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• Re: SUV Bashing) was Think Positive to start your new year
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 07:21:49 -0700
  ...His Wife currently has a two year old Land Rover (the big one with the huge roof rack and the Rhinoceros killing bumper kit...
• Re: Vanagon AC - Here is another idea
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:44:09 -0700
  ...Sunday, June 29, 2008, 9:25 AM > I just wish VW had a mod kit to push A/C out the dash vents > instead...
• Re: [Syncro] About VAG Alloy Rear Spring Seats For 16" Models
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 23:14:07 -0800
  ...a > >better idea there, or using a 1/2 inch plastic kitchen cutting board to > make > >a custom made leveling shim for the front...
• Re: Broken bolts on 1.9L lower alternator bracket....
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 19:20:25 -0500
  ...They come > as a kit with bushings and the proper tapping tools to do the job. > > Timesert was originally located in Rosemead, CA, just...
• Re: Bostig Turbo update-long, sorry this is exciting for me
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 6 Jan 2011 12:49:51 -0800
  Hey Daryl, is that $5000 for the original kit plus the turbo kit? Thanks, Jake On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 7:13 PM...
• Re: It's back together and it runs.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 9 Nov 2011 14:24:38 -0800
  ...Sent from my kitchen. On 11/09/2011 08:19 AM, Stephen Grisanti wrote: > Well, that was a long month.� What began as an...
• Re: The further adventures of my $#@! fuel supply problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 06:28:16 -0500
  ...brief time on the list heard that someone has fuel >supply rebuild 'kits' that include all of the tank fittings (and >hopefully the condenser...
• Re: Power Steering issue...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:07:31 -0400
  ...t seem to > have been damaged but I think I'll rebuild it for GP, both to maintain > 'balance' in the system and because...
• Re: Just an update on my clutch problem fixing oil leaks.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Jun 2021 18:32:44 -0700
  ...Go for one of the oil pump upgrade kits. Mansi or GoWesty. >>> For the crank seal, the sand seal extension on the pulley is...
• Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 26 May 2013 13:43:51 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/pdbv7zn As such, I can see that a big brake kit might be a good investment. OTOH, for my '81, this...
• Disaster, and My cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 15:21:59 EDT
  ...Peter Hello List, I am still fighting a cooling system/possible exhaust gas problem with my rebuild, and have decided to replace most of...
• Re: Very special expedition Syncro for sale in the US
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 13:35:16 -0700
  ...The engine is totally rebuild in > January > > 2010. The engine is very strong and reliable and it is easy to get parts > for > it...
• Re: FS: 87 syncro westy weekender
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:10:24 -0600
  ...The brown parts i call > un-obtanium) > -spare power steering pump > -spare radiator fan and shroud > -brand new clutch kit > -a known working vc...
• Re: Which automatic transaxle (A/T) has the best chance of life
  Historical mailing list - aka.bugle
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:59:41 -0400
  ...Do > check the top breathers and make sure they are not blocked with road crud. > Unless you are looking to do a rebuild but...
• Re: OT & NVC & Pre-Friday: Palcohol?--now boxed wine discussion
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:47:06 -0700
  ...Bottles there are for > guests and special occasions, and, of course, a diesel injection pump > rebuild. Americans think that if it's good, it...
• 80-83 Tranny / engine / Fuel Injection FS
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 20 May 2002 19:23:41 -0500
  ...029198075OR CYLINDER & Mahle PISTON KIT Price: $225.00 Quantity: 1 Total: $225.00 Part number: 021198481A MAIN BRGS T2 2000cc Price: $53.02 Quantity...
• Re: Can I buy just a solenoid?
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:30:06 -0500
  ...Try the $5 relay before you get the > wallet and tool kit out to fix the problem. > > Good luck! > > David Marshall > > Fast Forward Automotive...
• Re: Installed new clutch, "used-in-good-condition,recently-rebuilt transmission, and, now, "no start."
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:38:43 -0500
  ...Hanlon" wrote: > > > > > > > Listees, > > > > > > > > The subject describes most of the problem. > > > > > > > > I installed this week a new LUK clutch kit in my '84 > Westfalia. > > > The...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 23:06:24 -0400
  ...Most of the rest of us > have to hire out a bunch and buy kits, etc. > > Mike > > On 4/6/04 11:10 AM...
