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Re: Dying when warm and smells funky
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:27:09 -0700
...On 10/16/06 7:26 AM, "Mike Rouby" <mikerouby@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > The funky "old engine" smell is atypical of these aircooled engines...
Re: Why the preponderance of air-cooled on Marketplace?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 9 Jul 2019 11:00:00 -0400
...In water cooled I’ve met very few 1988 vans but tons of 1987 . I have not seen many 1989 either. My friend had...
Re: *MY* 82 Diesel!
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
Thu, 26 May 1994 9:48:20 -0400 (EDT)
...Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu> Awww right! A flame war on levers... >> >> I believe the VW engineers did a good job designing...
Re: Some Info & a Question
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
Sat, 13 Jul 2002 08:44:55 -0700
...Hardly any > valve noise, engine ran smooth as long as my foot was on the accelerator. > When I downshifted and dropped off the gas...
'63 Deluxe on the road after 10 yrs.
Historical mailing list
Sun, 05 May 1996 03:40:16
...just behind the knob), and the piece of metal that the engine lid latches onto (not just the striker but the whole piece). By...
Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Jun 2016 to 1 Jul 2016 - Special issue (#2016-220)
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:59:13 -0400
...in a 911 and on engine shutdown those things creek and pop like mad as they cool. Water cooled heads or not, VW or...
Re: ANOTHER TIP FOR MORE POWER FROM YOUR STOCK MOTOR
Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
Fri, 6 Jul 2001 17:09:34 -0500
...I think that a blanket negative statement such as yours would have kept mechanical engineering in the dark ages of carburators and stock cast...
Re: Help needed - time to sue my mechanic ...
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Sat, 30 Aug 2003 20:44:16 -0400
...and replacing air-cooled engines, but I'm sure the times for > the same R&R on water-cooled engines is different. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Tom Young...
Re: driving without a clutch- was Pedal to the metal (revisited)
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:25:58 -0500
...I had to turn the engine off three times: once for fuel, once for a dinner stop and once for traffic. The next day...
Re: Heresy: I bought a Eurovan
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 5 Aug 2012 17:57:34 -0700
...cooled, water cooled, 2WD, 14" and 16" syncros, pop-tops, and high-tops, carburetors and fuel injected, flat-4 and Zetec engines.� I've...
Idle stabilizer control unit
Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 22:44:55 EDT
Volks, I have an '86 Westy 2.1 Liter water cooled digifant that developed the dreaded high idle condition. The van would do 50...
Re: Vanagon Diesel Aux Heater Questions
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Tue, 17 Jul 2001 13:55:28 EDT
...The Bentley has a section on this heater on page 82.14a all water cooled. The first page shows the new style glow plug...
Raised floor heater duct in diesels
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:38:37 -0600
...Apparently, you can remove this ductwork easily and then use the later model (gas-engined) heater cover for the front ducts. Without the heater...
Re: [WetWesties] Reflections on working on a waterboxer. :-)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:38:11 -0700
...the factory gave the engineers just 30 days to come up with a water-cooled version of their air-cooled opposed four engine. That...
Re: Just interesting observation & More Questions
Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
Sat, 18 Dec 2004 00:16:36 -0700
...Given an angled mount, like on the water cooled engines, I can sort of see it. The filter is below the sump, so I...
Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:35:37 -0700
Looks like Chris got it https://autouniversum.wordpress.com/2009/06/22/end-of-an-era-the-last-air-cooled-automobile-engines/ From: Stephen...
Re: 1987 Head gasket, replace once or more?
Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
Thu, 3 Oct 96 17:45 CDT
...system replaced some time soon after that, >2.1 litre water cooled engine, >automatic transmission >am/fm cassette with sweet speakers, >power locks and...
Article about the ECU Chip upgrade from Vintage Vee Dub
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 06:34:54 EDT
...Those of us that moved up from the air cooled to the water cooled Vanagon fell in love all over again with Volkswagen’s...
Re: Speaking of rear disc brakes...
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:22:09 -0800
...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization -----Original Message...
