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RE: Berg short-shift for Vgon
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Mon, 28 Nov 1994 09:56:37 EST
...Porsche engine mounts the compressor on the right rather than left, so stock hoses probably wouldn't reach. I've talked to ICE and...
Front Engine Mount
Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:14:10 -0300
...Besides that I have already replaced the rear mounts (all four) on the engine. What a difference! The end of the transmission was lifted...
90+ Fox engine @ 54 degrees
Historical mailing list - john Runberg
Tue, 24 Sep 2002 22:21:07 -0400
Has anyone installed a 1990 or newer Fox engine into Vanagon using the diesel mounts? Did you have to bang the sheet metal to...
Re: Got motor mounts to take care of on my '88
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:09:46 -0700
...your motor mounts. Problem? Symptom of problem? Plan of > attack?I started getting a new "whack" when I start the engine. Like > something was...
Re: side skirting removal
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:46:47 -0500
...When all nuts are loose the > panels pull off from the bottom. > > Once the panels are off you can remove the panel mounts. The...
Re: Picture of prototype T3 TD mount on line!
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 21 Jan 2002 21:16:09 -0800
...Alternate source for Vanagon diesel engine mounts? I thought it would be great to replace the sacked mounts in my Vanagon TD, so far...
Re: Jackin' Up The Van
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 02:40:21 -0600
...by the >>>>engine. >>>> >>>>In an aircooled bus or Vanagon the engine is connected to the yoke by >>>>two rubber motor mounts that will tear...
Re: Vanagon motor mounts chirping?
Historical mailing list - Townsend, Michael D
Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:47:48 -0400
...baby chickens) noise coming from the engine compartment. I assume it to be an engine mount, because i only hear it when the engine...
Re: ABA 2.0L 15 degrees
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 11:23:21 -0500
...We then installed some liquid filled mounts from a Jetta onto the bottom > of the alloy engine mounts. Then install your "L shaped brackets...
Re: JT's Magic Bus Update Part Deux!
Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
Thu, 7 Sep 1995 21:45:45 -0500 (CDT)
...How does one > lose seat mounts due to rust??? Aren't they INSIDE the bus? That > must be one rusty vee-hick-yool. Is...
WTB Engine Mounts
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 17 Dec 2004 16:17:01 -0800
Hello- I need a pair of '83 Diesel engine side carrier bars or those from a Tiico which are the same. I was sold...
Re: [SVXVanagon] ... different mounts
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 26 Sep 2004 13:44:39 +1200
...mounts</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite><tt>    I also have an idea for a mount that supports the engine...
Re: Jackin' Up The Van
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:36:23 -0800
...by the >> engine. >> >> In an aircooled bus or Vanagon the engine is connected to the yoke by >> two rubber motor mounts that will tear...
Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
Historical mailing list - Mike
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:31:38 -0400
...Should engine mount move this much? (PIC) > Scott- what's so precarious about putting the mounts on top of the load > bar? > This technique...
Re: Will the clutch survive the trip on 89 Westy?
Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
Mon, 19 Apr 2004 23:14:26 -0400
I wasn't aware of that option. Will take a look at the engine mounts and try to determine if they are mushy. Thanks.
Re: Jackin' Up The Van
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:22:16 -0600
...by the > >> engine. > >> > >> In an aircooled bus or Vanagon the engine is connected to the yoke by > >> two rubber motor mounts that will tear...
Interference problem where exhaust passes over engine bracket (84 wasser)
Historical mailing list - Captain Ray Nemo
Sat, 25 Mar 2000 15:09:02 EST
...over the whatchamacallit-engine-hanger-thingy. (You know the brace that runs behind the engine- braces the engine via motor mounts to the bus...
Engine's out... one more question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:33:30 -0500
The engine is in the stand and I'm tearing it down. Question: what's the best way to remove the muffler, engine mounts...
Mickey Mouse Repair: Motor Mounts
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Sun, 12 Apr 1998 10:13:46 -0400
...Can these be replaced? Uh, looks like these mounts are a unit with the entire cast aluminum engine plate. Ka- Ching $$$$. Must be another...
Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:44:15 -0400
...I think I measured the position of the mounts incorrectly. I "leveled" the engine, then made marks for mount bolts onto carrier. When engine...
