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• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 14 Jul 2015 05:51:31 -0400
  ...At 12 psi a hose on the left side of the engine started to leak. Now have to order a replacement for it. So...
• Re: [DIESEL] 1.6NA Diesel Rebuild Options ???
  Historical mailing list - photobug
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 08:14:14 -0500
  ...I pay machining costs but do all the > assembly myself. > > - Purchasing a rebuilt engine. > > - Purchasing a new engine. > > >From what I have seen so...
• Re: Brake Master Booster Q?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 1 Sep 2007 20:56:49 -0700
  ...You unbold and lift up the pedal assembly with booster attached to it, then unbolt the booster from the pedal assembly if I recall...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 16:46:43 -0700
  ...The engine assembly is way off balance to the left. As I said I don't know how the overall vehicle balance is affected...
• Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:20:16 -0700
  ...assembly procedures..mainly bolting it up without having >> things properly straight. And the other part about 'urban myth'...that >> "Oh >> yes, those engines vibrate...
• Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 18:27:48 -0400
  ...These are assembly line rebuilds and >> maybe they are the same units re-boxed by others. From experience the >> weakness is the contacts in...
• Jetta Conversion: Exhaust Bracket Redo PICS. Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Sep 2011 16:36:54 -0700
  ...Thanks, Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:22:16 -0800
  ...jpg >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Neil. >> >> -- >> Neil n >> >> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp >> >> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. >> >> '81...
• 82 Westy, Hesitant acceleration, in spots
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 12:02:23 -0700
  ...Upon load (acceleration- this would be pressing the pedal about a 1/4 way and holding it steady) the engine responds immediately, there isnt...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:08:03 -0800
  ...I don't know if the silver decal (hose diagram (thanks Mark D.)) was for the boxer engine or the I5. Are they still...
• Re: Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:05:32 -0800
  ...The designers did not give any thought at all on how to do it with engine the vanapparently. Sure is easy during engine assembly...
• Re: Low Temp Radiator Thermo Switch "Better"?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 24 May 2012 18:20:17 -0700
  ...The radiator (to me) seems sized for a much >>> larger engine than it is actually cooling. I don't think the people >>> putting in...
• Re: Which 2.1 muffler?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 4 Apr 2016 16:49:28 -0500
  ...Steel studs in aluminum threads in the heads, very bad engineering decision by the Germans ! After I get all the studs and bolts out...
• Re: Hydraulic Valve adjustment - when is "contact"?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 12:12:38 -0400
  ...cold is for assembly and 0 hot is done when the van is sorted out and running Bob Donalds Boston Engine ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:02:45 -0500
  ...It is really unlikely that it will be good just based on re-assembly. The cases on these engines twist and turn and go...
• Re: Silly Question, maybe?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:41:42 -0400
  ...http://www.vanagain.com/shop/tie-rod-assembly/ http://www.vanagain.com/shop/steering-rack-boot/ The tie rods and boots don't care...
• Re: Rocky Mtn Westy Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 1 Apr 2015 10:34:40 -0700
  ...The final fit commonly has the cat-exhaust-tailpipe assembly sloping downward to the right. It hangs lower than stock. Performance should theoretically be...
• Re: Wheel bearing play (in Baja Sur)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:12:39 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: FS: 1987 VW Syncro Joker 1.9td
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:28:30 -0500
  ...06 ~ 09, 2013 > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: 1990 Carat with Analogue Clock?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:27:59 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Tie Rods
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:19:11 -0800
  ...wrote: > I have a bit of play in the tie rod assembly. It's at the inside one, where > it connects to the steering...
• Re: Clear hose from top of air filter box
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 06:21:34 -0500
  IIRC, the clear hose goes to the fitting on the front top of the air filter assembly. That's above the filter isn't...
• Rear wheels lean inward
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jul 95 9:00:26 MDT
  ...I had the rear suspension apart in the spring since I was rebuilding the engine. The spring plate settings are spot on the angles...
• Re: Can Germans make a decent two stoke engine?
  Historical mailing list - Bjorn Ratjen
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 12:57:13 -0800
  ...Since there is ample proof that Germans make decent two stroke engines it must be the operator :) (or the mixture that you (the operator...
• Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:08:15 -0700
  ...google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines>http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:16:27 -0400
  ...VW technical service bulletins regarding driveability complaints read as follows- The first details problems with Digifant engines and the second one supercedes the first...
• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 11:23:06 -0700
  ...On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 5:57 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > With the sensor disconnected from the engine the mixture...
• Re: Microwave install in rear upper AC cabinet area on Westy
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 14:16:50 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Automotive Shop Rate Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:10:23 -0800
  ...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 14:59:46 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM **SOLVED**
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 12:47:47 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: cell phones (wasHarpies I)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 13:55:27 -0500
  ...the like. > > > Neil. > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly  http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages...
