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• Wasserboxer Head Gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Apr 1996 15:27:31 -0500
  My daughter's '91 went 110k before repair. My '91 has 44k and is totally dry. Herb
• wasserbox???
  Historical mailing list - MERCER BARRY
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 10:16:04 -0700
  I'm a newbie so don't todd yyour shoes at the monitor.... Please, what is a wasserboxer?? Barry
• Re: Idle Problem (87 Wasserboxer)
  Historical mailing list - davidb
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 18:24:51 -0400
  The cure is in the arcives. Read! We get this question once a week! davidb
• Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 23:13:57 -0400
  All of my Vanagons were originally 2.1liter wasserboxers (they are all Syncros too.)
• need for '84 Vanagon parts
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Thu, 3 Jul 1997 09:40:40 -0500 (EDT)
  ...Having just purchased a '84 Vanagon base model with A/C and the 1.9L Wasserboxer engine (wow, more than 80 HP!!!), I need...
• engine swaps, etc, etc, etc...
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 22:46:34 -0500
  ...they're proven, plentiful, and offer loads of high performance options not available with the wasserboxer. these are the engines being used in the...
• Re: Is it Wasserboxer or waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:39:55 EST
  ...of horizontally opposed cylinders that look like theyre"boxing" when the engine is turning. "wasser" is the german word for water hence "wasserboxer"... chris
• Re: hesitation from a stop and replacing afm
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:56:59 -0600
  Unreliable? How can you say this? Most of all the wasserboxers machines I have seen all have big miles to them. Slow yes. Unreliable...
• Weekend from hell 2
  Historical mailing list - John M. Moore
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 22:35:47 EST
  Opps, sorry all. My poor Westy is an 84, the infamous 1.9l wasserboxer. John Tucson, AZ
• Re: '83 GL wasserboxer - free to a good home
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 21:51:21 EST
  > how come nobody in the chicago midwest area ever gives one away??!! :-(
• 1.8 gas vs. 2.1 boxer
  Historical mailing list - Jon Walton
  Fri, 01 Mar 1996 18:37:48 -0700
  With all the recent wasserboxer bashing that has been going one, I am curious about the gasoline 1.8l conversion. For those of you...
• wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 07:12:00 -0500
  ...50:52 -0500 From: Ken Nelson <bm30@uswest.net> Subject: Re: WasserBoxer > Do you drive 70+ on the > >highway with the AC on then...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Life
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 16:27:54 GMT
  OK folks, here's a nice posting for wasserboxers. It can be done! Tim Smith --- Forwarded message follows ---
• Re: Advice on possible engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 13:40:35 -0400
  ...Fix the existing wasserboxer - Replace the engine the > first time the repair costs you more than $100 - $200. I must be missing your point...
• Re: Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 22 Sep 94 20:44:57 CDT
  On Thu, 22 Sep 94 20:08:33 CDT <RGOLEN@umassd.edu> said: >I suppose VW could have put in a wasserboxer in the...
• What year vanagon to buy?
  Historical mailing list - JT
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 17:36:11 -0700
  ...What is better air-cooled or the wasserboxer? What year did VW change to the wasserboxer water cooled engine? and finally what year did...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk!
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 07:48:25 -0800
  ...Really? I was under the impression that the 1.9 and 2.1 wasserboxers were derived from the same aluminum-cased 2.0 air...
• Re: "Increase the HP, up to 45%(or more), in your Wasserboxer" CD-ROM
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 01:37:24 EDT
  let' get it rollin. I am all for it
• WHERE IS A 5 SPEED ??
  Historical mailing list - SKP
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 18:17:15 -0700
  Does anyone know where I can get a rebuilt 5 speed for my Wasserboxer? Thanks, Kevin [text/html]
• Website On-Line Catalog Update
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 May 1997 14:13:29 EDT
  ...Coolant System Parts with Exploded Diagrams - Diesel and Wasserboxer Models (Includes Radiators, Fan Switches, Coolant Tank Parts, Temp Gauge Sensor Switches, Water Pump & Thermostat...
