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• Re: Knocking engine after head replacement!!
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 05:23:31 -0700
  Did you remove the pistons? If pistons are put in 180 degrees off (and they can be) the engine will knock. Z --- raul lince...
• Re: On the road and need some help
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:36:55 -0700
  ...In many cases, after turning off the engine and subsequent re-start without having taken any action, the symptoms disappear. These symptoms may not...
• Re: Projektzwo Foglight Project - Bad News
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:08:34 -0800
  ...The engineer there took a look at what I wanted done - the laser scanning of the pieces and digitizing of the numbers,, and the...
• Re: newbie's observations
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 22:43:37 -0500
  ...Here's a good site for coolant part numbers. http://www.vanagain.com/21lchc.htm I've only had my 84 gl since August...
• Re: Friday FISH : The "Chris" Factor
  Historical mailing list - Christensen
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 19:05:34 -0500
  ...and it will remain a waterboxer until you pry it from my cold, air-conditioned engine bay. -------------------------------------------------------- I'm first! Chris Gronski of Toronto...
• Re: voltage over battery: 12.5-13.1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 00:13:10 -0500
  ...Does it go higher when the engine is revved? Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Re: 1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and Source
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Fri, 9 Mar 2018 13:43:43 +0000
  ...certainty the part > > > >> numbers for 3 of the 5 climate control (heater) cables on a: 1982 > > > >> Vanagon, Left-hand drive, engine code CV (air...
• oil every where, water droplets on dip stick Help!
  Historical mailing list - joe Hunt
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 12:39:29 EDT
  ...This Vanagon is an 1981 with an Air Cooled engine. Where can all this moisture be coming from? I did a compression check on...
• Re: Compression test - cold vs hot?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 23:01:50 -0600
  ...The engine wasn't even hot on the 2nd reading, just >warm. > >Just curious... > >ps: This is the engine I will be selling in...
• Re: Don't Buy This! (Fluorescent Lighting)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:56:26 -0400
  ...http://www.grote.com/product.php?product_number=60581 http://www.grote.com/product.php?product_number=60591 ----- Original Message ----- From: "neil N" <musomuso...
• Re: Emissions Test Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Sep 2017 14:39:25 +0000
  ...step would be to run the engine at 2,500 to "light up" the catalyst. There are number of things that can cause excess...
• Re: 20W50 Castorl Engine Oil
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 16:26:32 -0700
  ...Remember that gear lube weights are computed quite differently from > motor oil weight so the viscosity isn't as different as the numbers > suggest...
• Re: Waterboxer Power vs transplants
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 08:46:37 -0700
  ...The problems are really solved, but to bring > > your engine into conformance may be to much too bear. Certainly the > > power numbers indicate that...
• Re: Plastic part for the louvered rear vents
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 4 Apr 2017 23:58:39 +0000
  You might also try the under-engine tray expanding metal nuts from any later model Jetta or New Beetle if you can find one...
• Re: A different multi meter
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:21:47 -0800
  ...The meter > is looking at some number of millivolts. Of course when you're using > an uncalibrated shunt you get uncalibrated results, but it...
• Re: Awning (formerly refrigerators, alarms, etc.)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 May 1995 13:37:58 -0400
  ...Their number is 800-628-8225. They charge no sales tax on orders going outside of New York. Order their catalog (free) since boating...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Mon, 22 Jul 1996 12:46:39 -0400
  Howdy all, I am posting this for a friend, so please call the phone number, and don't e-mail me. The Bus is...
• buses for sale: 1980-1990 (from Hemmings)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 08 Jul 95 12:33:41 CDT
  ...excellent condition, professionally rebuilt engine, new tires, $2,900 (806) 374-0000 (TX) <yes, that IS the phone number> 1982 Vanagon diesels, one needs...
• Re: Westy fridge efficiency in 12v mode
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 27 May 1998 11:55:39 -0700
  ...cite, offhand, as opposed to the number of 'buses and Vanagons seen with fires in the engine compartment? OLTECO Ari Ollikainen P.O. BOX...