• Re: Cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 14:28:30 -0500
  ...Replacing the brushes or regulator assembly is a repair of a defective alternator. If she has to pay for that it is not worth...
• Re: Pan
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:20:39 -0400
  ...Had to re-do the entire > engine, down to the bare block. > > Be careful is what I'm saying. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "neil n...
• Re: Brake Expert Questions/PICS/Rant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:24:49 -0700
  ...I can accept f'g up with > assembly of non life threatening parts like a cheap 12V light, but > brakes? Unacceptable. > > Thankfully, it happened...
• Re: can I start/run eng. w/o MAS/air cleaner assemb?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:36:39 -0800
  ...You also don't have to be 'deathly afraid' of running the engine for a minute or two if there is a small leak...
• Re: Anyone receives my messages?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:49:40 -0800
  ...maybe its a Gmail thing.. >> > > -- -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be...
• Re: interior lighting - led strip
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:57:38 -0800
  ...with-led/ >> >> >> alistair > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:59:06 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:12:43 -0800
  ...the difference. >> >> alistair > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Ampacity was Re: Headlight Upgrade Double Check (fuses)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:56:33 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Canadian Picking up a FedEx'd Vanagon Part in US.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:36:49 -0500
  ...my Westy. > > > > Neil. > > > > -- > > Neil n > > > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > > > '81...
• Images: Upper Control Arm Practice Welds Cut Open.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:05:05 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/c53hzjr http://tinyurl.com/9bftkf2 Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate...
• Re: Digifant Newbs: Vanagon ProTraining Digifant Manual. Worth Getting!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:39:03 -0700
  ...I think the Wikipedia person is talking through his hat. >> >> Yours, >> David >> > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com...
• Mercedes van plant in Tuscaloosa?/f
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 10 Apr 1995 17:51:18 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Stuttgart sources say the engines will come from Germany - probably a 3.2 liter V-6 tuned for bottom-end torque and 200 bhp...
• Re: Defroster vents always open?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:11:38 -0800
  ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
• Re: Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 2 Jul 2017 21:47:17 -0700
  ...On my '81 Westy (Jetta engine) I installed a reduction gear starter. Presumably, it's an off shore product. No regrets. Brand new, $65...
• Re: short in second battery/isolator system
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 09:52:12 -0700
  ...Can also damage engine ECU and stereo and who knows what else. Does the alternator get hot when the engine is NOT running? That...
• Re: Suggested Minimum Tools To Carry
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 12:49:27 -0700
  ...A bike can also be very handy. ;) This applies to any engine IMO. I try to limit spares to engine related parts and try...
• Re: Ignition Switch "Su" Power
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:08:50 -0800
  ...but then the engine would be bouncing off the > rev-limiter. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp...
• Re: Weddle Engineering, Locking Differentials Update and Parts Plea
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Sun, 15 Sep 1996 09:23:39 -0800 (AKDT)
  Perhaps a bit overdue, but thought I should give an update on Weddle Engineering. I removed my transmission back in August (16th) for some...
• Re: Waterboxer hop-up vs. swap
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 09:43:42 PST
  ...I used stainless steel hardware on 90 percent of the engine. This is some of what I have done so far... Robert > Has anyone...
• Re: " Fail Safe " Type Coolant Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 24 Dec 2017 12:07:26 -0800
  ...Though the thermostat design may not be as critical as it is for a WBX engine, I worry about the type of thermostat my...
• Re: [WetWesties] Air Cooled 2.0 : High Hydrocarbon (smog) Parts Check?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:54:40 -0800
  ...though > (non-blown engine). > > Take care, > > Brandon Math, > KD7INF > brandon314@gmail.com > > > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:24:53 -0700
  ...http://www.jimellisvwparts.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_product=5203890&ukey_assembly=738091&ukey_make=1066&ukey_model=15582&ukey_driveline=0&ukey_trimlevel=0...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Dec 2012 10:22:42 -0500
  ...1.4 engines but not of the exhaust. I'll look around. Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl...
• Re: Recent Maintenance Accomplished
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Wed, 6 May 2009 12:05:10 -0600
  ...They should get me through the remaining life of the > engine. > > Item 3) The leaking front crankshaft seal proved to be problematic. It > had...
• Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:17:02 -0700
  ...vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly �http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:41:55 -0800
  Find out which way the engine turns first. that late a Honda engine may turn 'normal clockwise.' for many years of Honda engines turned...
• Re: Dometic refrigerator thermal paste source?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:03:03 -0700
  ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine...