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• Re: Engine conversion on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 7 May 2009 11:32:16 -0400
  ...shop for a good >>>> engine. >>>> >>>> Assuming your water cooled Vanagon is in good shape, you find a good >>>> Zetec engine, and can get an...
• Re: What Van was that?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 02 Jan 95 23:36:15 CST
  ...it's powered by a variety of engines, all water-cooled and mounted between the driver and passenger, powering the rear wheels in a...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] leaking head gasket ?
  Historical mailing list - mike twombley
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 10:06:07 -0800
  ...this is exacty the same engine as used in >> the TD Vanagons in Europe. It is a fun little car. It will go 100...
• Re: Diesel swap
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Theodore B. Hoekman
  Fri, 30 May 1997 11:58:56 +0000
  ...I love it! Can't understand why VW did not make the transition to a proven Water-cooled engine in early eighties instead of...
• Re: aftermarket instrumentation
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 May 1996 23:18:15 -0700
  ...The number one VW water cooled motor killer in bus installations is their inadequate implimentation of water cooling. They cool well enough at any...
• Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#306561314: 1987 VolkswagenVanagon Synchro 4x4 wagon
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 23:43:10 -0500
  ...Description: > > 1987 Volkswagen Synchro 4x4 passenger van with 4 cylinder water cooled engine and 4 speed manual transmission & air conditioning. Dark Brown in color...
• Re: mystery parts again
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 09:07:14 -0700
  ...only thing to do is start checking or > replacing all the hoses on the engine ...and a bentley manual would be > of some help...
• Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:36:34 -0700
  ...assuming you > are talking about the o sing behind a water cooled engine oil cooler I > do have a bit of advice. > > The oil...
• Re: Air-cooled fuel pump ...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 14:34:17 -0700
  ...VW tradiationally has low cost and cheap wiring, and > they gradually improve it over the years, in small ways like this. > On Subaru engine...
• Re: Another coil fire
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 21:55:16 -0700
  There are no points on a water cooled Vanagon - only a hall sender which will not present a constant "fire coil" state if left...
• Re: Carb conversion?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:09:37 -0400
  ...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: This GoWesty is really starting to annoy me/Sportsmobile
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:47:26 -0700
  ...I did not exist my bus did not exist and what is > a water cooled engine anyway? > I could swing buying something newer with...
• Questioning 1.9TD Swap?? (New info)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Avrea
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 12:52:35 EST
  ...Not the cooling system but the engine is an error for the bus/vanagon. I had to change my cars head too and so...
• Re: Help Doctor's, My baby is sick!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 21:32:19 -0500
  ...With the transmission in > neutral I > worked the gas pedal to see if I could detect anything unusual in > the way > the engine sounded...
• Re: Audi S4 springs - what are those ?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 04:35:22 -0700
  ...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: More on rods and bolts/2.1 in '83.5-'85
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 10:47:45 -0700
  ...re talking about an earlier > > water cooled vanagon in which only the internals of the 1.9 engine have > > been modified to make it...
• Re: Timing
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 20:42:11 -1000
  ...I have an 83.5 Vanagon with 1.9 water-cooled engine code "DH". >According to the Bentley manual, (my engine code is not...
• Re: Fuel additives...Friday (Is this for real?)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Sat, 6 Feb 1999 20:31:34 EST
  ...Once I got this water-cooled, FI, bastardized VW, though, it >just wouldn't work! > >Did find out that, every six months, squirting 1...
• Re: Converting EFI to Carberator
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 22:01:22 -0500
  ...The time and money I put in to these, I could easily fix ANY fuel injected engine. My entire career is elecronics. I am...
• Re: Low Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 08:59:53 -0500
  ...my Air Cooled engine sometimes races to 1300 rpms (yes I know you got a Water Cooled) after a good hard highway run but...
• Re: Oil Filters, huh??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 23:24:27 -0500
  ...its side? I know mine is not, so is the water cooled >engine oil filter tilted on its side??? I thought they all were...
• Re: Heads from different Manufacturers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 07:29:46 -0400
  ...water cooled engine have less of a wild swing in head temps than air cooled but the same problems apply. the test will be...
• Re: Buying a Van - New Question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:06:39 -0700
  ...body dents in front and a few dings, 1.9 > water cooled engine. Also $5K. It's a westy top and weekender > inside, which...
• Re: Radiator Bleed Screw
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:08:58 -0700
  ...M7X35 and "ALSO USE 211 611 483" This next seems to be the radiator listed through all the later model water-cooled Vanagons: Radiator...
• Re: 83 h20 fuel injection problem
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 21:43:51 EDT
  ...The first year for the water cooled engine. >1.9 liter, with Bosch Digijet fuel injection, and automatic >transmission. 140,000 miles. > >This longstanding...
• Re: '90 Carat - Radio turns off and back on when starting the van
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:49:33 -0800
  ...Mark neil N wrote: > Looking at what I think is a supplement diagram for a factory option, > "water cooled - digifant from 1990" shows the...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 20 Jul 2014 22:32:31 -0300
  ...Replacement fuel tank question >>> >>> All, >>> >>> Does anyone make a replacement fuel tank for the water-cooled Vanagon w/o >>> the cavities/moulded passages for...
• Re: changing auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:38:34 +1000
  ...Then undo the bolts holding the engine cross member to the chassis rails. The jack holts the engine up . . though so does the rope...
• Re: Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 19:07:17 -0500
  ...I am left not > >knowing exactly what's happening. > > > >2.1l water cooled, automatic, 160k miles > > > >engine starts as normal but whether cold or...
• Re: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:05:34 -0700
  ...If they > are that cheap I wonder why they didn't put new ones on when they > rebuilt the engine... > > Thanks, > > Andree > > On Tue...
• Re: Boiling radiator light etc.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 07 Jun 95 13:44:16 CDT
  ...sometimes it will come on, and if i shut the engine off, and restart, the light will not come back on. but today, in...
• Re: [DIESEL] Leaking diesel injector pump... Please help
  Historical mailing list - David Snyder
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 22:42:26 -0700
  ...Please help >Last weekend, my Westy got an engine transplant. I (with much >assistance from Mark Drillock) installed a used 1.6lTD from a...
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 16:53:51 -0400
  ...I can have the 1972-79 engine on the ground in about 65 minutes. Engine removal is even quicker on a pre-72. Working...
• Re: FS: '85 VW Vanagon (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - James N Gagliardi
  Wed, 1 Mar 1995 21:42:35 -0500 (EST)
  ...This means > if the engine needs work it could easily take $3k or more out of your > pocket. What if there are problems on...
• Re: In praise of VW inline fours
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:23:22 -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...
• where should temp guage needle sit?/was Re: New thermostat...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 06:09:46 EST
  ...FWIW my 83.5 Water-cooled has the newer model instrument cluster with the tach, retrofitted, which raises questions of the 1.9 liter...
• Re: ## changing 1990 2.1L waterleaker oil cooler hoses in situ
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 04:00:37 -0700
  ...the head gasket problem...) I guess all these boneheaded designs came from VW's decision to wrangle the aircooled engine into water cooled, resulting...
• Re: Dual Webbers on a 2.1 water cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 19:32:35 -0400
  ...Mechanic (a) I have never done a water cooler conversion, but the air-cooled engines in vans, bugs and older porches have seen a...
• Re: 83 Adventurewagen update and story
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:23:55 -0400
  ...Then find a good water cooled or Syncro Vanagon and convert it to the Advenutre wagon. Most likely, the engine was siezed the last...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - sam mccarthy
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:36:56 -0800
  ...They had a host of robust 4 and 5 cyl engines in '79, so it just seems silly that they bothered to start with...
