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• Re: Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:02:20 -0400
  ...This is the way the air-cooled engines degrade over time unlike the water cooled engine that dumps its coolant at the first trip...
• Re: 1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and Source
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Thu, 8 Mar 2018 22:41:14 +0000
  ...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > No, sorry, all this stuff is water-cooled, diesel and water boxer. > > Jim > > On Fri, Mar 2, 2018...
• Re: Just interesting observation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 07:30:48 -0600
  ...On the water cooled models with the 1.9L and 2.1 L, the clattering issue is addressed by using a 20W50ST oil and...
• Re: Hella H4 xenon blue 100/80w bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:44:11 -0600
  ...http://www.fastforward.ca >>> Email sales@fastforward.ca >>> >>> - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled >> >> Volkswagens >> >>> - Electrical harness fabrication and customization >>> >>> Due to...
• Re: What coolants are ok?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 12:52:30 EDT
  ...Prestone 4/60 - Discontinued and superseded to a newer label called Prestone 5/100 In a recent engine swap, I went ahead and used...
• Re: Looking to buy
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:04:18 -0400
  ...Any tips? Should I avoid the '83 since it's the first year of the water cooled engine? Any way to tell if the...
• Re: Hello! We have some questions...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:50:01 -0700
  ...So, this would leave out most non-VW > solution engines. Has anybody had any experience in > going from water-cooled to air-cooled? Or...
• Re: Oil Light on at idle only when hot
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:14:26 -0400
  Darrell, The recommendation for 10W40 and 10W30 is found both on page 86, for the gasoline engine, and on page 98, for the diesel...
• Re: Original Vanagon heater for sale ...
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 4 Jan 2015 20:25:49 -0500
  ...imagine it is possible to fit it to a gas engined water cooled Vanagon. > > As an aside, years ago I went through emissions inspection...
• more on 5- and 6-cylinder engines
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 14:15:28 EST
  ...The heating air is driven by the engine cooling fan, and there is an additional blower on the engine to push air through the...
• Re: Fire Suppression Solutions
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 11:38:20 -0700
  ...and heard quite a few stories about rear-engined > > VWs, both air and water-cooled, that caught fire, but why would > > VWoA be concerned...
• Re: Question on rocker arms...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 22:58:32 EDT
  ...I don't see anything specific to water-cooled engines, which is understandable based on his targeted customer base.>> I heard that he will...
• Re: HEAT glorious heat!!!
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 10:09:20 -0700
  ...HEAT glorious heat!!! > > > When Sean says "great heat" is this the Arizona definition of > good heat? I imagine the heat coming from an engine...
• Re: 1985 Steel Coolant Pipes and "Air Cooled" 1981 Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 17:54:05 -0800
  ...perhaps an air-cooled vanagon tank is different slightly, than a water-cooled vanagon tank. perhaps they didn't quite anticipate main coolant pipes...
• Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:19:27 -0700
  ...1987 1.8 L Jetta engine about 60,000 miles ago. So she is now a water-cooled, gas-powered van. Since buying her...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 17 Sep 2013 00:10:55 -0400
  ...They get newer 2.0 ABA engine VW >> cars just about every week, as well as 1.8Turbo VW and Audis. The newer >> engines...
• Model Summary for 1988 Vanagon USA
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 13:11:52 -0500
  ...Drivetrain 2.1 liter water-cooled horizontally opposed engine Digifant fuel injection 90HP @ 4800RPM, 117FtLbs @ 3200RPM 4 speed manual transmission Rear wheel drive Electronic...
• Re: Carb conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:50:11 -0400
  ...I've been told that these >do not fit water cooled engines, but I'm not the expert. >I have been running a carb...
• Re: need new engine for air-cooled van (overheated one)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 11:01:50 -0400
  ...some other kind of engine in here, such as a diesel, water-cooled, Subaru, or a Jetta or Golf engine? Would it cost a...
