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• Re: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 08:37:21 -0400
  ...Eric At 10:11 99-09-03 -0400, L&A Johnson wrote: >bmn wrote: > >> <snip>Are there waterboxer engines that ARE (remanufactured ed.)?<snip...
• Re: Carb conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:39:22 -0700
  ...The intake port configuration of a Type 4 head is not close enough to a waterboxer head for the same kit to fit both...
• Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 24 May 1999 14:44:52 -0400
  ...waterboxer head nuts leak Does anyone have suggestions for stopping 1.9 liter waterboxer head nuts from leaking? I have a presistent problem with...
• Re: carbureted waterboxers
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:05:05 -0400
  ...mention > of any commercial "kits" that are available for carbureting a > waterboxer. Do any exist, or is this a matter of acquiring and/or...
• Re: Waterboxer Power vs transplants
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 08:46:37 -0700
  ...Waterboxer Power vs transplants > Mark, > You did great job researching conversions and gave unbiased information. > Exellent!I can only add that at 3800 rpm...
• Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 May 1999 18:36:27 -0400
  ...waterboxer head nuts leak >Does anyone have suggestions for stopping 1.9 liter waterboxer head nuts >from leaking? I have a presistent problem with...
• Re: new guy
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 27 Aug 2016 18:05:22 +0000
  ...You would recommend this over a waterboxer? Ken On Sat, Aug 27, 2016, 1:49 PM Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote: > I would...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:19:15 -0800
  ...to think about a main or FP relay > in a waterboxer vanagon ( with waterboxer relay set up ) or a subaru > conversion vanagon. I do...
• hybrid Vanagons. Was:RE: Hydrogen cars. Was: Re: waterboxer pinging
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:01:06 -0400
  ...To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Hydrogen cars. Was: Re: waterboxer pinging Perhaps someday I'll build my own hydrid: Gas powered 2WD...
• Re: Pig Tail for early vans?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:07:59 -0700
  ...AFM system >> 1.9 waterboxer: Digijet >> 2.1 waterboxer: Digifant >> >> Jim My mistake... AFC, not AFM. See fuel section of your Bentley. Jim Oh...
• Fw: the vw waterboxer...and why it sucks..
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 22:48:41 -0500
  ...the vw waterboxer...and why it sucks.. > >> >>what's the sense of asking now...if you want reliability, and performance, >go >>to a different...
• Waterboxer Power vs transplants
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 06:31:04 -0800
  Thanks to the many responses regarding my question of actual torque and horsepower of the various alternative power plants vs the waterboxer. I skipped...
• Re: difference between waterboxer and air cooled engines
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 07:25:01 EDT
  ....the waterboxer is the one with leaking head gaskets, and the aircooled engine is the one with a valve dropped through the piston! hey...
• Re: Idea I had....
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 21:46:28 EST
  I have seen a website where they supercharged a 2.1l waterboxer with an Eaton supercharger and put it in a Thing! (Per posted...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 13:47:37 -0700
  ...Injector firing signal > Don't let the waterboxer guys mislead you. In a > waterboxer, the fuel pump runs for a few seconds when > the...
• Re: HHO Kits
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:22:26 -0700
  D'ya suppose John the Baptist is the patron saint of waterboxer engines?
• dash cluster
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 12:10:35 -0800
  Hi All, Will and 87 dash cluster work in an earlier waterboxer? TIA Jere
• auto tranny opinions needed
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 09:25:26 -0500
  ...Also, any opinions on the auto tranny? Power? Mileage? Reliablility? FYI, I'm thinking of buying an '83.5 waterboxer sunroof w/a bad...
• waterboxer head nuts leak
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 24 May 1999 12:55:21 -0500
  Does anyone have suggestions for stopping 1.9 liter waterboxer head nuts from leaking? I have a presistent problem with two of them. I...
• Subaru conversion: should you or shouldn't you?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bennett
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 10:58:09 -0500
  You can dump as much money into an upgraded waterboxer as you can come up with and you still can't match the performance...