GM--not junk (was re:GM junk)
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Fri, 15 Jan 1999 23:47:12 -0500
...incarnation of this engine and is so smoth runing that even though my rear engine mounts are almost shot, the engine has not killed...
Re: Auto or Man trans on '93 EV MV?
Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:13:51 UT
We had an auto trans 93 MV, and while the transmission itself does OK, the engine mounts sag with time and xmit a lot...
Re: Overlands Diesel Conversion
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 28 Jan 2003 00:37:00 EST
Bob, Overland's diesel engine conversion mounts the engine in the same angle as it was installed in the Golf/Jetta cars. The Vanagon...
Re: potential hydraulic mounts for vanagon
Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
Mon, 24 Feb 2003 01:46:48 -0700
...I checked a couple of saab engine mounts, and they were > priced at over $100 > > > I check the mounts for golf/jetta 2.0...
Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:38:31 -0400
...Perhaps you haven't seen all kinds of cars and Subaru engine coversion 'under-engine' cross bars- but the mounts never perch precariously on...
Re: clutch chatter -- how serious?
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 2 Apr 2003 12:11:37 EST
...5:15:14 PM, amcginn@MICROWEB.COM writes: << any thoughts >> Art, Before you condemn you renewed clutch, check the engine and transmission mounts. George
Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 23 Feb 2003 19:01:56 -0800
...With this > mounting you can use different engine mounts than what Tiico supplies. > And those should reduce or eliminate the vibration factor. the 5...
Re: Syncro Vibration
Historical mailing list
Sun, 17 Mar 1996 23:27:33 -0500
...transmission of engine >mount. Yesterday i jacked up the front of the transmission (slightly) and >the vibration ceased. The two mounts appear to be...
Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 23 Feb 2003 14:26:24 -0800
83.5 and later diesel Vanagons have no rubber bushings on tubular engine carrier mounts. Prior models had them (as does my '82). Look...
Motor Wobble?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 10:54:20 -0600
...Bought new rear engine mounts from Ken W. so that shouldn't be the problem(installed at overhaul time) and within the previous year...
1985 Vanagon - manual trans. - jerky ride ?
Historical mailing list - Larry Word
Tue, 8 May 2007 09:30:11 -0700
...How do you check a Vanagon's engine mounts, trans. mounts, etc.??? Larry Ga. --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars...
diesel tranny conversion
Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
Mon, 9 Apr 2001 18:05:26 EDT
are the shift rods the same to convert a 88' with a 2.1 to a diesel? besides the engine mounts and the tranny...
87 Vanagon shakes after Clutch job
Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
Mon, 10 Aug 1998 11:13:06 -0800
...I took it back to the shop and they claim that it is because the engine mounts needed to be replaced. ( me think they...
Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
Fri, 23 May 2014 19:19:38 -0500
...Mounts-and-Adapters/961946/10002/-1 http://www.summitracing.com/search?SortBy=BestKeywordMatch&SortOrder=Ascending&keyword=remote%20oil%20filter%20kits Howard >Subject: Re: Engine...
Re: potential hydraulic mounts for vanagon
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 24 Feb 2003 02:22:31 EST
...I checked a couple of saab engine mounts, and they were priced at over $100 I check the mounts for golf/jetta 2.0...
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Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 2 Oct 2017 16:28:35 -0700
...Still have to fabricate mount brackets for Audi hydro mounts. My plan: figure out how low I can mount the engine then fabricate mount...
Re: motor swapping
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 3 Jan 1995 08:47:54 -0800 (PST)
...In other words, the mounts would be the same. In fact, you wouldn't even have to get a different engine, just buy the...
Re: Alternative Part & Design to Bosal Diesel Exhaust Hanger? (15* I4 Jetta engine)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:32:19 -0800
...The stock mounts provide limited movement, (you know all this!), and are fixed to the engine, not body. So I'd say that any...
Re: hitch
Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:14:51 -0400
...mounts on the engine carrier (comes w/longer replacement > screws). Mine went on flawlessly, but then again, I had just replaced motor > mounts, so...
Re: Inline 4 transplant question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 2 Jan 2001 14:40:23 -0800
...In the mess of the conversion I can't locate the bolts > that went through the engine mounts. A 10 mm bolt slides in...
