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• Re: FW: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:50:15 -0500
  ...But it's got lots of low end torque. Yours, David
• Re: 205/70 or 205/75 tires
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 12:00:39 -0600 (CST)
  ...reading, increase road clearance by about 2 inches, increase your top speed, diminish torque, improve quiet, but reduce engine cooling for given speed. Sami
• Re: Do dealers know how to work on EVs
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 19:34:27 -0500 (EST)
  ...The 5cyl engine in the EV is a de-tuned version (higher torque/lower horsepower) of the bullet-proof Audi 5 cylinder engine found...
• Re: 82 Vanagon gearbox swap ?
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Sat, 15 Mar 1997 17:54:56 -0500
  ...the difference being with the 5spd in a diesel you're keeping the engine in a narrower torque band... Didn't know they made...
• looking for torque converter
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 03:50:15 +0000
  Hey, Im looking for a converter for a 89 vanagon. Any hints on dealers or do you have a converter with a good ring...
• FYI : 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:05:41 +0200
  ...4-speed No more than 90 horspowers and 147 Nm -torque 5-speed, auto or Synchro 112 hp / 174 Nm Regards Calle
• Re: Vngns ARE junk! / What Do You Expect from Dwares?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 15:51:12 EST
  ...Start pumping some real torque into it and it becomes a 100% pain-in-the-ass. George
• Head Retorquing On New Engine
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:06:43 -0800
  ...Is it common that heads have to be re-torqued after a rebuilt engine has been run in? Say after 1000 miles or so...
• Lug nut stripped
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 11:59:41 -0500
  My mechanic must have set his torque wrench set on "bolt sieze" as it took forever to get the lug nuts off my rear...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 08:07:22 -0700
  ...The 360 ft lbs of torque is not bearing against the circlip. You could assemble the stub axle, hub, and bearings outside the bearing...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 07:17:46 -0700
  David do you keep 2 torque wrench's in your van? Thank you, Jay Lefstein. Sent from my mobile device. On Sep 7, 2010...
• Re: Replace H2O Boxer with E Boxer {:~))
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 9 Oct 2019 11:40:02 -0300
  ...The end result was more torque and better acceleration (despite the weight), but a range of no more than 40-50 miles. These days...
• Re: Drivetrain Movement Question. Video.
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:14:31 -0700
  Looks like you could benefit from the addition of an anti-torque mount to the rear apron. I've seen those used on some...
• Question on Waterboxer Power vs transplants.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 30 May 2001 23:00:36 -0800
  Since were on the topic, I'd like to know what torque and horsepower the various transplants and the 130 hp Subaru engine are...
• Re: Can't remove Auto trans
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 16:54:17 -0700
  ...Never needed them before , but that will be better than trying to pull the trans out leaving the torque converter in or removing engine...
• Re: Leaking auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:04:13 -0700
  I can only think of the seal behind the torque converter. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merv" <themervino@CS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Automatic transmission question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:09:54 +0000
  ...Don't let the > torque converter fall off the front shaft prematurely. Then carefully > pull the torque converter off the front shaft and you...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:55:51 -0500
  ...VW's Inline 4 (2.0 liter) maximum torque (again from memory) is somewhere north of 5000 rpms (5800?) > > (I'm not doing the...
• Re: Porsche Boxster
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 09:58:50 -0800
  ...201 horsepower (150kW) at 6,000 rpm and 181 lb-ft of torque at 4,500 rpm. Perhaps even more impressive is the fact...
• Re: final drive cover leaking
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 00:22:27 -0400
  ...I CAREFULLY torqued it according to the instructions in Bentley. I refilled with Redline MT90. I cannot get it to stop leaking. It wouldn...
• Auto tranny screwed?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:09:53 -0500
  So I did the unthinkable, I pulled the engine and the torque converter came off with it. Pulled out the central tube half a...
• Re: aircraft engine NVC
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:48:05 -0500
  ...Piston type aircraft engines don't typically have torque curves useful in automotive applications. Still, there may be interesting possibilities. John Rodgers 88 GL...
• Vanagon 5 speed
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 00:26:21 -0400
  ...My specific question is, are there any known problems with the design? Also, if it can take the torque of a 1.9L TDI...
• Re: question for an engineer
  Historical mailing list - J. Andersen
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 06:16:36 -0700
  ...It is my understanding that one of the functions of a torque wrench is to ensure that all the bolts have the same tension...
• help
  Historical mailing list - JarsofClay
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 19:54:04 -0800
  ...I am experiencing a trans fluid leak and need to replace torque converter seal... I would like to do this myself, but am in...
• Re: online references for general engine knowledge?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 09:45:33 -0500
  ...www.howstuffworks.com" A valuable resource; helped me understand how a torque converter works. Jeff Birk '89 Wolfsburg '82 MB 240D '59 Commando Runabout...
• Re: VanagonSubaru SVX owners
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:03:16 -0800
  ...the CV joints can't handle the torque. Those dampers are just big bolt-on rubber donuts, clamped to the metal drive shaft. All...
• Re: Vanagon 30-50 challenge - results updated
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:24:33 -0700
  Diesel torque is your friend. I'd dump the silly K&N filter, though 2008/8/11 Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> > Updated results...
• Re: lug nuts torque-
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:33:50 -0700
  ...lug nuts torque- > Hey Dave, stock Vanagon fitment is nuts on studs in the rear and lug bolts > in the front just like a...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 10:03:49 -0500
  ...Any thread friction will affect the final clamp load after torqueing. This is why many critical applications now torque to some lower number and...
• Re: exact foot pounds for the oil plug?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:21:55 -0400
  ...I didn’t trust my torque wrench as it is a large one not designed I think for such light settings. I decided to...