• Idle Problem (87 Wasserboxer)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:09:24 -0700
  ...Seattle, WA '89 Diesel Jetta "Jake" '87 GL Wasserboxer "Rosa" '82 Diesel Vanagon "Billie-Rae"
• Re: Motor Theory For Dummies
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:37:57 -0800
  ...In my research of alternative repair manuals it was my understanding that there were none for the wasserboxer Vanagons. Am I wrong (if so...
• re:A Manual Question/Haynes+H2O?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 20:21:41 CST6CDT
  Tim asks: > Anyone seen a Haynes for wasserboxers yet? Tim Smith yes. Haynes makes boxers. and briefs too. :)
• For the rich kid
  Historical mailing list - vw4x4
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 22:58:10 -0500
  Here is the coolest WEb page I've seen in a long time........... http://www.ahnendorp.com/wasserboxer-5.html
• Re: Idle Problem (87 Wasserboxer)
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 15:44:33 -0700
  ...Idle Problem (87 Wasserboxer) >Hey there, > >I'm having a unique idle problem. Here's the story: > >Dead Cold: Starts right up, idles at...
• Re: unsubstantiated rumour about wasserboxer engines
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 16:03:25 +0000
  ...unsubstantiated rumour about wasserboxer engines > > Heard from a reliable source that you can no longer buy "re-manufactured" > wasserboxer engines from VW of Canada...
• Re: 1.9 Wasserboxer differences? (63 kW vs 66 kW)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 24 May 2009 21:21:13 -0700
  ...It's still a 1.9 NA wasserboxer. Jim On May 24, 2009, at 8:12 PM, Bob Stevens wrote: > "How do I make...
• Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 18 May 1999 10:22:01 -0700
  ...So, what is different about the wasserboxer engine? Higher oil flow rates than other engines? Higher pressure? Don't oil filter designers take the...
• Any feedback on the GoWesty 120HP WaterBoxer motors
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 03:14:30 -0700
  ...If they do offer more HP in a wasserboxer format, it would seem easier to plug one of these into our vans rather than...
• Re: Idle Problem (87 Wasserboxer)
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 22:32:55 EDT
  It sounds like something temperature related to me. Have you ever changed your temp sensors? Ken Wilford John 3:16
• WTB:wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 15:00:05 -0400
  Anyone have a good used wiring harness for an '84? Bradley Flubacher State College, PA '82 VW diesel westy '84 GL wasserboxer
• WTB: aircooled tranny
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:23:50 -0500
  Anyone have a 4-spd air cooled transaxle for sale? Bradley Flubacher State College, PA '82 VW diesel westy '84 GL wasserboxer
• do octane boosters help mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:15:34 -0400
  I have a 2.0 ABA Jetta , will octane boosters help in M.P.G ? Would they help a Wasserboxer?
• wasserboxer head gasket leak fixes?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 14:41:46 -0500
  ...the usual puddle was bigger :-( Anyway, I was wondering if you wasserboxer dudes and dudettes had a FAQ or some kind of advice on...
• '79 ac - interior metal 'supports'
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Wed, 6 Nov 1996 07:38:29 -0500
  ...The same system on my '83.5 wasserboxer does not have these metal supports and the plastic is cracked severely. Obviously, the '79 doesn...
• Re: Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 16:13:39 -0400
  ...2.1 Stock Wasserboxer, stock gearing - 15-17 mpg - tough going 65mph up some interstate hills - max "flat" speed 80mph? 1.9 TDI w...
• Re: water wetter
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:15:07 -0700
  ...If you are running a non-wasserboxer motor, you are probably panicking over nothing. I have found that the coolant sender for the Turbo...
• Re: High Performance Wasseboxers?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 11:11:38 -0600
  ---------------- Hi Volks, I got a note back from people with the high performance wasserboxer add. They increase the bore from 94 to 96.5...
• Life expectancy of Head Gaskets in Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Apr 1996 09:57:24 -0500 (CDT)
  Having never before really worked on a wasserboxer engine, but figuring I probably will some day, and still in search of a late model...
• Re: "Increase... Warning not for NOT for Watercooled But Aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 08:44:12 EDT
  ...The water-cooled Wasserboxer stock has a 9:1 ratio, Europeans have 10:1 ratio. The water-cooled can run higher compression ratios with...
