Is that OK, or is there a better >way? Come of think of it, I should prob lower the engine/tranny slightly >THEN tension...
• Re: Castrol Hypuron 15W-40 Synthetic Blend?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 13 May 2012 22:21:00 -0400
  ...Generally speaking, an SAE 15W/40 diesel engine oil for about 500 miles might do the trick. http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html...
• Re: Vanagon motor modifications
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:43:18 PST
  ...I used stainless steel hardware on 90 percent of the engine. Many tools needed for the wasserboxer engine rebuild. The engine alone was less...
• Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:02:31 -0700
  ...With engine off, resistance between O2-cable coming from engine and > ground is 140K ohms. I have a spare FI cable assembly and get...
• Re: Off topic but fun, Wife saves the car engine
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:53:06 -0800
  ...lamp assembly, the bill came to just over $1,000. (GoWesty didn't renew ANYTHING when they installed the overhauled 2.2L engine in...
• Re: Snap On Vantage.
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:16:56 -0400
  ...engine electrical? I still have an intermittent surge and not great idle. Thanks, Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http...
• Re: clutch slave cylinder mounting bolts
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:26:50 -0500
  On my 82 air cooloed, I ended up bending a piece of cooling tin between the slave and the engine compartment, and then going...
• Re: brake parts quality question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:04:16 -0700
  ...engine had no affect. I brought along a used pedal cluster with booster and he installed the used master cylinder from that assembly. The...
• Re: Speaking of idle stabilizers ...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:10:30 -0700
  ...my electronic umbilicus > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: (oops. Forgot Subject!) Lube Coolant Pump Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 22 May 2012 17:08:22 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: DIY $20 Brake Bleeder-Link to .pdf
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:13:16 -0500
  ...holding valve in > place for assembly. In hindsight, I bet that if the valve had a piece > of stiff wire wrapped around it, one...
• Re: ignition switch for 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:47:36 -0400
  When my switch died it had a lovely habit of keeping the starter going even when the engine was running. The grinding noise was...
• Re: Frydae NVC: Diesel Rabbits
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:42:41 -0700
  ...That engine, with 5 speed, is just great. If you drive it right, you can get around just fine. I did not do extensive...
• Re: weak engine power after van sits - recently changed lifters
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 11:12:27 +0200
  Hi Craig ! Sounds like a lifter problem ! When you replaced the lifters, did you fill them with oil during the assembly ? If not you...
• Re: how much oil in 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 May 2002 18:50:42 -0700
  ...It raises the tranny nose quite a bit with the desired effect of lowering the back of the engine to clear the engine cover...
• Re: Check your rear seat heater for leaks
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 19:10:23 -0700
  ...That would supply another prehaps not quite !0 % more engine cooling capacity for hot summer trips and long climbs. ) It anyone wants to upgrade...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 May 2016 07:37:57 -0400
  ...decent size and whatever wood > > assembly is needed to let it hold the unit. A 2X4 across the engine > > compartment with a giant eye...
• Re: Canvas Replacement: Remove Upper Bed Help?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 22:41:58 -0800
  ...has the staples. > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: OE Audi wheels specs
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:50:29 -0800
  ...5x112.htm > > > > > > > > Hector > > > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Canadian Importing Vanagon Westfalia to Canada: insurance while in US?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:45:29 -0700
  ...out loud, > > Neil. > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages...
• Re: Unplugged Idle Speed Ctrl Valve
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 14 May 2000 15:31:29 EDT
  Chris; I would go through the adjustments for the throttle assembly. There are three adjustments, all outlined in the Bentley. The PO probably raised...
• Re: Head gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 10:11:17 EST
  ...This held for a few miles of motoring pleasure until one day it let loose and turned the engine into a steam generator. When...
• Re: Head gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 10:11:17 EST
  ...This held for a few miles of motoring pleasure until one day it let loose and turned the engine into a steam generator. When...
• Re: Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 13 May 2001 09:48:08 -0500
  ...Look for the ground points up behind the fuse/relay assembly. There are pressure switches (two I believe) attached at the master cylinder. They...
• Re: Auto trans wisdom please?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 May 2012 18:15:33 -0400
  I've seen my share of transmission to engine separation, especially with automatics. Part of what happens when the wrong hardware is used. It...
• Re: Fuel Injector (or wiring) Question: Deceleration, Fuel Shutoff Mode
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:37:22 -0700
  ...engine power is good. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named...
• Re: brake parts quality question
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:27:28 -0400
  ...engine had no affect. > > I brought along a used pedal cluster with booster and he installed > the used master cylinder from that assembly. The...
• Re: Ramona Rests
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 15:19:24 -0700
  ...I remember it being a tight squeeze trying to pull out the generator/fan assembly, and I think I had to remove some of...