Wrong answer; Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:21:32 -0700
...driven bay window busses and Vanagons, both air- and water-cooled, > with high mileage engines, and they've always had a bit of lifter...
Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:00:23 -0500
...the engine lid. Larry A. On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 8:28 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Water cooled oil coolers...
Re: 2.1L coolant light problem
Historical mailing list - Joe Chasse
Wed, 16 Jul 2003 10:30:25 -0400
I agree with Jim.....sounds like a fan problem Had a very similar problem myself recently with my 90 water-cooled Carat. My VW...
RE: how about a v-6
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Mon, 20 Nov 1995 09:19:00 -0800 (PST)
...The fitting of it doesn't bother me to much but my main >reason for going to water-cooled is the reliability (read, leave...
Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:06:39 -0400
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > A kind listee provided a link to this "tank type" engine heater: > http://www.jcwhitney.com/ZEROSTART-TANK-TYPE-ENGINE...
Recurring air in my cooling system
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Dec 1995 10:51:01 -0500
I replaced the engine in my '83 water-cooled vanagon with a new updated '84. The installation went well as I had some motor...
Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power... Ignorance
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Mon, 24 Jan 2000 10:46:41 EST
...today for Air-cooled AND Water-cooled! There are MANY, MANY reasons for wanting to change the stock engines: EGO (I have what you...
Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 18:21:23 -0700
...The Vanagon had its own design and engineering team, and their choice was to keep the boxer engine alive by making it water cooled...
Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 22:41:59 -1000
...AND..on a water cooled vanagon while driving you should look at the temp gauge about every minute.. or every two minutes max. on...
Re: The Otter Has (CRASH) Landed!
Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:05:16 -0800
...Actually the Vanagon has an 87 Jetta engine in it, so it's from the water-cooled tribe. But I agree with you on...
Re: RE Bentley Thermostat housing torque values
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Nov 96 11:46:02 -0800
...Regards, Vince (Mechanical Engineer) '85 VW GL Westy (Currently has a broken Alternator bracket--why did they put this bracket up against the water...
Re: [TDI-conversion] Fast Forward's "undercover" TDI project for the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:58:15 -0800
...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
Re: Weinberg Vanagon Project - Request for Work
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 17:22:04 +0000
...Lane had started a subaru engine conversion on his Westy some time ago before his health declined. They would like to get the job...
Re: water pump R&R
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Thu, 9 Oct 2003 22:16:18 -0600
...of air cooled > experience" can competently advise you about your water-cooled engine's > needs (even if it's based on an air-cooled...
Re: Those dreaded 9 words...
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Thu, 8 Dec 2005 23:07:25 -0500
...sales@fastforward.ca > > - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled > Volkswagens > - Electrical harness fabrication and customization > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
Re: air cooled piston weight/cylinder question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:02:27 -0500
...had one thing in common, engine failures. Many did not make it past warranty. Waited for water cooled my first Vanagon being an '84...
Re: Carb conversion?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:42:48 -0700
...I've been told that > these > >do not fit water cooled engines, but I'm not the expert. > > >I have been running a carb...
Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:45:34 -0800
...On a water cooled engine -that's what you go by - coolant temp, mainly, temp-wise that is. I am so picky - If it...
Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 8 Apr 2007 17:16:22 -0400
...deteriorate traditional fuel lines.) The Kombi as sold in Brazil is water cooled. The Loaf sold in the US never was. The Kombi doesn...
Re: Why I love Mercedes Benz but would never own one of their cars (Friday ramblings)
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:11:40 -0500
...All earlier cars were "horseless carriages", > which had high centres of gravity and various engine/drive-train > configurations > � The first passenger road car to...
Re: change in plans, Caslifornia (and Mexico) Dreaming
Historical mailing list - Gregory W. Baskin
Thu, 5 Oct 2000 20:12:19 -0700
...Oil light > came on at idle the other day and after much panic and dealing with > our wonderful mechanic we realized that the engine...