• Re: Engine conversion on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 6 May 2009 16:38:14 -0400
  ...shop for a good > >> engine. > >> > >> Assuming your water cooled Vanagon is in good shape, you find a good > >> Zetec engine, and can get an...
• Re: In praise of VW inline fours
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:04:14 -0700
  ...A good book on water-cooled inline four VW engines is the Watercooled Volkswagen Performance Handbook by Greg Raven ISBN 0-7603-0491-2...
• Re: '85 Westy w/ 211,000 miles for $7500
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 05:50:57 EDT
  ...grey engine: 4 cylinder 2.1 water cooled transmission: automatic drive type: 2 wheel drive doors: 3 doors mileage: 217,000 miles Vehicle description...
• Re: neat idea........anyone done this before?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:17:46 -0500
  ...My engine has only 7000 miles on it and you'd be generating more power that I can with 110 HP water cooled but...
• Re: If you could read French, But Of Course!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:30:15 -0800
  ...I have notice that you Canadiens use a slightly different word than the French for some engine components and probably other car parts. Example...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome TSB 92-02: Also Applies To Digijet ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:09:37 -0700
  ...All Water Cooled >> >> Engine Vanagons SUPERCEDES TECHNICAL BULLETIN 24-92-01 (February >> >> 29, >> >> 1992) CONDITION After driving for an extended period of time at...
• Re: Oil light flickering
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Wed, 9 Feb 2011 22:49:36 -0800
  ...four engines both air and water cooled need higher viscosity oils > due to design tolerances and some things that happen as these engine heat...
• Re: 86 Drivetrain Into 82 Diesel?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 06:42:08 -0800
  ...The difficulty David Yates had was due to the fact that the 82 engines were mounted closer to the tranny crossmember. In 83 the...
• Re: Muffler Parts
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Fri, 24 May 2002 14:11:18 -0600
  ...so, should we be putting on two gaskets on the water cooled engine > > too? My guess is that they should get two if the...
• Re: VW Customer Relations on Westfalias in US
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 09 May 1996 00:47:37 -0700
  ...As a matter of fact, if you look at the old SAE Journal articles submitted by the VW engineeering dept. back when the water...
• 88 camper for sale $2799 in jacksonville, FL
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 19:05:45 -0500
  ...4 cylinder water cooled engine, fuel injected. Automatic Maintains 70-75 MPH comfortably. Second owners and have been very diligent on scheduled maintenance. Have...
• Re: Distributor part question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 16:23:53 -0800
  ...page for the CV engine it seems to indicate to me that this also fits the later water-cooled distributors. Confusing! --------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young '81...
• Re: parts source
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:36:34 -0500
  ...new and used parts for rear engined VWs - air AND water cooled. fair prices. warranty/return policies. "your used parts are good as cash...
• Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 07:03:05 -0700
  ...I guess I am a little slow, as I still haven't yet taken the engine apart. =B7D Anyway, check into the possibilities. I...
• Re: just passed CA smog, but poor mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 9 May 2003 15:28:18 EDT
  ...should go toward the engine to keep excessive heat away fromt he water pump etc. My 83 water-cooled, by the way, is not...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - sam mccarthy
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:20:49 -0800
  ...They had a host of robust 4 and 5 cyl engines in '79, so it just seems silly that they bothered to start with...
• Re: AT cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:44:58 -0700
  ...An air type ATF oil cooler is commonly added to ( and water-cooled ATF cooler that you currently have is remvoed ) for subaru engine...
• Re: I have a van with doors that won't unlock... how do I fix?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 08:40:28 -0800
  ...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
• Forwarded: Re: oil leak from crankcase vent?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 17:52:58 +0000
  ...I own both a water cooled and air cooled Vanagons so I guess I need to be on both lists. Here is my dilemma...
• Re: finding TDC--super precise
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 08:56:48 -0800
  ...Take all the plugs out, it is much easier to turn the engine by hand. Instead of using a finger, take an old spark...
• system bleed update
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 19:17:38 -0600
  ...You can do the whole process with the engine off, it makes coolant changing so easy we can all do it every year and...
• valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 19:49:53 -0700
  ...What else could be the problem? There is a sensor going into the main engine block under the van on the driver's side...
• Re: Vacuum Brake Booster
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:10:46 -0400
  ...that the air cooled, diesel as well as the '83 & '84 water cooled digijet models did use the three terminal brake pressure sensor to...
• Re: Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 23:28:26 +0000
  ...I am left not >knowing exactly what's happening. > >2.1l water cooled, automatic, 160k miles > >engine starts as normal but whether cold or...
• Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 00:41:40 -0500
  ...of an engines useful days due to the lower over all piston temps decreased ring land wear of the water cooled engine. I always...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 10:27:55 -0400
  ...The oil light problem is common to all Water cooled Vanagon, for sure the 86 and up (2.1 litter). If you are absolutely...
• Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:32:43 -0500
  ...Or am I just > > trying > > to over engineer something? Anyone with experience with an > > auxiliary oil > > cooler might know if I am trying to...
• Sing: All I want for Christmas is my Westy back!!
  Historical mailing list - Joe L
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 12:31:18 -0500
  After running fine for the longest time my 83.5 (Water Cooled) Westy is suddenly sick. The troubles came on quickly and without any...
• Re: How bad is it to have dual carbs instaed if the FI on an 84
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 09:58:44 -0400
  ...Can anyone > enlighten me with the pros and cons with this setup? Im thinking without > the electronics all over the engine it may be...
• Re: Ultimate Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 15:22:29 -0400
  ...http://www.dieselgeek.com/oilcooler.htm I know the name is Dieselgeek but they have products for all of the water cooled VWs. There...
• Re: If you could read French, But Of Course!
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:27:04 -0500
  ...There is a maintenance book on the Diesel :::Vanagons and one on the Air/Water cooled. :::Sorry no Syncro. There is one also for...
• Re: Why I love Mercedes Benz but would never own one of their cars (Friday ramblings)
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:00:39 -0700
  While MB is marketed as a "luxury" car here in NA, it built its reputation upon solid engineering and reliable transport for folks at...
• Re: Donations Requested - Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:22:20 -0700
  ...Engine fame. >> > >> > http://www.bostonengine.com/ >> > >> > Bob built what many of us feel was "State of the Art" VW Air cooled, >> > Water cooled & Zamboni...
• Re: coolant loss question
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 20:11:38 -0700
  ...However, I thought it was simply condensation in the engine and nothing to worry about. When I was off on an 800 mile run...
• Re: Engine Assembly Wizzdom
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:44:40 -0700
  ...using that on a water-cooled wbxr engine ..I would regard that as an experiment .. and I am inclined to leave well enough along...
• Re: Stuck in Albuquerque
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 1 Jan 2009 21:10:31 -0700
  ...Stuck in Albuquerque > > >> Larry, do you know what part you need? I have lots of spare parts for >> the 2.1 engine and, tomorrow...
• Re: What to buy? Many "buying guide" questions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 17:35:38 +1200
  ...Too long for its cargo capacity, unreliable 5-cylinder engine, ugly, could be a Ford... also the rear-engined beast will handle better, in...
• Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 14:30:38 -0700
  ...it's all off the shelf these days from the engine to the electronics, no doubt sitting in a VW warehouse somewhere. Lot's...
• Re: tiico engine ?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:58:16 -0700
  ...The vanagon regulator is too low pressure for this engine. What the engine seller didn't tell you this? hahahahahahahhahahah!!! Instead of changing the...
• Re: Why so many '84 & '85 Westies??
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 14:09:29 -0700
  ...years for the NEW water-cooled Vanagons/Westies and thus possibly plagued, more than most other vanagon models, with engineering "mistakes" that have come...
• Re: no oil pressure, new engine, need help!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 20:02:34 -0500
  ...engine, need help! I'm wondering if this is an air-cooled specific procedure? Keep that fan moving, and all... Any water cooled kids...