Re: Mechanic's shorthand?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:56:49 -0800
...local mechanic, who I tasked with > looking for loose transmission mounts, engine mounts, CV joints, or other > things responsible for a slight "thunk" I...
Re: Motor Mounts
Historical mailing list - Kevin
Fri, 9 Jul 2004 21:59:03 -0400
...Motor Mounts FOld outside Kevin wrote: >Hi everyone, >Finally starting to wrap up this head gasket coolant system project. I >dropped the engine bar...
Question about engine without tranny.
Historical mailing list - Brian Wagener
Wed, 13 Dec 2000 11:25:43 -0500
...What I mean is can the front engine mounts support the engine by themselves? Thanks, Brian Wagener -- ForceConstant http://force.ath.cx http://shoptalk...
Re: Jackin' Up The Van
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 30 Dec 2004 02:18:02 -0800
...by the >>>>>engine. >>>>> >>>>>In an aircooled bus or Vanagon the engine is connected to the yoke by >>>>>two rubber motor mounts that will tear...
Re: Alternate source for Vanagon diesel engine mounts?
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Fri, 3 Mar 2000 18:54:21 -0500
> I thought it would be great to replace the sacked mounts in my Vanagon TD, > so far only the dealer can supply them to...
V6anagon soon to be re-V6'ed
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 18 Apr 1996 09:27:00 -0700 (PDT)
...I'll also have a look at a couple of flanges on the Chevy V6, that look a lot like engine mounts to me...
WTB Syncro Engine Carrier
Historical mailing list - Thomas Wilsher
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:13:42 -0700
I am looking for the engine carrier bar for my syncro (the elongated-U-shaped bar that the motor mounts sit on top of...
Re: engine swap
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 07:19:53 -0700
You're sump will hold an extra quart of oil also. -Dana- David Marshall wrote: > pan, motor mounts, engine support etc), . These are the...
Re: Jackin' Up The Van
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:37:18 -0500
...by the >> engine. >> >> In an aircooled bus or Vanagon the engine is connected to the yoke by >> two rubber motor mounts that will tear...
diesel vanagon parts quest
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Sun, 16 May 1999 22:54:03 -0400
...The engine was gone, but the oil pan was laying inside the van. I got the transmission, starter, slave cylinder, load bars, motor mounts...
85 Tranny shifting problems and MOTOR MOUNTS?
Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 10:00:08 -0500
...my jeeps I had similar problems.when the engine sat in one position (motor mounts like GONE) I couldn't get it into first...
Re: vw diesel engine in old type 2
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Fri, 7 May 1999 14:48:36 -0400
...Conversion would involve getting parts (engine mounts, bell housing, flywheel, cooling system etc.) from a crashed Mexican loaf. Install engine mounts and engine, run...
Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
Historical mailing list - Nock
Sun, 23 Feb 2003 16:05:03 -0800
...vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations > Another listee recently posted that he had changed all mounts to solid, not > rubber insulated, except the left front...
Jetta vibrations (no vanagon content)
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 30 Nov 1998 08:32:04 -0800
...My newly acquired 1990 Jetta with the 1.8l gasoline engine has a very annoying vibration at idle. The vibration is only at idle...
Rear Heat Shield
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:57:29 -0500
...I have two that hold, plus the front side is bolted on to the engine mounts very securely. Jay
Re: diesel engines
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:35:50 -0700
...Mounts at 50 degrees with stock diesel Vanagon mounts. Less >> power and noisier. >> >> Either group of engines will require a diesel tank unless you...
Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:46:17 -0700
...IIRC he lowered the engine aboot 1". 1/4" at the motor mounts. http://tinyurl.com/k25ltkn Jim
Re: clutch shudder?
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Tue, 2 Aug 2005 18:19:01 -0700
...When you let out the clutch, torque is applied to the drive train and the engine wants to twist. If slop in the mounts...
90 GL Oil temp sender options?/Motor Mount Diagnostics?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 10:47:18 -0500
...As far as the motor mounts go, when I start up the engine(happens most of the time both hot and cold), the motor...
Re: Follow-up odd noise on new gowesty engine
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:37:07 -0700
...So the next obvious > question is "how easy is it to swap out the rear engine mounts with the > engine in the car" ? > > -john...