Re: Advice about buying a bug
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:30:50 -0700
...there you've got a water-cooled engine and heater system ( in most models ) ..... they're very useful and verstile, and for their configruation...
Re: How is coolant getting to exhaust???
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Mon, 1 Jul 2002 11:22:45 -0400
...why it's a water-cooled. The head by itself generate more heat than the cylinder portion of the engine. The triangular 2-holes...
Re: bleeding coolant solution?
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 09:47:32 -0700
...You can do the whole process with the engine off, it makes coolant changing so easy we can all do it every year and...
air-cooled heat
Historical mailing list - Julio T.
Wed, 21 Apr 1999 00:26:11 -0700
...The other question I had was that some of you guys have told me that the cooling system on a water cooled vanagon can...
The split and a camper ?
Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
2 Aug 1994 08:39:16 U
...One seat-back is thinner than the other, so the German engineers added hinged flip-up supports that raised this section to level with...
Re: Idle Stabilization parts Costs
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:00:46 -0800
...but, from that page .. "We've confirmed that the flat four "Wasserboxer" engines as used on Vanagons use a different ignition system. The coil...
Re: In praise of VW inline fours
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 12:58:16 -0700
...limited or > non-existing > help. > > A good book on water-cooled inline four VW > engines is the Watercooled Volkswagen > Performance > Handbook by Greg Raven...
Re: Just interesting observation
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:54:31 -0500
...Once the oil warms, running the engine at speed will eventually fill the lifter and it will then do its job. Starting the engine...
Re: Head bolts, studs turning?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:23:04 -0700
A type IV air cooled VW engine is just a 'bigger' air cooled vw engine - it's very normal to put it on a...
Re: Gas consumption higher in winter?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:30:08 -0800
...but it's a bother to change on your 1.9 wbxr engine. You 'could' do the ole 'really cold clmate' trick of some...
Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Thu, 24 Jan 2002 21:22:08 -0500
...The air-cooled engine does not have a narrow operating temp range as does a water cooled engine most gauges are very slow to...
Re: NEW owner 86, 1.6 TD
Historical mailing list - meek
Sun, 4 Oct 1998 02:26:38 -0600
...The engine mounting arms are fastened to these pipes but leave all that connected. Lower away, with the engine and trans still bolted together...
Re: Engine Swap (long)
Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
Wed, 17 Sep 1997 12:41:08 -0000
...I've been looking casually at some of the high-performance catalogs for water cooled engines and there are a few more options (bigger...
Re: Fuel flow senders
Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:27:04 -0500
...sales@fastforward.ca > >- Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens >- Electrical harness fabrication and customization ________________________________________ Bostig Engineering http://www.bostig.com/products...
Re: New thermostat funky?
Historical mailing list - GMac999
Sun, 2 Dec 2007 17:54:49 -0800
...I had to insulate all the plumbing under the van and around the engine to get it to come close to normal on a...
Re: Takes a darn long time for heater...
Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:01:38 -0400
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>>> >>>>> A kind listee provided a link to this "tank type" engine heater: >>>>> http://www.jcwhitney.com/ZEROSTART-TANK-TYPE-ENGINE...
Re: 86 Drivetrain Into 82 Diesel?
Historical mailing list - David Yates
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:00:55 +1000
...However, upon reviewing the body condition of the '86 Westy Weekender (ex-inline conversion, now missing engine, transmission, engine wiring harness, brake/clutch pedal...
Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:34:18 -0700
...thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote: > >> I don't know about the water cooled engines but pushing a set of air cooled >> cases could make the...
Re: In praise of VW inline fours
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:16:52 -0400
...limited or > > non-existing > > help. > > > > A good book on water-cooled inline four VW > > engines is the Watercooled Volkswagen > > Performance > > Handbook by Greg Raven...
Re: Buying 88 Vanagon- Anything I should know 1st?
Historical mailing list - Karl G Vochatzer/AMR
23 Dec 96 15:00:09
Unless you are brand new to the list and to water-cooled vanagons, then you know that the single most important factor is that...