• Re: . . . & Those Damn Shear Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 13:00:35 EST
  ...if the shearing heads are to control install torque, why work so hard to make them difficult to remove afterwards?>> Yeah, real hard to...
• Re: Tire Question / low profile tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:20:38 -0400
  ...So we can ignore it and compare the two torque values required based on the moments of inertia. Assuming both hoops have the same...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:00:16 -0500
  ...And believe me, you need torque here. Hans SVX is a monster, we drove Mex style with it, 9 peoples in the van... they...
• Re: Syncro cv-joint fun
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 04:02:04 -0800
  Mark Drillock wrote: > The torque for the 46mm nut is 500 Nm or 350 ft lb. from the Bentley page 42.4 Are you...
• Re: sportamatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 07:31:38 -0800
  ...And, as I recall, lacks one speed the lack of which is made up by the torque multiplication of the torque converter. I had...
• Re: Auto trans woes in a '90 Carat...
  Historical mailing list - LC
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 17:55:13 -0500
  ...My mechanic says that it could be the transmission, torque converter or the differential, nothing is loose inside the transmission he already checked it...
• Broke off stud torqueing head-what do I do?
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 15:07:11 -0500
  ...Unfortunately I broke one of the long studs that hold the head on while trying to do the final torque. It is broken leaving...
• Re: Lug nut lubrication or not?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 16:22:00 EST
  ...I feel that I always get an accurate torque spec this way. Recommended or not, it is just good practice. >> Oh Kaaaaaaay.. Let's...
• Re: 1.6 TD torque specs
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 21:09:51 -0700
  ...Anyway, what I need right now > are the torque specs for the turbo-to-exhaust bolts, and the > exhaust-to-head bolts. > Seems the...
• Re: Fw: Subaru EJ20 Turbo Diesel - Payback
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:21:45 -0500
  ...Diesel torque curves as you know are very different from gasoline torque curves.� To generate thrust, the force that pushes your vanagon down the...
• Re: striking caution by dennis
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 8 May 2016 13:45:13 -0700
  ...In industry such items can be huge an subject to enormous torque. >>> When I worked in the aviation industry, (I'm old enough now...
• Re: Fw: Subaru EJ20 Turbo Diesel - Payback
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 10:43:34 -0800
  ...Diesel torque curves as you know are very different from gasoline torque curves.� To generate thrust, the force that pushes your vanagon down the...
• Re: 83 westy overheating
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sat, 26 Nov 1994 15:31:50 -0500 (EST)
  ...And if you torque them over specs you're asking to buy new heads. Do any of you VW gods want to back me...
• Waterjet cut Part, transmission wrench
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 27 Nov 2022 10:32:45 -0800
  Hasn’t been tried out yet, it’s to torque retaining nut on Syncro trans shaft. Might be a clearance issue, not sure. But...
• Re: rear westy storage- was OEM alloy wheel lug nut torque
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 19:18:16 -0400
  At 06:19 PM 7/4/2009, Rob wrote: >The jack and breaker bar/socket is on the bottom of the back seat and...
• Re: CV joints/f
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 May 1995 10:29:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...15 years being constantly torqued in one direction, suddenly changing this could have nasty results IMHO. And never, ever, ever swap any electrical wires...
• Gene Berg and wasserboxer performance
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Mon, 7 Oct 1996 13:26:42 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I'm thinking what I need first is torque, not hp, and that could be just a stroker crank. Is this correct?
• Re: engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Schaper
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 21:01:30 EDT
  ...Very fuel effcient, lots of bottom end torque and it's a VW engine, too. Marcus 74 Westy with 914 2.0 79 Westy...
• Re: Inner CV Boot Replacement: Okie Redneck Style...
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 09:38:36 -0600
  I know I need to get a torque wrench; I guess I keep holding out for a really good deal on a click-type...
• VW's Diesel vs. Gas
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 12:13:19 -0500
  ...However, it offers 20ftlbs more torque and almost 50mpg! Can anyone tell me anything about these two engines, reliability, longevity, maintainence, perfomance... PS- im...
• tie rods
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 12:45:30 +0000
  ...Is there any trick to installing tie rod ends? Should they slide in, be bolted to torque and cotter pinned, and that's it...
• Re: Subie ENgine Pull Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 09:30:45 -0700
  If the donor subie is automatic, don't forget the FOUR 12mm torque converter bolts under the rubber plug at 11' o'clock if...
• Re: Have you ever broken a clutch by push starting a vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:03:00 -0500
  ...The damage you described was caused by too much torque (rotational force) on the clutch friction plate. It was not from centrifugal or centripetal...
• Water pump premature failure
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:32:48 -0500
  ...drive pulley in the car, with that 258 ft.lbs of torque Bentley calls for? How do these things get warped to begin with...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:09:58 -0800
  ...Then reduce that by a little to account for the stupid non-locking > torque converter---- I'd say a conservative 10% is about right...
• hardware and torqueing was Flexing cranks and Yielding Bolts one last time
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 11:02:19 -0500
  ...I had always been > told in > Aviation Mechanics School that when you torque fasteners you do not > use any > lubrication unless the manual specified...
• Re: inline 4 vs Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:58:41 -0400
  ...Running premium gas helps noticeably with the torque at lower RPM (as well as MPG) due to the knock sensor and high compression. I...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 08:31:04 -0500
  ...Loosen the Flywheel /torque > converter plate > then see if it turns then. Been there done that. When testing for > crankshaft > shim thickness it is...
• Re: Wankels
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 15:38:56 -0700
  ...up with this? > Plain and simple it's the lack of torque at a low enough rpm to make it useful in a Vanagon...