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• Re: interesting air cooled rear engine would this fit my vanagon :)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:08:02 -0600
  No I don't and I don't know it I want a air cooled V8 engine. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com...
• Re: What's the scoop on early vanagons? (Circa 1981)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 06:01:09 -0500
  ...as do the > later > models, isn't it strange that an air cooled engine could push that > around? > > Thanks for educating me on this...
• FW: FS:air cooled engine from 67 squareback
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 16:55:19 -0400
  ...FS:air cooled engine from 67 squareback The following parts are new: Crankshaft and bearings, 2 rods, cylinders and pistons (1683cc I think), exhaust...
• who has air cooled timing scale?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 01:42:53 -0500
  Does anyone know where I can buy a timing scale for an 81 air cooled Vanagon engine? I prefer a new metal one, but...
• Re: who has air cooled timing scale?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:06:25 -0600
  ...who has air cooled timing scale? > Does anyone know where I can buy a timing scale for an 81 air cooled Vanagon engine? > > I...
• Re: 83 f/s in PA, price is right!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:08:13 -0700
  You want an air-cooled vanagon ? evenif it does have a recently rebuilt engine. I'd suggest looking for an 85 or later with...
• Oil Cooler Adapter
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 11:33:55 -0600
  I am considering a second oil cooler for my 81 air cooled, and have found all kinds of adapters for every type of engine...
• Re: air cooled eng convert.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 09:58:53 -0700
  ...It would be easier to stick an air cooled six cylinder Porsche engine in, if not cheaper! Reynolds John wrote: > > While we are talking...
• air-cooled vanagons are cool
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 3 Sep 2006 10:58:34 -0500
  ...Other than the lack of heat, I never had a complaint about the air-cooled engine. It had low power, but I was used...
• Re: Two engines for sale
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sat, 6 Sep 2003 08:57:09 -0700
  I have this two air cooled engines for sale. Could one of you do me a favour and put it on the "type2" list...
• air cooled eng convert.
  Historical mailing list - Reynolds John
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 12:35:37 -0400
  While we are talking about Suby engines- anyone out there convert an air cooled Vanagon to a water pumper? Common snse tells me that...
• Air Cooled Overheating?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 00:02:09 -0400
  I have an '80 VanagonL and was wondering if there was any way that an air cooled engine would overheat like under a load...
• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 16:32:20 -0400
  ...The air-cooled engine is very different than the water-cooled engine due to the dramatic difference in operating temperatures. The water cooled very...
• Re: air-cooled air conditioner effectiveness
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:27:40 -0500
  Tim, If it's not working, don't worry about it---it causes no drag on the engine when it isn't working--- And...
• Air-cooled fuel pump ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:34:20 -0700
  ... is not running, but the engine turns over nicely. Now, if I apply juice to it, I can start the car. It does not...
• Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Feb 2014 23:35:12 -0500
  ...air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp? Vanagon Type IV air-cooled engines use the same single wire sensor. It's possibly to...
• Re: Bus for sale....(which year is best)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 13 May 2002 17:22:08 -0700
  ...It's the engine found in all type 1s. -Dana- Ben huot wrote: > > >>>The '68->'71 buses used an upright air-cooled > motor.<<< > > What...
• Re: Correct Tranny?
  Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 11:58:48 -0400
  ...engine in an 82 Diesel and from what I read the transmission of choice is one out of an 1980-83 Air Cooled Vanagon...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 09:43:48 EST
  ...Comparing a 1600cc air cooled engine to a water cooled engine is not a fair comparison as far as I am concerned. Air cooled...
• spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Mon, 31 Oct 94 09:30:48 CST
  ...Air-cooled engine, codes B, AE (1968-1971) Bentley Book FLAPS Beru 145/14 Bosch W145T1 Champion L88A NGK B5HS BR5HS (resistor) Air-cooled...
• Ethanol
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Nov 94 20:06:37 EST
  ...I asked him if it was good for air cooled engines and his answer was it has 15% higher octane, runs cleaner and cooler...
• Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Tue, 20 May 2003 19:02:55 -0700
  ...Wasser Boxer Westy with > a dead engine I'm going > > to > > > plug one of my Air Cooled engines in it. An > Eberspacher heater > > will...
• Re: Putting a water cooled engine in an 82?!?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 22:59:00 EST
  In a message dated 12/1/99 10:14:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, waxi@MAILANDNEWS.COM writes: << Air-cooled Vs. Water-cooled - Engines...
• Re: Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Mike Otto
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 23:40:07 EDT
  it's a air-cooled model...............
• Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 18:15:05 -0600
  ...engine. Of course, as you know, regular block heaters that fit in the coolant system simply can't work for the air cooled. However...
• Re: 1980 Vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 May 2004 23:32:11 -0400
  So how many on this list have Air Cooled Vanagons engines with over 200K on them? I have a number of customers who have...
• Re: Craigslist Ad
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:43:44 -0600
  ...This is an air-cooled Vanagon. Look at the photos, or read that there is a "New engine compartment seal." Air-cooled. Richard
• Need a good cheap Air Cooled transmission, Code "DK"
  Historical mailing list - Joe Hunt
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 19:21:57 EDT
  Need a good cheap Air Cooled transmission, Code "DK", This about says it all, I have many diesel parts that I could trade, transmission...
• Re: Air cooled and WBX accelerator cable same length?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 18:28:46 -0700
  ...On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Jeff @ Autostadt West <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > Neil, > > Air-cooled: 3565mm > > Water-cooled: 3610mm...
• engine stand types
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 15:52:34 -0800
  Hi, will an engine stand for an air-cooled VW engine fit onto a waterboxer? I see a lot of VW engine stands out...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Buying a Vanagon -- fixing model years]
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:42:59 EDT
  ...of a new Vanagon would have had 3 engine choices: 1) 2.0L gas air-cooled 2) 1.9L gas water-cooled 3) 1...
• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 05:33:16 -0500
  Whole different shift rod set up than a vanagon...you are looking for an 80-83 vanagon air cooled tranny. ----- Original Message ----- From: "stephen...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:35:23 -0600
  ...of the 2.0l air-cooled when properly > maintained? > 2. Should I simply replace the peripherals on the burnt engine > avoiding the r& > r...
• Re: last US year for air cooled
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 May 1999 12:39:40 EDT
  ...anyone know when was the last US year for the air cooled engine? The archive info is missing years between 82 and 86. David...
• Re: Bus for sale....(which year is best)
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 13 May 2002 12:37:36 -0600
  ...used an upright air-cooled > motor.<<< > > What the hell is an "upright air-cooled", in my book an upright engine is > like a 4...
• Re: Air Cooled Crate Engines
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:57:25 +0000
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• Re: Relief valve parts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 23:57:02 -0500
  That ball valve over the filter on the air cooled engines is the filter bypass valve, not a pressure relief valve. The oil filter...
• Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 20 May 2003 20:51:12 -0700
  ...Wasser Boxer Westy with a dead engine I'm going > to > > plug one of my Air Cooled engines in it. An Eberspacher heater > will...
• Need 2.0L aircooled engine for my '83 in NJ
  Historical mailing list - Dan Blank
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 14:50:27 -0400
  Hey all...I'm looking to get my air-cooled '83 back on the road, but can't afford a rebuilt engine right now...
• Re: FS Waser Boxer to Air Cooled Conversion Kits
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 19:27:46 -0800
  ...The conversion kit comes with a genuine shade tree rebuilt Air Cooled >Engine built by "layman Vanagon owners(and Stan Wilder)" and his >associate...
• Re: Top Dead Center Lead
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 20:46:09 -0500
  ...engine case is 12V and I haven't experimented so far. Thanks Stan Wilder 83 Westfalia Air Cooled, parting out 82 Vanagon air cooled...
• Air Cooled parts- Last chance
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:37:23 -0500
  I'm making a 320 mile trip this Saturday to scavenge 82 Air Cooled Vanagon parts. If you're need anything for 80-83...
• free engine
  Historical mailing list - chris jackson
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:41:47 -0700
  I have a 79/80 air cooled engine from a westy if anyone wants it, here in Oakland, CA. Thank you, Chris
• Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:38:02 -0800
  ...Will air cooled injectors fit on the 1.9 WBX? Will an air cooled starter work with the WBX tranny/engine? Thanks for any...
• Re: air cooled engine alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:32:36 -0600
  ...I assumed they must have had some kind > of > engine other than the air cooled version of that era. Since there > are > inline engine...
• Re: protect your van from fire!!! metla engine lids FS
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 04:48:32 EDT
  ...I have since replaced the engine lid with a lighter metal air-cooled Vanagon lid. I guess VW figured that the WBX could get...
• Re: Vanagon On Craigslist
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 13:28:37 -0800
  non California models have ( yes, air cooled Type IV engine I think..plus no front lower grill says it's air cooled ) ....points, and...
• 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - HAROLD JAYNES
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 07:52:36 MDT
  ...I have had engine problems with my 84 water cooled and would love to put in a slightly built air cooled engine. Is this...
• Re: Vanagon engine heater
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:13:15 -0700
  > the Vanagon > under engine heaters are indeed still available through NAPA. I picked > up my brand new one just today. The part number is...
• Air Cooled to Subaru Conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 8 May 2002 23:28:24 -0500
  ...The conversion will be taking place on an 81 Westy Air Cooled with an automatic transmission and adapter plates by Kennedy Engineering. This is...
• Re: Air-cooled fuel pump ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 14:05:09 -0700
  ...be former "air cooled mind is dying to know --- ;^) IIRC, on mine, the FP ground wire is located in the engine bay. As you...
• Air-conditioning out
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 22:39:22 -0700
  ...You really have to watch an air-cooled engine on those hot and humid days. Sweating constantly was expected and the real problem wasn...
• AFM for 82-83 Air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 09:19:08 -0500
  ...an 82-83 air-cooled vanagon. I had purchased it when I was in my search for a cause for engine stumbling. (it was...
• Re: Air Cooled Overheating?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 13:35:10 EDT
  ...and was wondering if there was any way that an air >cooled engine would overheat like under a load or in extreme heat like...
• FS: Lot of Vanagon parts,2 engines in Southern Wisconsin
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:44:21 -0500
  ...Good pair of CV axles from '83 air-cooled with manual transmission. 2.0 air-cooled engine from '83 Westy, ran well, drove from...
• wanted: Bay Area air cooled guru/tinkerer to help with engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:29:37 -0500
  So I pulled a "leaking oil" air cooled engine out of an 81 "Type 4" engine Westy. (see my earlier post and photo). I...
• F.S. 1.9 Need 2.0 air cooled
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:26:35 -0500
  ...I am looking for a decent AIR COOLED Westy engine that is not worn out. anyone got any ideas? I need to geet some...
• Re: Head Gasket sealant sorry 1 more time
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:38:08 -0800
  ...Head Gasket sealant sorry 1 more time >but the basic idea dates directly from the first air cooled vw >engines in the late 40...
• Re: Mystery Accessory Get Rich$$$! <F>
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 17:26:21 -0500
  ...If you notice, they are found mostly on Vanagons with Air Cooled engines. The Silver socket is to plug in your electric warming suit...
• Re: Thoughts on buying a 82 air-cooled westy?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:18:35 -0400
  ...Didn't you do an engine upgrade because you didn't like the Waterboxer? The air cooled is a huge step backward. At least...