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  • Re: 2.1L & VDO Cylinder Temp Gauge ???
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
    Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:35:17 -0600
    > The oil temp and pressure VDO / monitoring is a very good addition to > detect any upcoming engine problems. (Including the infamous 2.1 long...
  • 112HP @ 4800RPM on a stock WBX?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Klender
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:25:45 EST
    ...The engine code is given as DJ. Has anyone else heard about this engine? Jeff
  • Re: 5 cyl status report
    Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
    Mon, 22 Feb 1999 21:10:57 EST
    ...this engine? It is a Quantum Engine KX and will have 130 hp with a custom/German camshaft 3) Which engine code did you...
  • Re: Bus Depot query, what is or isn't discounted?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 3 Apr 2009 16:40:45 -0400
    ...Minimum order for the discount is >$50 before shipping, with some exclusions (most notably sale items, >made-to-order or special-order items, engines...
  • FS: 2.1 "DJ" code 112 HP WBX New/Rebuilt
    Historical mailing list - rpc
    Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:15:15 -0800
    ...This is a "DJ" code engine, not an "MV". Has AMC heads. This engine was not offered in the US. A "DJ" 2.1...
  • Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
    Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
    Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:32:49 -0800
    ...DJ-code WBX technical specs The gentleman from whom I bought my engine sent me technical specs for the mysterious and marvelous DJ-code...
  • Re: 2.1L DJ-code WBX into '84 Westy - first 1900 mile trip impressions
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sun, 7 Dec 2008 11:46:37 -0500
    ...Saturday, December 6, 2008, 7:04 AM > > First of all, the engine is a DJ-code WBX with >> 112hp which I transplanted in its...
  • Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:38:43 -0500
    ...DJ-code WBX technical specs > > The gentleman from whom I bought my engine sent me technical specs for > the mysterious and marvelous DJ-code...
  • Re: Double T fitting broken
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:10:32 EDT
    Ron, is correct in the code. They are found on a flat place in the block right below the Crankcase Ventilation Tower (black tower...
  • for sale:Audi 5cyl Turbo motor, intercooled, for engine swap
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 16 Jan 1999 20:40:01 EST
    for sale: '86 Audi 5000 5cyl Turbo motor, intercooled, watercooled/oil cooled turbo, MC code, w/turbo, oil cooler, harness, exhaust downpipe, ECU. also...
  • Re: Temp2 sensor and mixture
    Historical mailing list - tmiller
    Fri, 4 Jun 2004 21:13:34 -0400
    ...the engine is fully warmed up cause >the mixture to be too rich? I'm talking about a 2.1L MV code engine. Also...
  • Re: Vanagons in the news (Friday-ish)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
    Fri, 30 Apr 1999 02:22:42 EDT
    ...Off course, being a teenager, he quickly located cheat codes for it on the internet (I have him limited via software from surfing at...
  • Re: vw tools?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:22:28 -0700
    On 4/10/08, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > > I'm reinstalling the flywheel on my engine (okay, it's an SVX engine...
  • Re: Difference between North American Engines and European Engines
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:55:45 -0500
    I have DJ-code in my Westy. Internally the engine has high-compression pistons. The timing is set to 10 BTDC. Externally the distributor...
  • Re: ECU firmware location
    Historical mailing list - tinker man
    Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:48:00 +0200
    Hi Bob, On 9/16/07, Bob Donalds <donalds1@verizon.net> wrote: > So let me get this right you are looking for the code...
  • Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus (engine conversion grounds question)
    Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
    Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:57:48 -0400
    ...TPS and ECT > weren't grounded. (D-oh!) Grounded them, engine runs better, but I > still get error codes for TPS, ECT, and CMP...
  • Re: 2.1L & VDO Cylinder Temp Gauge ???
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Thu, 18 Apr 2002 15:10:41 -0400
    ...http://store.cip1.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=cali&Cat egory_Code=20-05 If any of you guys have more...
  • Re: Random wire... Ugh.
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:08:32 -0700
    The various label later Vanagon Digifant ECUs store trouble codes and they can be displayed if you hook up a led and switch as...
  • Re: No compression
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Fri, 19 Dec 2003 00:20:55 -0500
    http://store.cip1.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=VDO-310-901&Category_Code=20-01 This is the head temp gauge...
  • Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:00:57 -0800
    ...DJ-code WBX technical specs >> >> >>> The gentleman from whom I bought my engine sent me technical specs for >>> the mysterious and marvelous DJ-code...