• Deals on Bentley manuals and other Vanagon parts!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 23:40:33 -0500
  ...head, w/sealant, waterboxers, $37.99 (30) CV boot kit, all Vanagon, $7.88 (80) Ignition wire set, waterboxer,$25.99 (10) Clutch kit...
• Re: to rebuild or not, 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:36:57 -0700
  ...And once you drive a Subie vanagon, you'll never want a waterboxer again. It's like using DSL or Cablemodem internet after using...
• I4 Engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Sun, 25 May 2008 19:34:41 -0400
  ...Is this possible with the stock waterboxer tranny or do I need to switch to the diesel tranny ? I know the 3A has a...
• Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 24 May 1999 17:38:30 -0400
  ...waterboxer head nuts leak > Does anyone have suggestions for stopping 1.9 liter waterboxer head nuts > from leaking? I have a presistent problem with...
• Re: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 20:58:46 PDT
  >I have been wondering alot lately about the longevity of >the rebuilt >waterboxer. I mean it seems like a rebuilt waterboxer >should last as...
• Diagnosis in DeLand
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:41:34 -0800
  ...Looking for shop that has recently done waterboxer heads. Thank you again, Dennis. John
• Re: Diesel input shaft
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:25:54 -0500
  Any waterboxer input shaft will work, after the end is trimmed by 10mm length.
• To waterboxer or not to waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 20:35:44 -0800
  ...Replace it with a good rebuild waterboxer. 2. Go with a conversion kit. i have suggested the kit David Marshall offers and the South...
• Re: Octane Rating for Waterboxers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Marshburn
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 19:34:56 -0700
  ...For an 85 Waterboxer Westy is there any advantage (or need) of running the 89 or 91 instead of the 87? >In California typically...
• Clutch slave cylinder and leaking coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 18:04:20 -0500
  Welcome to the wonderful world of the waterboxer. On each of my three waterboxers, extreme cold showed latent defects in the head gaskets. What...
• FS: low-mileage waterboxer engine with ratio rockers + all accessories
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 12 May 2007 11:52:37 -0400
  ...Clean Great running waterboxer with 109,000 verified miles, just pulled a month ago from a Syncro that was converted to Audi five-cylinder...
• Fwd: difference between waterboxer and air cooled engines
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 00:50:39 EDT
  sorry, got the address wrong the first time,ducky [message/rfc822]
• FS: waterboxer motor and 4spd manual trans
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:58:22 -0400
  ...2wd 4spd manual trans will fit any waterboxer vanagon '83.5-'91. engine will fit '83.5-'85. selling them together.. van had about...
• Re: BEST YEAR for WATERBOXER?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 16:36:31 -0400
  ...my spec sheets I see that the '86 and '87 model > waterboxers had the most horsepower (95hp). I've been waiting to see a...
• Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:05:45 -0700
  I need to overhaul my new (to me) 85 Westfalia with the standard waterboxer engine. I need the specialized tools that are required to...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:36:02 -0800
  ...You can add a BA6 >> to a waterboxer vanagon is you do some custom ducting, but vw never used >> them on the waterboxers. the...
• Re: Waterboxer Power vs transplants
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 07:39:54 -0700
  ...of the waterboxer, > which is light. I know the real world difference are probably less than > 140 lb., but I actually expected the Subaru...
• Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 19:03:49 -0700
  ...One still has the original waterboxer engine in it. > The tiico engine has a higher RPM range than the waterboxer which gives > me a...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer weight
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 14:53:39 -0800
  ...2.1 waterboxer weight >I have a dumb question that I couldn't find in the archives: how much does > the 2.1 waterboxer...
• Re: Waterboxer assembly detail sought
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:27:05 -0500
  ...on the waterboxer block case there are 10mm studs external to >> and >> internal to the water jacket casting. These are the studs that clamp...
• Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 May 2013 12:09:10 -0700
  ...You can see it in the Bentley page 19.8 in the waterboxer cooling. Page 19.4 in the diesel cooling, same cap. Mark...