• 82 Type IV Block--cheap!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 21:06:25 -0800
  I have an type IV engine block out of an 82 Westy that is in need of a rebuild because of a burned number...
• Re: So... am I nuts? (ign. sw)
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:27:43 -0700
  ...That's my number one guess. Jon On Fri, 27 Oct 2006, neil wrote: > So.... > > After lotsa work done to FI hoses, tune up...
• Re: REQ: "Idiot's Guide to Changing Spark Plugs"
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 03:04:40 -0500
  ...engine). > - lotsa daylight, or brightly lit garage/carport, or nice flourescent > tube-light trouble light. > :) > > three of the spark plugs are fairly easy. number...
• Re: O2 sensor substitute
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:00:52 -0400
  ...It fits multiple vehicles (VW was >> not included because of the connector). >> >> You can go to www.oextrabrand.com and search for part number...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:23:25 -0800
  Gee Jake, so Shawn got the number of vehicles wrong. 2, 3, 6 or a baker's dozen, who cares...? If you won't...
• 81 vanagon starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Michael Crowley
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 17:52:38 -0400
  ...a warmed-up engine, I get the same behavior. It is quite erratic in that it is always a different number of trials to...
• Re: Another warm up strategy
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 20:01:19 -0500
  ...Since I thought my days were numbered in Mass., I did not think to invest in an engine block heater. But, my inexpensive and...
• Re: Cabriolet in Denver?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 20:08:56 -0500
  ...Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Threw a rod pictures
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:02:24 +0000
  ...vwbecida/albums/) > > > > > > Very interesting ! Usually it's number three rod ! I have a > quite similar > looking engine in my storage of junk ! > > Cheers, > > Frank...
• Syncro de Mayo Este - emerging plans and other important information
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 16 May 2006 02:12:40 -0400
  ...A number of different engine conversions will be represented - two or more different Subaru engines, at least two of the same Zetec engine, hopefully...
• Re: List etiquette: Matching subject line to message content
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 22 May 2006 16:53:05 -0700
  ...does anyone have the part number for the voltage regulator on the dash of an 83 Aircooled? tim in san jose On 5/22...
• Re: Tune up time - which plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 11:03:06 EDT
  ...The engine starts with just a bump of the starter. I ran the triple electrode in my T4 2L and the head temps increased...
• Re: Synthetic Oil(s) YES!
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 18:25:50 -0500
  ...Your engine crankcase has water in it in the form of droplets from the outside humidity number that condense overnight as the engine cools...
• Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:42:47 -0800
  It's funny this Friday how engine conversion threads always tend to deteriorate into political arguments, usually a left viewpoint. The marvel is long...
• Re: Carat front blower repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 15:14:47 -0600
  ...You will > > see the Bosch number 321819 021 A and the VW number 0 130 063 800 12V. > > > > That is for an older motor...
• Crazy Vanagon Sighting!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 3 May 1995 13:36:34 MST
  ...No engine, wheel-whells rusted through, but other than that, original paint, interior, etc, the cab is in great shape. I can get the...
• FS 87 westy in NH
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 16:29:42 -0500
  ...PW, A/C, recent new engine, clutch, paint, tires, exhaust, brakes. $6,000/bo. (603) 632-5508. The number is in Enfield, N.H...
• Re: Smogging
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 01 Jul 1997 12:49 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Changed them and the numbers improved somewhat. Ended up at the dealer for the Fuel Injection recall which had never be done. Decided to...
• Re: 5 speed eurospec tranny's
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Tue, 26 May 1998 01:46:28 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-23 12:32:36 EDT, sxs@Schwenk-Law.com writes: << Weddle engineering sells rebuilt 5 speeds for all...
• Re: MPH at RPM And Michelin MXTs
  Historical mailing list - t
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 09:14:26 -0800
  ...I also don't know what this magic 4000 rpm number comes from. I will bet the shift points on my speedo allow for...
• Re: syncro tranny
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 21:36:58 -0500
  Where are you located? There are a number of vendors that can help. Can you remove the transmission yourself? Stuck in second may be...