• re:A Manual Question/Haynes+H2O?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 21:28:05 -0400
  >between the two, but the price difference (Haynes runs about $13US) Anyone seen a Haynes for wasserboxers yet? Tim Smith
• Re: Help decipher S.African Vanagon engine code
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 16 May 2005 17:26:54 -0600
  Engine code DJ appears to be the standard 2.1 wasserboxer engine. With the SA markings on it it is possible it was a...
• wasserboxer idle overheating
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 11:00:16 CST6CDT
  ...While this isn't 'good', it may be normal for the rear-engined, front radiator wasserboxer. the frictional resistance of pushing the coolant all...
• Hall sender
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 Jun 2021 11:51:27 -0500
  Has anyone got a Hall Sender they might care to part with? Needs to fit a 1991 2.1L stock Wasserboxer. Mine is busted...
• Diesels?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:58:07 -0500
  Whats the reliability, mileage, and overall performance of a vanagon diesel to a wasserboxer or air-cooled? Thanks, Matt (in the market for a...
• Re: Custom Cams for Wasserboxers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 11:44:26 -0700
  Someone asked where one might find a performance cam for their wasserboxer. I have had excellent results with cams ground by Schneider Racing Cams...
• Oxyboxer Motors
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 22:48:22 +1000
  With the continual discussions about engine transplants for the much berated Wasserboxer motor which powered T3 Transporters or Vanagons from 1983 to 1992, one...
• Re: What year vanagon to buy?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 06:27:37 -0700
  ...If you've followed the archive for awhile, you will undoubtedly notice the amount of complaints from Wasserboxer owners about head leakage. In conjunction...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 19:18:34 -0800
  ...I am quite happy with the power output of my 2.1L stock wasserboxer. I wouldn't want to change that basic setup. The...
• wasserboxer idle overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Sep 95 11:18 CDT
  Ditto some of what Dan Houg wrote about the wasserboxer idle. My '84 has shown similar symptoms over the past decade. This summer, however...
• 2.1 wasserboxer bottom end
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:13:49 -0400
  mike wrote i hear rumors of weak/out of round rods around this milage. how true is it mike its true Bob Donalds
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - David Baker
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 12:38:58 -0500
  Someone (Matthew?) said the engine weighs 450 lbs. Is this the 1.9 L wasserboxer? Dave in KC 85 Westy
• Re: 25 MPG Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:56:11 -0400
  Excellent. My Blue Ridge Parkway trip (speed limit 45mph) netted me 22mpg on an engine with 277k miles. http://www.nps.gov/blri/ Ken
• wasserboxer gas htr
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 03:19:49 -0500 (EST)
  ...You need to get around more. >> I need to get around more?? seriously, the gas heaters ARE rare on the US wasserboxers. The reason...
• Re: Heat handling design error help
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 18:41:52 -0400
  ...The water in the wasserboxer engine is NOT "comparitively insulated from the heat producing motor processes". Most of the heat in the engine is...
• Re: update head repair 84 wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 14:51:40 -0500
  ...update head repair 84 wasserboxer Here we go again.. After some thinking I decided to keep my vanagon and try to get her fixed...
• Re: Why the preponderance of air-cooled on Marketplace?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 8 Jul 2019 22:41:04 -0400
  ...With the A/C engine it's dropped valve seats, with the wasserboxer it's the plumbing and head gaskets. Personally I find the...
• Re: Comments wanted: Rebuilt Wasserboxer 2.1, AVP (Bus Depot) & GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:03:58 -0500
  ...Rebuilt Wasserboxer 2.1, AVP (Bus Depot) & GoWesty Hello Vanagonauts, So, I'm approaching the day when I'll need a new engine. My...
• Diesel to Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 10:26:36 -0500 (CDT)
  People keep writing to me to say that I'm crazy for trying to mate a wasserboxer engine to a diesel tranny. I clearly...
• Re: quattro
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 04:51:39 EST
  ...Any thoughts? >> Why? Quite a few of us WANT the Audi 5 in place of the Wasserboxer. Anything is possible given enough money and...