  • Re: portland area
    Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
    Tue, 21 Sep 1999 22:45:03 -0400
    ...a &quot;backyard garage &quot; rebuild engines for cheap.&nbsp; He is somewhat eccentric, but the engine I got from him several years ago...
  • Re: WAS: OBD Reader.... NOW: High and Low Voltage Wires. Problem Solved??
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:49:59 -0700
    ...code reader? Using Ross Tech >> freeware I found this DTC: "Intermittent Short To Ground Coolant sensor" >> DTC. I need something for the engine management...
  • Re: Free '77 Westy in SF? Better hurry!
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:51:22 -0800
    ...One of the code says no > major repairs such as rebuilding engine in the garage. Violation can result > in $2500 fine in first offense...
  • Re: Name that engine...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 23 Feb 95 13:42:07 CST
    ...Its code doesn't match any of the >engine codes listed in Muir's book either: > Engine code: AW-A > Engine size: 109 CID...
  • Re: idle stablizer/its only another part (Good Info Here!)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
    Fri, 20 Dec 2002 19:26:51 +0100
    ...motor codes The newer version has apparently a feature whereby when you take your foot off the gas (when shifting etc) the engine revolutions...
  • Bus Depot 5% Discount (was: Mud flaps)
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:23:57 -0500
    ...Minimum order for the discount is $50 before shipping, with some exclusions (most notably sale items, made-to-order or special-order items, engines...
  • Re: Maintenance Saga: '84 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Fri, 13 May 2011 09:39:55 -0400
    ...My DJ-code engine returns 19mpg during a loaded 70mph cruise. Has Go-Westy tweaked the air flow sensor at all to compensate for...
  • Re: What exactly is a SCT X3 Reflasher?
    Historical mailing list - Bill M
    Sun, 27 May 2012 14:55:39 -0400
    ...As with most reflashers it has the ability to check engine codes,reset codes,and turn off the check engine light. I have one...
  • Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:17:34 -0500
    ...DJ-code WBX technical specs > > The gentleman from whom I bought my engine sent me technical specs for > the mysterious and marvelous DJ-code...
  • Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
    Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
    Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:51:17 -0500
    ...DJ-code WBX technical specs > > >> The gentleman from whom I bought my engine sent me technical specs for >> the mysterious and marvelous DJ-code...
  • Re: transmission for I4 conversion--will a DK fit?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:07:19 -0700
    ...I currently have a > diesel vanagon transmission in there (code DZ), and an audi 80 engine (code > 3A), supported by the earlier version diesel...
  • Re: Bus Depot discount code needed
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:32:11 -0500
    ...order or made-to-order items, wheels & tires, > engines & transmissions. It goes in the Referral Code field > on checkout. By the way, while sale...
  • Correct Tranny?
    Historical mailing list - Joe Hunt
    Fri, 5 Oct 2001 00:56:26 EDT
    Volks, I am in the middle of putting a 1989 Jetta Digifant I4 engine in an 82 Diesel and from what I read the...
  • Re: I gotta tranny... what is the gearing? no codes
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:13:05 -0500
    ...what is the gearing? no codes > > I'm working on a person's bus and he wants to know the gearing. > Supposedly the tranny...
  • Injector flow, ECU inputs RE: Injector color question
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:22:33 -0400
    ...The original injectors were yellow, while the MV-code > injectors are black. Is there a significance to this color? Both engines > are from 1989...
  • Re: Ecode light report
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 21 Jun 2004 14:26:43 -0400
    ...IMHO US-code lights should be outlawed as suicidally dangerous and the lighting companies and their engineers should be mulcted of heavy damages and...
  • Re: Radio stays on
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:52:32 -0500
    ...There is no "Accessory" position so having the key switch turn off the radio means no radio while waiting or camping with the engine...
  • Re: Child safety seats
    Historical mailing list - Robert Smythe
    Sat, 7 Jan 2006 01:15:37 +0000
    ...http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=GVW-231-067&Category_Code= If 2 X 6mm bolts wont hold it...
  • Engine specs
    Historical mailing list - John P
    Fri, 29 Dec 2000 02:53:27 -0000
    Anyone know the specs for a Audi 5 cylinder engine , code KX ? I got this yesterday from a North American spec Quantum that was...
  • Disconnect O-2 sensor>>Digifant II: Son of Digifant? Tell Me More
    Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
    Wed, 19 Feb 1997 22:16:31 -0600
    ...This means that it can not "learn" the > engine or remember fault codes. There is no place to store the codes anyway. > And the...