• Re: Caught offside!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 11:35:36 +0100
  ...Caught offside! > A very few other senseless, misused &/or incorrect terms: > shock absorber (damper) > motor (engine) > boot (trunk) > wing (fender) > rocker panel (sill) > mag...
• Knocking engine after head replacement!!
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 03:58:54 +0000
  ...could it still be a fuel issue?( i hope ) its in number one cylinder, could it be better compression from new heads? there was...
• Re: Bus westy In Sacramento for sale
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 23:05:56 -0700
  ...a phone number at least. > > Mike If it's a wasserboxer with A/C I might be interested - unless the engines blown and/or...
• Re: [T2] who has air cooled timing scale?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:10:05 -0600
  >From: "Paul Guzyk" >Does anyone know where I can buy a timing scale for an 81 air cooled >Vanagon engine? >I prefer a new...
• Re: ok, stretched beetle limo!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 15:19:51 -0700
  ...can't imagine that poor little >> engine actually pushing that thing with people in it! >> >> joel >> > > Steering wheel looks like it is a vanagon...
• Why am I not surprised? (charging wires)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 08:42:27 -0400
  In my '85 Westy, I opened the black box on the firewall in the engine compartment ... the one where the charging wires from the...
• Re: Threw a rod pictures
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:44:22 EST
  ...vwbecida/albums/) Very interesting ! Usually it's number three rod ! I have a quite similar looking engine in my storage of junk ! Cheers, Frank...
• Re: did I get a defective gas tank
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:50:16 -0800
  ...pic of a new tank I got from California Imports: (the number shown in pic 3 is on the new tank) http://tubaneil.googlepages...
• Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 17:47:52 -0800
  ...the waterboxer engine which has been out of production for 7 years and was never sold in the US in great numbers. There is...
• Re: Air Cooled Crate Engines
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014 09:39:34 -0400
  ...A crate engine is one > of the things I am pondering. Google returns a number of places one can buy > a crate engine, GEX...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:16:54 -0800
  ...And Sam, I calculate the mileage by writing down the number, driving 1500 or 2200 miles and keeping the receipts, and then writing down...
• Re: Surging engine
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:41:54 -0400
  ...I'm > told is an 86-92 Rabbit/Fox engine. The computer has Bosch number 0 280 800 > 104 (105) on it. It is...
• EV vs. Vanagon vs. Caravan....Just the Facts M'am...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Apr 1994 13:33:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...That >engine takes up precious passenger and cargo space. The competition for >the Eurovan on body styles alone in the U.S. is still...
• Re: ]Vanagon Westfalia w/ 2.0 2000 VW Golf Engine!
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 11:40:30 -0700
  ...US, so the CARB (state bureucrats) don't have any emmissions numbers on it. Therefore it can't be smogged (Peter from TiiCo is...
• Re: Getting my 1985 Vanagon's front radiator fan to come on sooner
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 24 May 2007 15:25:20 EDT
  ...But here's my 2 cents with part numbers if you still need the advice. (or even if you don't;) But here's...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:34:42 -0800
  ...But I think a more important number is the rpm reached >> (guessing 1100) and duration and how this is affected by >> ambient/engine initial...
• Reality check? -- rebuild comparison
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:03:01 -0500
  ...Jeep block and (much) larger sales numbers of the engine. The local builder does VW I4 engines too, which are a few hundred more...
• 10w40 evils?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 14 Jul 1994 10:55:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Are these perceived 'evils' only a problem in air >>cooled engines or is there something basically wrong with 10w40 altogether? > >i haven't heard...
• Re: On Longevity, Displacement, Efficiency and Technology in Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 09:44:23 -0800
  So it looks like, according to Frank's own numbers, that Subie 2.2 engines are good picks for Vanagon conversions. They both deliver...
• Re[2]: engine cooling non-problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:23:33 -0800
  ...In addition, the cooling system bleeding procedure suggests that the engine needs to be turning above 2000rpm for adequate circulation of the coolant. All...