• Re: Update Re: Engine died, March 31 update and maybe ecu smoking gun?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 1 Apr 2020 10:54:57 -0700
  ...net> wrote: > > Adding a soldering iron to my on-board tool kit, thanks to you sharing your adventure! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Power Steering Pumps - Again!
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:01:46 -0500
  ...Bentley has some >> really good illustrations of the construction of these pumps, and I see >> absolutely no reason one cannot rebuild them in one...
• Re: UPDATED 87 Wolfsburg GL For Sale here first
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:42:04 -0500
  ...Runs strong. (well as strong as a 2.1 can) -Rebuilt AA Transaxle 4 speed installed at same time as engine rebuild. (redline fluid...
• Re: Work Estimate -- Oil Leak Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 8 Aug 2019 20:42:17 -0400
  ...New: -flywheel seal -gearbox oring -clutch kit -machines flywheel -new slave cylinder (he broke it off during disassembly cuz the nut was seized) -robusticized...
• Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:18:59 -0700
  ...a seal kit, am assuming it replaces seals, o-ring, and cap) they won't guarantee that it won't leak.� Rebuilding the transmission...
• Re: Re-occuring problem
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:51:42 -0500
  ...His book got my through my first 40hp rebuild around 1970 and the draings and anecdotal writings are classics. Maybe I'm preaching to...
• Re: [WetWesties] General Warning for Newbies
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 06:23:29 -0500
  ...There was apparently no other damage to the > transmission > so I proceeding to install a rebuild kit I got from Long > Engineering. > This is...
• Re: '90 syncro with seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:04:07 -0800
  ...That is part of a "ground up" rebuild however. You'll find lots of surface rust, and in my case the # 8 ground wire...
• Re: Hidden ATF leak, strange shifting behavior.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 31 Dec 2005 11:40:27 -0500
  ...be rebuilt in your driveway with hand tools.I think the kit is about $100. Sounds like the current fluid in the trans is...
• Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 May 2013 01:30:01 -0400
  ...http://tinyurl.com/pdbv7zn As such, I can see that a big brake kit might be a good investment. OTOH, for my '81, this...
• Re: The Berg and springs
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 21:45:30 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I was planning on including them in my next rebuild so I am more than a little interested. I thought their only drawback was...
• Re: Buying a Van
  Historical mailing list - DAN ROTBLATT
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:17:19 -0700
  ...they are not 4 grand to rebuild if you do the work yourself. Nowhere near that. I don't agree with a lot of...
• Re: Power Steering Pumps - Again!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:29:36 -0400
  ...Bentley has some > really good illustrations of the construction of these pumps, and I see > absolutely no reason one cannot rebuild them in one...
• Re: Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 16:04:56 +0000
  It is unreasonable, but that's what it costs :( I had a Boston Engine WBX Rebuild put in my westy, $5K plus another $1K...
• Re: Check my head?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:08:53 -0600
  ...ones) is that they're a lower quality then the factory rebuild (which my van's currently sporting). > > Also, my mechanic seems to think...
• Re: rebuild tranny when changing clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:11:47 -0800
  ...When I removed the tranny I found that the rivets in > the clutch plate failed and had reverted it into a clutch plate "kit...
• Re: Buying a Van - New Question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:06:39 -0700
  ...As a result, it's nearly impossible to shift - they guy says that Go Westy has a bushing kit for about $100 - which is...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 12:32:43 -0800
  ...is that if stuck in the middle of BFE, (and a rebuild kit is stowed away) one might stand a better chance of getting...
• Re: The further adventures of my $#@! fuel supply problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 10:10:48 -0700
  ...brief time on the list heard that someone has fuel >> supply rebuild 'kits' that include all of the tank fittings (and >> hopefully the condenser...
• Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:14:02 -0700
  ...I was > planning to rebuild these caliper so myself but will leave that to the > pros. > > I may install power steering if I do...
• Re: How my engine rebuild is going
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 17 May 2004 10:45:03 -0400
  ...How my engine rebuild is going Well, This is my 2nd waterboxer I am rebuilding and I have to say the 1.9s are...
