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Re: so it turns out i like vanagons.....
Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:15:15 -0500
...I decided i would be removing my engine and all >of its peripherals, and replacing it with another engine/peripherals from a >'known good...
Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 3 Feb 2013 13:31:51 -0600
...assembly up and down on its slotted mounting holes >> before tightening the bolts? >> >> Yrs, >> d >> >> >> > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly...
Re: Cooling issues?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:05:58 -0700
...VW started installing factory turbo diesel engines they increased the >> airflow capacity of the radiator fan assembly. >> >> You should consider upgrading to the much...
Brake Pedal Pulse Questions
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:46:49 -0700
...Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81 VanaJetta 2...
Re: syncro - shift linkage protective pipe
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:25:22 -0700
...syncro - shift linkage protective pipe > > >> cross posted from samba... >> >> >> How common is it to have the protective pipe installed in the shift >> linkage assembly...
Re: Head lights
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:09:25 -0800
...This measurement comparison should be done with the engine running, high beams on and the heater fan on speed 2. Mark Mark A Kippert...
Re: TPS Adjusting Screw damaged, Can it be fixed?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:28:16 -0400
...Remove the cover over the switch assembly. Now slightly bend the end of the throttle position switch finger so that it makes a slightly...
Re: replacing brake lines
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:16:24 -0700
...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
Re: Engine swap step by step.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:54:58 -0500
...swap stock engines, there's a blow-by-blow for each > stock engine in section '10' in the Bentley (labeled 'Engine-Assembly', > right in...
Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:56:29 -0700
...I have joined a few thousand engines to their transmissions. They are almost always made to just fit and mate one way .. in a...
Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Wed, 26 May 2021 14:04:35 -0700
...Rebuilt a spare throttle body, and plenum, injectors, runners, > hose > > > assembly. > > > > > > > > Waiting for rain to stop before I drop motor. > > > > > > Hey Alistair > > > > > > While You...
Re: Rocky Mtn Westy Exhaust
Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
Wed, 1 Apr 2015 13:11:07 -0700
...They are not stainless and will rust. > > The final fit commonly has the cat-exhaust-tailpipe assembly sloping > downward to the right. It hangs...
Re: Adjust Rear Bed? (and rear seat re-foam pics)
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:01:29 -0600
...to storage frame. > > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
Re: Sliding door panel
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:00:42 -0800
...Thanks for the advice > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named...
Re: Upholstery Re-cover Swatch Opinion? ('81 Westy)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:08:53 -0800
...The BD one >> seems too dark. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to...
Re: Insturment Cluster
Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:02:42 +0000
...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
Re: found some hidden vacuum leaks
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:33:52 -0500
...The thottle assembly my come loose from where it attaches to the air distributor. Use a large head, phillips screw driver to tighten it...
Re: Manual Transmission Removal - 89 Westy
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:45:40 -0700
...Once the transmission is out, you can raise and support the engine with the bottle jack. Alternatively, a piece of rope attached to engine...
Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:21:24 -0400
...Use a good size double break relay and be sure to control it so the relay is not closed while cranking the engine. Otherwise...
Re: 84 Vanagon GL, SW Houston area
Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:34:43 -0500
...replace all the usual stuff when you tear down an engine. > After re-assembly everything was pretty good, but with the increasing > frequency of...
82 door parts
Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:06:08 -0700
Anyone out there have sliding door parts?� Need assembly at bottom of sliding door...... Thanks, Tim Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android From: ralph...
Re: map light
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:21:29 -0800
...year and model is stated ! how much do vendors want for this lamp assembly - something like 45 bucks ? I think up to 25 is...
Re: friday - home made rosin flux
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:53:51 -0700
...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
Re: Brake Expert Questions/PICS/Rant
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:48:16 -0400
...I can accept f'g up with >> assembly of non life threatening parts like a cheap 12V light, but >> brakes? Unacceptable. >> >> Thankfully, it happened...
Re: FS: Thermostat housing for 1.9 waterboxer engined Vanagon
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:50:33 -0700
...wrote: >> >>> $200, eh......Now I know what the NOS 1.9 assembly in my spare stash >>> must be worth: And no, it's not...
Re: Air/wasser swap
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:10:36 -0700
...drop > the engine and bring it in. He has a machine that will disintegrate > the ez-out. > > So fine. It's drop the engine...
Re: Subject: AFM ? (as related to the air filter housing)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:41:08 -0800
...Otherwise it could be > susceptible to oscillation in the flap from the engine moving. This is > why it's somewhat firmly attached to the...
Air Cooled to Water Cooled
Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:16:14 -0500
...The driver for the demise of air cooled engines was increasing government regulation of emissions which required greater control over engine operating temperatures. What...
Re: 81 Westy Dead Engine - Long
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:11:03 -0500
...Use engine assembly grease on everything that looks like a bearing, replace the starter pilot bushing in your bell housing and your clutch main...
Engine Case and bearings
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:28:48 -0500
...Use engine assembly grease on everything that looks like a bearing, replace the starter pilot bushing in your bell housing and your clutch main...
My project status update
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:44:47 -0500
...The Zetec engine is on its palette in the passenger bay of the donor van as well. So the donor van has two engines...