• Re: Oil temp, safe or not?
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:35:41 -0400
  ...As engine heats up, the temp comes up and holds(somewhat independent of rpm) and the max pressure goes down, usually 10psi/1000rpm. I...
• Re: Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 May 2012 01:11:40 -0400
  ...70's air cooled engine with somewhat better metallurgy and water jackets cast to the case with water cooled heads. Adding more power just...
• Re: Oil light flickering
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Feb 2011 15:15:16 -0800
  ...air cooled engine is a different animal than a water-cooled one .. Personally, I use a good 15 W 40 in everything unless there...
• Re: Head temp > 230F + Is this critically bad?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 4 Jun 2013 21:29:17 -0500
  ...Is 230F + too high? Should I take action/stop >> driving? >> >> The engine is an '84 1.9L WBXR case with the 2.2L GoWesty...
• Re: Thoughts on buying a 82 air-cooled Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:51:18 -0500
  ...Everything bad people are saying, I've heard said about my water cooled from non believers! Jeff > Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:18...
• Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91?
  Historical mailing list - jmatchet
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 11:17:34 -0400
  I had the question asked of me tonite, as my friend was pulling off my head with cylinders attached. -----Original Message----- From: mike <mayfly95...
• Re: Fuel system...follow up
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 07:57:39 -0700
  ...Warm the engine, shut it >> off, disconnect the Idle Stabilizer Valve, Start the engine, turn the >> big flat common screw by the AFM right...
• Re: Engine Repair or Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Cameron
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 10:45:33 -0800
  ...Engine Repair or Conversion About a month or so ago I discovered my engine was dripping coolant. The head gasket is leaking. My 91...
• Re: Mod. Fresh air box to recycle cabin air? (did some searching in arch.)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:58:28 -0900
  ...will convert > > to a water cooled engine. > > > > I understand how the box works but..... > > > > Assuming box rebuild and engine conversion done properly; > > > > will the...
• Re: another vin question...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:15:22 -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: Clip for temperature sensors at thermostat housing (2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:48:08 -0700
  ...If they > are that cheap I wonder why they didn't put new ones on when they > rebuilt the engine... > > Thanks, > > Andree > > On Tue...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:14:26 -0600
  ...They had a host of robust 4 and 5 cyl engines in '79, so it just > seems silly that they bothered to start with...
• Re: Hello! We have some questions...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:53:10 -0700
  ...So, this would leave out most non-VW > solution engines. Has anybody had any experience in > going from water-cooled to air-cooled? Or...
• Re: Between the notches -- rudimentary oil level question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sun, 22 May 2011 23:19:51 -0700
  ...engine when it leaks oil, I worry when it stops leaking oil". I think the same can be true for the water cooled motors...
• Re: Mod. Fresh air box to recycle cabin air? (did some searching in arch.)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:16:37 -0700
  ...will convert > > > to a water cooled engine. > > > > > > I understand how the box works but..... > > > > > > Assuming box rebuild and engine conversion done properly; > > > > > > will the...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:12:38 -0400
  ...On 20-Jul-2014, at 20:50, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > No, and blame Volkswagen for introducing the vanagon with the obsolete > air cooled engine...
• Re: Replace trans oil cooler? 90 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 21:15:06 -0800
  ...Again this is a 1990 Automatic trans water-cooled Vanagon. I've >read that this part should be replaced every 10 years. True? I...
• Re: grease monkeys
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:26:23 -0800
  ...engine (bought long before the above vow), etc. So last year when my wife wanted a vehicle to travel in, she bought a water...
• Re: Marvel Mystery Oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 23:47:38 -0500
  ...It is standard procedure to avoid all oil additives in VW Air Cooled and Water Cooled engines. In many cases additives have been used...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:16:43 -0700
  ...They get newer 2.0 ABA engine VW > >> cars just about every week, as well as 1.8Turbo VW and Audis. The newer > >> engines...