• Re: (rear) cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 05:23:12 -0800
  ...The grease that is supplied in all of the aftermarket >>>>>> >>>>> kits, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> (blue tube) is the older grease. If you get the kits from the...
• Re: ultimate vanagon challenge
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 12:49:21 -0500
  ...I saved so much money that even if if I blow an engine I could pay for a rebuild or new engine easily. I...
• Re: Vanagon AC - Here is another idea
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:02:23 -0700
  ...Sunday, June 29, 2008, 9:25 AM > I just wish VW had a mod kit to push A/C out the dash vents > instead...
• Road trip-long in all senses
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 21:20:07 -0700
  ...Left CA with 1200 miles on a new AVP rebuild and the valves adjusted. New suspension bushings, shifter bushings, shocks, starter, distributor, etc. But...
• FS 90 GL Project & extra parts-some syncro specific
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 21:03:15 -0700
  ...I bought a rebuild kit a few months ago from Ken at Vanagain and when I flew down last week brought it and rebulit...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:27:02 -0400
  ...He wants $1200 for the entire conversion kit and it has 105 hp. I have another available engine from a Jetta 2.0 L...
• To All Tiico Owners: Solutions To Every Tiico Conversion Question
  Historical mailing list - Jon
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:25:56 -0500
  ...When installing the kit, just like any other, keep and adhere to simple engine installation principles. I've had more vans with this kit...
• Engine swap project report
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 18:40:49 -0400
  ...Ken at Vanagain (who also supplied most of the other new parts for job) hooked me up with a rebuild kit the next day...
• Re: Power Steering issue...
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 20:40:31 -0400
  ...t seem to >> have been damaged but I think I'll rebuild it for GP, both to maintain >> 'balance' in the system and because...
• Subject: 1990 waterboxer heads - a popular topic....
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 14:22:45 +1000
  ...The cost of new heads here in Canada is about $590 each for the AMC ones - plus you gotta buy the gasket kits. That...
• Re: Apology to List...especially the Mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:10:42 -0700
  ...a seal kit, > am assuming it replaces seals, o-ring, and cap) they won't guarantee > that it won't leak. Rebuilding the transmission...
• Re: 85 westi FS for a 78 westi
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:14:05 -0500
  ...complete dissassembled machined/balanced engine with full rebuild kit and full set of bearings and 2 sets of heads complete fuel injection set up...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:25:17 -0400
  ...Now what I don't know is what the details were on the >engine rebuild. I was going to try and call the previous...
• Re: UPDATED 87 Wolfsburg GL For Sale here first
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:27:58 -0500
  ...Runs > strong. (well as strong as a 2.1 can) > > -Rebuilt AA Transaxle 4 speed installed at same time as engine > rebuild. > (redline fluid...
• Re: To All Tiico Owners: Solutions To Every Tiico Conversion Question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 08:13:47 -0500
  ...So I feel we have some experience in this area; enough to say that by far the Tiico kit is the cleanest on the...
• Head replacement and stupidity
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 10:40:01 -0800 (PST)
  ...Apparently the head was a rebuild and the threads were worn down and not helicoiled. Ok, so i say I'll replace the head...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 10:55:29 -0700
  ...matter, because i believe ONLY entire rebuilt > > distributrors are available, not rebuild kits. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Eric Ley <eric_ley@hotmail.com> > > To: B...
• Re: Distributor Cap and Rotor, Leads, Timing
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 7 Sep 2017 14:55:54 -0400
  ...long. Test, replace when needed. > AFM, lifetime part until tampered with. Rebuilds questionable results. > Exhaust- leaks are a real problem. Leaks at the flanges...
• Re: It's back together and it runs.
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 9 Nov 2011 20:41:51 -0800
  ...1972 from a > defunct company in > San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia. > > Sent from my kitchen. > > On 11/09/2011 08:19...
• Re: [TDI-conversion] I gotta tranny... what is the gearing? no codes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:59:05 -0800
  ...Supposedly the tranny is a TiICo rebuild (yes, tiico...). All codes on the bottom side have been ground out. There are zero marks otherwise...