Guess what i drove to work! aka: It RUNS!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Sep 95 08:04:04 EDT
...could put my hand on the engine compartment and not burn myself. cheked the oil, dipstick was barely warm. woke up this morning, smile...
Guess what i drove to work! aka: It RUNS!
Historical mailing list - vanagon
Thursday, September 14, 1995 7:20AM
...could put my hand on the engine compartment and not burn myself. cheked the oil, dipstick was barely warm. woke up this morning, smile...
Re: Distributor question
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Wed, 10 Mar 1999 15:00:37 -0500
...Distributor question Hi all, I'm helping a friend with an install of a rebuilt engine. I need to use the complete distributor assembly...
Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:38:16 -0700
...Plus the engine basically runs fine. Meh. ;) Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly �http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '81 VanaJetta 2...
Re: Flywheel Sleeve - WBX 2.1L
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:31:09 -0500
...The transmission > input shaft goes through this whole assembly of flywheel, sleeve, felt > washer and into the needle bearing in the end of the...
Re: The value of instrumentation
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 27 Oct 2018 18:57:15 -0700
...noise abates. > > This engine has been run literally not even 30 minutes. At times i wonder if > there's still assembly lube floating around...
Re: Rear Wiper Relay: Use 171 955 529? Pre '90 Headlight SW Change; Handle more Amps? (1988 Westy)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 26 May 2012 23:28:02 -0700
...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
Dash Cluster Substitute + Reproduce It ?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:11:36 -0800
...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
Re: Refrigerator lighting
Historical mailing list - neil n
Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:17:52 -0700
...The flame would go out at night. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly �http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '81 VanaJetta 2.0...
Re: A/C refrigerant oil quantities
Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
Mon, 22 May 2000 13:01:14 EDT
...134a is different and incompatible)? I recently pulled a radiator/condser assembly out of a Vanagon and was surprised at how much lubricant was...
Re: Upholstery Re-cover Swatch Opinion? ('81 Westy)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:20:14 -0800
...at colour choices. > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
Re: 1.9 td swap into diesel Westy
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 17 May 1998 17:10:07 -0700
Martin Jagersand wrote: > > Listees, > > As I told you in a separate post, I'm putting in a 1.9l TD engine > in my diesel...
Re: Waterboxer engined Vanagon, T3, thermostat problem.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:32:56 -0400
...Waterboxer engined Vanagon, T3, thermostat problem. Thanks for posting those images and info Frank. Since Dennis found an incorrect thermostat at a US campout...
Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:44:21 -0700
...I went nutty looking into why SVX subaru engines with an adatper and rear mount system were breaking studs. VW doesn't even use...
Re: Take a second look at the Dyno Tests Kyle provided ....
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:24:26 -0700
...There is always a trade off for souping up an engine - you get power at the expence of torque. This is why a 200hp...
Re: Automotive Shop Rate Question
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:54:55 -0800
...12/20/12 > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81...
Re: FS: Thermostat housing for 1.9 waterboxer engined Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jason
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:45:11 -0400
...and replaced with something better. :) Jason 83 Westy w/original "westfailure" engine (TDI is sitting on the shop floor.....) On Sun, Oct 16, 2011...
Re: Oil light problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Sat, 15 Nov 2014 06:22:44 -0500
...My engine is a brand new GOWESTY 2.2 4000 miles on it. 2 wd. Where should I get a hose and T fittings...
Now: Jetta ECU-Coil Amp Draw Was: Ignition Switch "Su"...
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:32:31 -0800
...This is for a 1981 formerly air cooled Vanagon with a self installed Jetta 2.0 OBD1 engine. My good DMM (20 Amp rated...
Re: Fixed my Honda, Thought: Honda 2.4 I-VTEC Engine into Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:55:10 -0700
...the engine turns first. > >> that late a Honda engine may turn 'normal clockwise.' > > > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl...
Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 26 May 2021 14:47:26 -0700
...I can confirm the engines have smoother idle, better take off from stop-and-go and also a bit of extra power going from...
Re: Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 8 Feb 2013 23:07:51 -0500
...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engine s
Re: Dropping the tranny - advice NEEDED
Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
Sat, 29 Mar 2003 09:20:16 -0800
...I found that i needed to move the engine/transmission around a bit when splitting them and this allowed me to adjust the engine...
Re: lifters for new engine? - and increased stroke
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 21:47:53 -0600
I often visit a crankshaft shop that builds all types of high performance engines and modifies parts. You'd be surprised how many engine...
Re: Friday: Of Starters and Beautiful Women
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:25:10 -0800
...stand somewhat corrected. > > So I'm stranded at the mall, Westy engine hatch open, the sun pouring > in. As I ponder my situation, a...
Re: Vancafe "Factory" Vanagon Rear Speakers: Upgrade?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 9 Mar 2013 10:44:07 -0800
...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
Re: '90 syncro with seam rust
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:55:26 -0800
...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
Re: Ampacity was Re: Headlight Upgrade Double Check (fuses)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:35:51 -0700
...an automotive application. > > > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
Re: AH...why didn't i check the air filter? (and others...)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 20 Sep 95 13:27:56 PDT
...Harley Davidson and many other motorcycle manufacturers use this type of air filter assembly. Check with your local hog dealer/shop and see if...