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• Re: SAmba Ad
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 17 May 2012 14:02:27 -0700
  ...vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue...
• Re: Move Dometic 110VAC Outlet To...... (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:24:46 -0700
  ...vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue...
• Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:59:11 -0600
  ...integrity of the engine. In either case, increasing RPM adds even more power , but raises the strain on the rotating assembly considerably and shortens...
• Re: Replaced Fuel Injection Lines - Now Rough Low Idle '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 23:07:00 -0700
  ...I just completed pulling the entire air intake / fuel delivery assembly off of the engine, cleaning it up a bit, replacing the fuel lines...
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle. Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 09:51:15 -0700
  ...Creates a void for reference air in the finished assembly" Neil. On 6/25/14, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > I doubt if...
• Re: spring/wire in pop top lift handle
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:44:32 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Recoined Brake Shoes. Means: Arced ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 May 2012 15:55:43 -0400
  ...Maybe Raybestos changed their manufacturing process since then? Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate...
• Re: Busted Down Near Tekonsha, Michigan
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:24:51 -0500
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engine s
• Re: Crazy pop-top modification idea
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Jul 2011 15:29:21 -0700
  ...Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly �http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" �http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon...
• Re: '82-2.0 teardown. help me find the knocking please
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 19:50:25 -0700
  ...poor sealing of the engine tin to the body, so heat was coming up to mix with the cooling air, which then didn't...
• The enemy: Gas tank leak
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 23:00:26 -0700
  ...back to the assembly. Who ever recommended the soap idea... well believe me it worked great. However, the guy who engineered this set up...
• Re: Engine shot? Odd compression readings
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 17:08:39 -0400
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 1:44 PM Subject: Engine shot? Odd compression readings > Just completed my first ever compression check on...
• Re: 87: coolant temp sensor for syncro
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:39:11 -0400 (EDT)
  ...My original '87 Syncro engine had an aluminum > thermostat housing and a screw-in temperature sensor. The 1990 engine had a > plastic thermostat housing...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:08:24 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: To rebuild or not to Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 13:34:41 -0500
  ...I have rebuilt "normal" VW air-cooled engines myself, and would be doing the assembly myself, and this engine sort of reminds me of...
• Engine Balancing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:36:51 -0500
  ...another in line to kill the engine. Part of my evaluation is to weigh each piston assembly and rod to see how close they...
• Re: rattle INSIDE engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:23:47 -0500
  ...Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "ROBERT DONALDS" <donalds1@VERIZON.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: Vancafe "Factory" Vanagon Rear Speakers: Upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:21:08 -0700
  ...Upgrade? > http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/428325.jpg -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88...
• Re: More On Mice: 110VAC Wire Damage? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Mar 2013 11:23:58 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Was: Dometic.. Flame Window. Now: Flame Window Butts up Against Box?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 10:27:19 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:58:51 -0700
  ...As I noted, the engine bay area is better. That said, I rebuilt my heat exchange box during engine swap process. It seals quite...
• Re: Replace/repair front heater blower.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 12:34:15 -0600
  I've got a genuine blower motor VW /Audi with the resistor / switch / fan assembly for $40.00 http://www.engineceramics.com/vw/vwparts...
• Re: Rebuilding an 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:28:36 -0600
  ...Use engine assembly grease on everything that looks like a bearing, replace the starter pilot bushing in your bell-housing and your clutch main...
• Re: Power & MPG Summer/Winter Rod bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 09:10:27 -0500
  ...The bearings failed, then the shells turned and wedge in there and that blew the assembly apart. Why do we see it more on...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 24 May 2012 12:06:46 -0700
  ...But when the > throttle body is worn you often have to make the adjustment with the > engine running. Either way the two-switch people...
• Re: Auto trans interchangablibilty
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:27:27 -0800
  ...but the engine and trans were german produced....pretty sure anyway. that was the first example of a foreign manufacturer having a car assembly...
• Mostly successful manual trans replacement
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:52:18 -0500
  ...Van was on a drive-on lift, with braces across with jacks for the engine and trans. As many have discussed today, the clutch...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ???
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:29:53 -0500
  The thing about this V-6 GM engine series is that they are so numerous. They are everywhere. And that makes them dirt cheap...
• Re: pop top heads up
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 19:02:37 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Upholstery Re-cover Swatch Opinion? ('81 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:16:40 -0500
  ...The > > main goal here is to replace the foam. > > > > Neil. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Neil n > > > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > > > '88...
• Re: Radius Arm (strut) Steel Sleeve Measurement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:36:40 -0700
  ...Thanks much, >> >> Neil. >> >> -- >> Neil n >> >> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp >> >> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. >> >> '81...
