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• Conversion to Dual Carbs.....Maybe
  Historical mailing list - Mark E. White
  Thu, 2 May 1996 18:01:34 -0500
  ...Due to the Weber's cool weather behavior, I'm considering a conversion to dual carbs. After searching the archives, I've still not...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Wed, 20 May 1998 08:41:32 -0700
  ...Is the multivan conversion or weekender interior upgrade > for > my 1986 synchro GL Vanagon (100k) worth $400? This would include > paneling, > table, sofa bed...
• Re: Interesting link to a Vanagon conversion
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 15:22:14 -0700
  ...sa&backpage=africa/vehicles/info.html > > I do not like the conversion that much. It does not make efficient use of the rear. This...
• Re: 86 syncro price
  Historical mailing list - Dale Goodvin
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 16:15:20 -0800
  ---Joel Walker <JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU> wrote: > > On Tue, 10 Nov 1998 11:50:39 -0800 you said: > >Anyone know what a "Conversion/camper...
• Re: Wankels
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 23:45:22 -0600
  ...Sam, Kennedy (KEP) sells conversion parts for the rotary engine-it's one of their best sellers. They also report that rotaries are hotter...
• Looking for Subaru conversion info
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 21:07:01 EST
  Hello folks I'm planning to do the 2.2L Subaru Legacy engine conversion on my '87 automatic Wolfy Weekender. I have a few...
• Cost When New?
  Historical mailing list - Nils Huebner Rain
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:01:53 -0700
  ...I drive an '85 ASI conversion, and I'm hoping someone out here might know what they sold for, or help with a pointer...
• Re: Westphalia or Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:54:29 EST
  ...If however you are referring to a VW conversion, the correct spelling is Westfalia. This is the model name. It is also the german...
• dutch camper conversion
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 20:04:20 UT
  see: http://www.tem.nhl.nl/~zeema500/bus.html for a nice dutch camper !
• conversion for syncro?
  Historical mailing list - rob wilke
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 22:39:08 -0700
  Ken does the audi 5 kit work on syncros???? Thanks Rob 87 Syncro GL
• Fwd: best 5cyl to use for a conversion??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 01:13:31 EDT
  another fwd from the quattro list.... chris [message/rfc822]
• Re: Engine conversions and such...
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 21:15:08 -0500
  . ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine) 85 GL- (Delilah) 86 BMW 325 ES- (Eva)
• R12 to R134a Air Conditioning Conversion
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:56:51 -0400
  Anyone done one of these? What does it entail? Thanks, Chris
• Re: Suburu Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 29 May 2001 08:50:31 -0500
  ...Any way I'm a project kinda guy and I've done lot of engine conversions before for customers; the conversion I liked best...
• Re: Re: Re: � � � 2 questions... (still looking for a westy)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:23:54 -0400
  ...If you are doing a conversion, you had better be prepared to pull your own wrenches. If someone were to call me with a...
• Re: 1.9 TDI engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Thu, 13 May 2004 08:46:19 -0700
  ...1.9 TDI engine conversion > I have heard of the 1.9L Turbo Diesel engines being used in the vanagon > but have never found...
• Re: ASI/Riviera headcount
  Historical mailing list - Susan Bernavich
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 18:01:28 -0700
  ...ASI/Riviera headcount > > > > > > Hey there just seeing who all has a bus or vanagon with the > > ASI/Riviera camper conversion..I have seen a...
• Re: Is There A TIICO List?
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 21:09:34 -0700
  ...Do your TIICO thing here! I want to learn all I can about this conversion. Luke Seattle -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Diesel Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:18:08 -0500
  ...it right,and have them call me whenever they have a conversion to do from a heating oil customer.I could even stock it...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:08:09 -0400
  ...Electric conversions (Chevy Volt) � For electric cars small and light is definetly the way to go as in Kim's example below. One can...
• Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 08:33:58 -0700
  ...California Engine > >> > Conversions > >> > > >> > It's still false. The statement "Any "clean" engine conversion can be > >> > certified as legal in California" can only be true...