  • Re: No start, no codes ... usual stuff doesn't help.
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:39:42 -0700
    ...If that signal is missing......that will set a code. The engine will start cold without it, but with difficulty. That signal is a...
  • Re: Paint Code
    Historical mailing list - SKP
    Wed, 5 Sep 2007 08:55:04 -0700
    ...I checked all those places, plus all doors, under both seats, behind the grill and in the engine compartment. Why in the world would...
  • Re: VW OBD Handheld Code Reader Questions (Jetta conversion)
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 13 Oct 2010 23:02:29 -0700
    ...code reader? Using Ross Tech > freeware I found this DTC: "Intermittent Short To Ground Coolant sensor" > DTC. I need something for the engine management...
  • Questions about DigifantII (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Wed, 4 Sep 2002 10:34:02 -0400
    ...Any ideas? Is there a way to get a code out of the DigifantII ECU? The car has a code machine connector by the...
  • Re: My "new" WBX 2.1
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:42:06 -0800
    ...code in the message? :) alistair On 18-Nov-10, at 6:07 PM, A PETER MARSH wrote: Here is the number off the engine...
  • Re: Daughter Broken Down Just West Of Salt Lake City
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:47:22 -0700
    ...http://www.justkampers.com/shop/type_25/type-25-original-vehicle-parts/engine/cooling-system/water-pipe-flange-j11215-025121160d.html BD says it...
  • this website is like your own microfische----check it out WOW!
    Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
    Mon, 1 Apr 2002 18:53:26 -0600
    ...so valuble as far as parts and numbers for motors and engine codes...blah blah blah..... Malibu Tony..... http://www.volksteile.de/com/index...
  • Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:11:35 -0800
    are you sure it was a MV code 2.1 ? I have the same thing ..a wbxr engine that was in an 85 van...
  • DJ-code WBX technical specs
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:36:40 -0500
    The gentleman from whom I bought my engine sent me technical specs for the mysterious and marvelous DJ-code WBX. I know there's...
  • Re: Engine and Transmission Swap BS: was Thinking Swap ...(NowFull)
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Wed, 6 Sep 2000 19:41:19 -0700
    ...This mean Check Engine lights and fault code display panels including info related to the tranny codes must be installed in the Vanagon. Since...
  • Bus Depot Discount Code & Shipping to Canada
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:02:49 -0500
    ...order or special-order items, tires/wheels, engines/transmissions, and gift certificates. You can use the code repeatedly, but please don't publicize it...
  • Re: Go Westy Performance WBX Longblocks
    Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
    Wed, 25 Jun 2003 16:50:35 -0700
    ...engine below. The > link is: > > http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=gw&Product_Code=GVW-2268cc&Category_Code=mp...
  • Re: DJ-code WBX technical specs
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:19:24 -0500
    ...DJ-code WBX technical specs >>> >>> >>>> The gentleman from whom I bought my engine sent me technical specs for >>>> the mysterious and marvelous DJ-code...
  • Re: Brake Pads - anyone use these yet
    Historical mailing list - Dennis
    Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:05:54 -0400
    ...http://www.buybrakes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=brakes <http://www.buybrakes.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=brakes&Screen= PR OD&Product...
  • Paint Colors
    Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
    Wed, 30 May 2001 04:42:40 -0000
    ...code would be hiding? No VW dealers around here. Would I need to go to a body shop? Once I get my engine problems...
  • Re: Question About ECU Programing
    Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
    Sat, 1 Nov 2003 10:48:59 -0700
    ...Perhaps you could ask him next time you see him? -jeff Bill Marshall wrote: > If the digijet doesn't store engine codes, then how...
  • Insulation above transmission
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:59:25 -0400
    Since I have my engine out for the DJ-code WBX transplant I've taken a good look at the insulation above the transmission...
  • 10% Off Bus Depot Orders
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Fri, 6 Mar 2009 08:33:18 -0500
    ...The referral code on checkout is SAVE10 . This offer will NOT be ongoing, and may be withdrawn at any time. Basically I'm testing...
  • Re: Radio Safe mode
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:19:34 -0700
    ...it's a code radio. if you have a code radio and you remove power from it for more that a few seconds .. you...
  • 1985 Vanagon - setting initial timing, idle speed and mixture
    Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
    Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:52:11 -0400
    ...1.9l Gas engine. What would be the correct "engine code" for this model - and how to I "see this for myself?" Do I...