• Re: AT speeds/rpm's
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 17:46:13 -0700
  ...having less torque at low RPM than the VW 2.1 Waterboxer (though the VW I-4 1.8-2.0 definitely is lower...
• Air Compressor Opinions - cheap one from Kragen
  Historical mailing list - Craig
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 14:59:02 -0800
  Hi, I thinking of getting an impact wrench to take the pulley nut off the waterboxer. I know I could take it into a...
• LVC- Looking for a decent micrometer set for waterboxer engine
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 16:30:29 -0400
  I am looking for a decent micrometer set for working on a waterboxer engine (getting bearing sizes, crank journal sizes, etc). I would like...
• Re: What model year did 2.1 begin?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 22:55:02 -0500
  Was the 2.1 waterboxer introduced in 1987? or when? thx HK
• Re: waterboxer overhaul
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:44:44 -0400
  Bj�rn Ratjen wrote: > > Hello Volks, > > I am currently overhauling a 2.1L Waterboxer with 280000kms. > 2. What can be done to improve performance...
• Re: Slower traffic keep right
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 13:31:36 -0800
  ...Is > there some inexpensive way to get a few HP out of the 82 westy? > Andy > 82 Westy No! The waterboxer was not ready...
• Re: genuine VW rebuilt engines available
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 08:01:45 -0800
  ...the following: > > 2.1 Waterboxer $1850.00 exchange or $1995.00 outright > 1.9 Waterboxer ditto > The rebuilt Waterboxer includes a new waterpump and...
• Brand New 1.9 AMC heads available.
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:34:45 -0700
  ...These will allow you to build a higher compression waterboxer. They have been NLA for years now. Brand New in the boxes. My days...
• Intermittent rough running Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Sat, 18 May 1996 19:01:30 -0800 (AKDT)
  I have a waterboxer engine that runs rough intermittently. I wonder if anyone has run across this problem before. It appears primarily on deceleration...
• What to look for
  Historical mailing list - John Andersen
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 10:58:49 -0700
  ...When I bought my 81 I was offered a waterboxer for less money but I didn't know then what the guy meant when...
• main bearing torque
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:56:31 -0700
  What is the torque spec for the main bearings on a 2.1 waterboxer(the 4 cap nuts inside the water jacket, and the...
• Re: Subject: The cost of VW Waterboxer ownership - a 15 year summary
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:56:50 +0000
  ...The cost of VW Waterboxer ownership - a 15 year summaryFrom: Stephen Overmyer <S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU A truely wonderful story Steve O.... the...
• Idea I had....
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 16:01:15 -0800
  I was just wondering if the 2.1 waterboxer can withstand turbocharging? any ideas thoughts please post! Joe
• Re: genuine VW rebuilt engines available
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 21:04:24 -0500
  ...the following: > > 2.1 Waterboxer $1850.00 exchange or $1995.00 outright > 1.9 Waterboxer ditto > The rebuilt Waterboxer includes a new waterpump and...
• Cost of Operating Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bobby "Butch" Stokes
  Mon, 4 Dec 1995 12:24:56 CDT
  I did a cost of operation for my 83 Waterboxer - details below. Is this about right?? My 83 Waterboxer turned over 114K miles this...
• '72 w/Waterboxer power (little/NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Tue, 7 May 2002 12:08:33 -0700
  So, I have this 2.1l waterboxer longblock engine removed from my '87 Wolfsburg sitting in my garage. I checked compression: 130~140 after...
• Fwd: the vw waterboxer...and why it sucks..
  Historical mailing list - Unkaducky
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 16:59:25 EST
  sorry, but tried to send this, got bounced back for some reason [message/rfc822]
• Re: More powerful waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 14:06:14 -0700
  I have 8psi to our stock 2.1L, and it runs sweet. 87 Syncro. John Aircooled.Net Inc.
• Do waterboxers have core plugs (freeze plugs)?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lee
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 09:28:47 -0800
  ...A friend with a waterboxer Vanagon (not sure if it's a 1.9 or 2.1L) asked if one could be installed in...