• TDI Conversion Advice
  Historical mailing list - Michael D. Werner
  Wed, 10 May 2017 18:09:30 +0000
  ...Before I consider the potential of a TDI conversion on my syncro, would anyone be willing to share their story with me over the...
• RE: 911 engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Walter Dahlstrom
  Wed, 23 Nov 1994 15:56:13 -0800 (PST)
  someone had asked about the smog on these conversions. Here is how I understand it for California (which should be acceptable in the other...
• RE: Conversions and fresh meat! :)
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 03 Dec 1996 12:45:20 EST
  Tom Carrington's plan to build a Vanagon-engine-conversion web site got me motivated to make a couple of photos (of Porsche six...
• Re: diesel conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Sun, 26 Jul 1998 09:48:00 -0400
  ...diesel conversion > > I would like to take a disesel Westy and convert the motor to a 1.9 > diesel Westy. Some people we have...
• Re: Re Waterboxer power vs Transplants
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 22:16:57 EDT
  Mark, The statistics I have are from David Marshall's site on Vanagon engine conversion. Its the ABA code. The wheel and crank output...
• RE; Tiico info
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 23:36:00 -0500
  ...gas pedal issue in a I-4 conversion? How is it done with the tiico conversion? and does anyone have a water hose diagram...
• 90 or 91 Carat with conversion looking for
  Historical mailing list - Brent Berisford
  Mon, 12 May 2003 22:44:20 -0400
  ...would work also) that has already had a Tico or other conversion for a friend of mine. He is getting a set of twins...
• Re: New Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:17:18 +1200
  Quoting TC <trclark@SHAW.CA>: > hehe hum > > as the basis for this new conversion. The only close competitor was > the > > Ford Zetec, but the...
• Re: Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:10:36 -0400
  ...zetecs... > > > > Now's a great time to showcase Bostig's newest conversion. Here's a > > video of the prototype: > > > > http://www.bostig.com/files...
• Re: 30-50 challenge
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:24:22 -0700
  ...I'm just about finished tubbing the engine lid and re installing the wiring harness for my Jetta 2.0 conversion. I should have...
• Re: Electric power vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:00:41 -0700
  Right off the top, I would choose a much lighter vehicle for conversion. The laws of physics being what they are. Jim C 71...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 May 2013 11:46:04 -0700
  ...I have a nice 86 GL with auto trans , and most of the parts for a2.2 subaru conversion, like the engine and most...
• Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:30:06 -0900
  ...Diesel Subaru Conversions To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > I disagree with your calculation for two reasons: > > 1) A lot of people do conversions because...
• Re: AHU MTDI vs. ABA?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
  Tue, 10 Sep 2019 07:39:14 -0700
  ...to a Diesel conversion?"* > > > >I though so too... > > > >having both gas and diesel engines, comparing/searching/thinking about > >replacing/conversion gas engine vs diesel...
• Re: Auto show - kinda Westy like camper
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 18 Feb 2018 16:16:09 -0800
  This is a good start, but it's a very short van, more like a station wagon conversion. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Tiico conversion
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 16:27:01 -0700
  ...Bob Stevens '87 Syncro Westy TIICO http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare I'm considering a Tiico conversion for my '84 Westy. Has anyone had...
• Re: 134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 20:18:34 -0800
  ...134 conversion > Jim, > > If your A/C system is nice and tight (e.g., no leaks), stick with R-12. It > will work much...
• Re: New Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:32:50 -0700
  ...This way we can compare with Ben's excellent conversion page at: http://www.benplace.com/conversions2.htm Ben: if you read this, maybe...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 21:27:42 -0600
  ...It is no wonder that > people think doing such a conversion would make the van heavier on > the left side than any boxer engine...
• Re: I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 8 May 2001 16:03:54 -0700
  ...Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions . Transporter, Unimog and Iltis Sales . European Lighting for most Audi and Volkswagen models -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:41:52 -0500
  ...1) A lot of people do conversions because they need a new engine anyway, so for many the calculation needs to be done on...