• Stiff Accelerator - '90 2.1 Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:09:14 -0500
  ...I've still got a bit of that unknown engine uneasiness - might help if I trusted the mechanic who installed it a bit better...
• Re: No Copper Crush Gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 06:41:54 EST
  ...There are only three 10 mm hex bolts on the bottom of the waterboxer engine two of them are on the head assemblies for...
• Re: Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 17:57:28 -0800
  ...this? > > Thanks, > > Neil. > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Firewall fuel fitting
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:59:52 -0400
  ...the right direction? > > > > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Dometic Frig Will not stay cold with DC current
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 11:49:22 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• blinking temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Ian Steele
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 15:50:10 -0500
  ...2) Temperature sensor seems to work properly as gauge temperature goes from cold to mid-scale as engine warms. 3) Replaced coolant level relay...
• Re: Oil Pump Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Nov 2000 14:10:29 -0500
  ...It is easiest if you remove the muffler and the rear engine mount assembly. The engine will have to be supported to do this...
• Re: Mystification
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Sep 2011 15:51:01 -0700
  ...n wrote: > >> Did the engine initially run well, new harness installed? >> > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp...
• Re: Engine Temperature in Winter
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 07:21:10 -0500
  On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Budd Premack wrote: > There may be air leaks in addition to possible engine temperature issues. > > Aging of the flap...
• Re: keeping critters out--fastening screen to/in the heater box itself?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:32:18 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Window Crank Door Speaker Handle "FIX"?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 11:02:40 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Vgon Crash Tests: no crush zones?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 16:24:23 -0800
  ...Is your assembly removable in case the state inspection people balk at the extra bars in the front? We need to put out a...
• Re: Clutch cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:45:30 -0500
  ...do you know how many RPMs a Type I engine turns at 70 mph? Enough to scare the heckens out of you. Since I...
• Re: Snap On Vantage.
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 15:18:55 -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...
• READ THIS: How to throw a rod--update and prevention
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:24:07 -0700
  ...2.1 engine just waiting to go off and cause total destruction. I don't know if they offer any assembly efficiencies for the...
• Re: Cyl 1 and 3 not getting gas.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 00:27:22 +0000
  Is this the first time you are trying to run your new engine? I would check compression on these two cylinders that you are...
• Re: Vanagon 1.9 Cat on Jetta 2.0 engine?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:59:10 -0700
  ...On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Since you are installing a later engine, you are...
• Re: AHU MTDI vs. ABA?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 10 Sep 2019 21:26:33 -0300
  ...There is a fellow in Québec who builds the injection pump assembly. It’s been some time, but I’ll dig and see if...
• Re: Dometic fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
  Sun, 3 Sep 2017 21:52:56 -0600
  ...It's been taken > out > > and The burner assembly has been cleaned,. > > Any suggestions or thoughts as to what the problem might be? > > > > > -- > Neil...
• Re: Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:49:29 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: junkyard tales, change those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 22:35:07 EDT
  ...The utility doors on > the outside were melted but I saved the fridge flue vent assembly. The > front table had burned to nothing but...
• Re: How do we remove key assembly..?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:27:28 -0400
  ...By the way, one perennial topic is "can't we update these archives to a newer, faster, cooler search engine?"... while this is obviously...
• Re: Tried this cruise control?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Simpson
  Wed, 7 Jun 2006 09:44:51 -0700
  ...This was a bit awkward to do and required some additional hands to tighten the bolt n the engine compartment while I was underneath...
• Re: Refrigerator lighting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 11:09:03 -0500
  ...If the desired end is for the engine to start, and it does not, that is failure. Maybe effective communication depends on both parties...
• Re: Engine conversion? VR6
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 15:30:03 -0700
  ...tank or building a custom water plenum and coil pack assembly. These engines are HEAVY and thirsty. If you want the VR6 for the...
• Re: Vanagon 1.9L seized
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Sat, 14 Sep 1996 20:24:02 +0000
  Alan, If you still have an engine for sale, I need one for my 1984 Vanagon GL. Please let me know. Thanks, Scott Maurer...
• Re: Engine shot? Odd compression readings
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 20:45:07 -0700
  ...With the engine on my test stand with a VW Rabbit starter it did 170-170-170-170 PSI across all four - this is...
• Re: [vanagon] Share some vanagon video
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:54:26 -0800
  ...On Jan 28, 2008 10:44 AM, Chad Lyles <chad.lyles@gmail.com> wrote: > yeah the assembly line was super cool...i liked when...
• Re: Transmission question GTA Auto Turbo real experience?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 4 Aug 2019 22:31:01 -0400
  ...It just provides more strength in the lower gears to reduce a chance of failure of this assembly it does not make a 4...