• Re: My "New" 1988 Westy!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 4 May 2012 09:34:31 -0600
  ...Quick and dirty compression check engine cold, oddly, two front cylinders ~ 100 two rear, ~ 120. But van on a slope, nose pointing up. Maybe...
• Re: Luggage Rack: Fine Cracks At Bottom. Repair? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:28:52 -0800
  ...Besides; my local Cloverdale >> hasn't got stock of the other stuff. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com...
• Re: Canadian Picking up a FedEx'd Vanagon Part in US.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:08:32 -0700
  ...Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Re: Insturment Cluster
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:24:46 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: DOT Approved Stainless Brake Hose Questions. VC SS Kit Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:22:32 -0600
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:15:51 -0400
  ...1990 Carat 'Ursula' > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:29:41 -0500
  ...engine? Is this a common fault and is it likely to be related to something in the gauge assembly and not in the engine...
• Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:51:56 -0700
  ...My pump noise may well have been happening when my air cooled engine was still installed. With a different somewhat quieter engine, the noise...
• Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 11:45:31 EDT
  ...door, no rust -vanagon gas tank, bus gas tank -1500cc bug engine (cheap!) -lights, lenses, turn sigs, taillights, etc. vanagon or bus -'80-'84...
• Vanagon Stuff for sale!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 10:36:06 EST
  ...door, no rust -vanagon gas tank, bus gas tank -1500cc bug engine (cheap!) -lights, lenses, turn sigs, taillights, etc. vanagon or bus -'80-'84...
• Re: rattle INSIDE engine
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:10:30 -0400
  ...rattle INSIDE engine > For the past several years, my 87 2.1 engine has had an internal rattle. > Kind of sounds like a marble...
• Weird lighting issue
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 18 Jan 2015 14:43:30 -0500
  ...Neither of the right side running lights come on, the yellow one in front nor the red one in the passenger side taillight assembly...
• Re: windshield fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 14:50:18 -0800
  ...trans, >> Bend, Ore. > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Radius Rod (strut) Newbs: Clean First!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 11:10:50 -0700
  ...https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/RadiusArmSnappedBolt.jpg Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate...
• Re: 85 vanagon roof repair - fiberglass and the holes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:03:42 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:11:40 -0500
  ...AFAIK, this is to make room for a filter assembly > basket that snaps down into the center hole. Fuel passes through the > fine mesh...
• Re: Position Cat In Line With Vanagon Body? Heat Questions. Pics.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:14:52 -0800
  ...vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Unusual A/C unit available
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 12:50:52 -0500
  ...the (I assume to be) compressor is inside the engine compartment, immediately to the left when you open the hatch. Two heavy-duty high...
• Re: Crank Scoring / Flywheel seal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 10 May 2013 07:37:29 -0500
  ...behind the seal if you cannot get the assembly into a press, i.e. the engine is in the car or it is already...
• Re: 1988 Vanagon. What is this in my gas? PIC
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 May 2012 19:50:55 -0400
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engine s
• Re: Need a ventilation control cable ...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 16:21:09 -0700
  ...you! If you find a Vanagon, consider buying the entire lever assembly with cables attached. A bit more work, but might be a better...
• Re: starter repair problem (bushing)
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:10:26 -0500
  ...the very tip of > the starter assembly and is the first part to enter into the engine. The > old bushing won't come out...
• Re: Distributor Ground question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 May 2012 01:13:38 -0400
  ...and welcome back Mr Squirrel ~ > > > > So today I buttoned up the engine {fire recovery) and pressure > > filled the cooling system and noticed this nice...
• Re: Automatic to 4 speed conversion
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:10:30 -0500
  ...Any words of wisdom before I start? > >Strongly consider buying a manual tranny van with a blown engine and >transferring your good engine to...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:45:54 -0700
  ...My motorhome > had the alliance group 31 engine starting batteries, (2). I purchased the > rig April 2004 and I replaced them in 2012. The...
• Re: Advice on an Oil-pump oily gasket slow leak
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:17:12 -0700
  ...gasket/ tightening the 4-screw > without removing all the rear engine mounts assembly I would like to > know!!!! I don't see any easy...
• Re: transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 13:34:06 -0800
  ...Make sure you're turning the engine in the right direction. As for the other thing, I'm not sure what you're talking...
• Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01:18 -0500
  ...This brought > out the tape measure. > > ROUGH measurements of Honda engine length show it might fit the > Vanagon engine bay (though what looks like...
• Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 May 2014 10:23:49 -0700
  ...right head and the black thermostat housing assembly on the left head. > In addition if your engine has the black plastic single hose piece...