• Re: digijet engine swap? Reply to Ken's comments!
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 04:46:25 -0800
  ...Everything that was originally included with the '91 Buick MUST be included in the conversion. Including exhaust components, fuel vapor canisters, vacuum hoses, etc...
• Re: Has anyone installed an ABA-based engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 1 Feb 2004 10:39:53 -0800
  ...Has anyone installed an ABA-based engine conversion? Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 11:55:50 -0500 While the van was going to get...
• Noisy fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 14 May 2008 14:14:48 -0700
  ...Don Hanson I recently did a Subaru conversion, and in the course of the conversion removed and cleaned out the gas tank (which was...
• Re: Headlight conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 10:12:47 +0200
  ...Headlight conversion Date: Saturday, 23 Nov, 1996 5:15 On another thread the following web address was given to look at Vanagons. http://www...
• Re: Random thought
  Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 11:40:25 EST
  ...Depending how the 5 Cyl.conversion is made it will last for ever. when the Vanagon with his engine unit get good maintenance and...
• Re: Vanagon Conversion Kits for around $2500
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 07:35:48 -0600
  ...Vanagon Conversion Kits for around $2500 > > > Is there serious interest in a kit to put the 4-cylinder Golf/Jetta engine > > into the Vanagon...
• Re: FS: 91 syncro camper with Audi 5-cyl engine ...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 17:09:41 -0800
  ...Since he misrepresented the vehicle right from >the start, I have a hard time putting faith in his conversion abilities, or >anything else about...
• Re: '85 Westy 2.1 complete conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 01:32:09 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '85 Westy 2.1 complete conversion. Mileage has dropped to 13mpg (usually close to 20). Also, Occasional hesitation w...
• Re: How bad is it to have dual carbs instaed if the FI on an 84
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 18:06:03 -0400
  one point to make is there are no aftermarket carb conversions with a provision for carb heat! depending on where you are it can...
• Re: Turnkey Proposal Rocky Mountain Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 24 May 2012 18:23:54 -0700
  ...I simple meant, the requirement of installation does not define a conversion as "turn key" by the very definition of the term. It is...
• Re: Replace Heads or Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:42:22 -0500
  ...PM, mark drillock wrote: > Ken, how much do their most recent conversions run? > > thanks, > Mark > > Ken Wilford wrote: >> Don, >> Just FYI, Foreign Auto Supply...
• Re: Bostig, Zetex, Tiico - what do those names refer to?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 10:28:51 -0700
  On 9/3/2009 9:59 AM mark drillock wrote: > Bostig is a Vanagon conversion company in Boston who builds conversions > using Ford Zetec...
• Re: Subaru Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Self <Single-user mode>
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 11:17:11
  ...Subaru Conversion > Brian, > > In what model and years Subaru can I find a 2.2? > Kennedy is usually pretty good about providing an > estimate...
• Conversion Options
  Historical mailing list - Seastoner
  Mon, 4 May 1998 22:23:08 +0000
  ...So now I'm at the crossroads of conversion options. I can upgrade to the 2.1 Wasserboxer fron AVP for around 1850.00...
• Re: New adapter plate: DIY Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 07:31:34 EDT
  ...Actually with my conversion, using the diesel stuff, all I had to do was to put the pickup tube on the exsisting oil pump...
• air cooled to 5cyl=heat?
  Historical mailing list - mac stricklen
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 08:37:19 -0800
  ...I was wondering the other day as I drove around feeling chilly--what happens with heat when I do this conversion. Will I get...
• Re: Check out this Syncro (Resale value)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 09:17:09 -0400
  ...the one downside of this > particular > conversion was that the engine lid had to be modified. > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE...
• Engine Repair or Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jones, Dustin
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 09:32:57 -0500
  ...My questions is, would it be better to have the heads repaired/fixed or undergo one the engine conversions such as an audi/subaru...