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• Re: (costs)happenings/Boston Bob or Golf?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 01:51:10 -0600
  ...The engine that makes the most sense, if a guy was going to endeavor, an engine swap, I think it would be the inline...
• Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 16 May 2001 11:39:04 -0600
  ...That details several engine swaps for the bay window bus. There are a ton of engine swap possibilities but the Corvair and 914 engines...
• Re: nvc: anyone had/have a Porsche 944?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:17:58 EDT
  ...anyway, yes, the 914 enbgine is basically the same engine as the aircooled vanagons. the early 924 engines are actually audi truck engines. later...
• Re: in the year 2015......
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:52:39 +1300
  ...I had a section of treetrunk which I used to pull my Splits' engines. Sit it under the engine, disconnect engine, roll van forward...
• Re: Checking engine vaccum
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:57:21 -0800
  ...I haven't bothered to put my vacuum gauge on any engine for at least 15 years. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Lauterbach" <jhlauterbach...
• Re: EGR Valve removal???
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 20:12:22 -0400
  ...The EGR on these engines lowers combustion chamber temps,(Peak Flame Temperature). This reduces the tendancy of the engine to knock, ping, and melt...
• Re: Subaru Engines
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Sun, 7 May 2000 08:26:46 -0700
  I am looking for a supplier of good used Subaru Engines a little closer to home, which is Juneau, Alaska. Have any of you...
• FS 2.1L engine core
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 17:22:38 EDT
  Hello I recently did a Subaru engine conversion on my '87 Wolfy. The 2.1 engine I removed from the van was overheating due...
• WTB Alloy engine mounts for Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 12:22:24 -0400
  I am looking for a set of passenger side and driver's side alloy engine mounts for an 82 diesel Vanagon. These are the...
• Re: 87 Westy needs new engine
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 09:15:26 -0700
  ...Mike On 4/19/04 8:17 AM, "Jenny Fontaine" <jensmiles2@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Hi All, > well, my 87 Westy blew her engine and...
• Re: Weird clock behavior
  Historical mailing list - vt
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:33:54 -0500
  ...When I start the engine > the clock display slowly fades away. When I shut the engine the clock > display comes back. Any comment? > Best...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Peter Young
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:23:18 -0500
  Scott, I think you can be 'anti-american' engine and still go with this engine choice - it was developed in Europe, with Ford of...
• Re: Air-cooled Vanagon history
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 14:30:33 -0800
  As to why Volkswagen switched to a water-cooled design for the Vanagon in 1983.5, the air-cooled "Type 4" VW engine that...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 06:10:21 -0500
  ...But that was mainly because the Shakey Jake engines - as with most radial engine - were designed as oil burners, and plug fouling was as...
• Re: Fuel ponderings
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 16:39:11 -0700
  ...Mathematically that puts the efficiency of the subie engine at almost 40 percent above the orig aircooled engine. 1982 engine built with 1974 technology...
• It still is a fair deal - that AAZ
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:01:32 -0700
  I'd pay $ 1,200 for a complete used AAZ engine .. that's a fine deal.. even if it needs work. and most used...
• Re: Engine Conversion Options, 5 cyl.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 22:40:54 -0800
  ...Use the Quattro engines because they have bigger > valves, more torque. I believe there are 1990 or newer 20 valve engines too, > that's...
• Re: Air cooled oil pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 08:19:27 -0700
  That is perfect for any VW engine flat four engine, air or watercooled. Figure 10 psi per 1000 rpm for an engine with acceptable...
• Re: auto trans swap
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:39:41 -0500
  No reason or benifit to remove the engine to replace the trans. Almost all the hoses and wires reman connected. Use a support bar...
• Engine rebuild - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 30 Aug 2014 16:10:27 -0500
  ...I am afraid they may have destroyed the engine in their ignorance of the engine in this van. New belts have been put on...
• 86 Camper Engine Elect Problem..Help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 18:11:32 -0800
  ...Problem: *only occures in the rain or snow(wet snow). *only after engine is warmed up *checked engine with water spray at night repeatedly...
• Re: AW: sorry about the previous engine error
  Historical mailing list - Antonio Martinez
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 19:52:13 -0700
  ...audi 2.5l tdi engine. perhaps there has made one the way >across the atlantic? >greetings michael > >> ---------- >> Von: Alex Zaborenko[SMTP:hubband@YAHOO.COM...
• FS: 1.9L Engine (non-running)
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 20:19:42 -0500
  Hello All, I've got a 1.9L Vanagon engine I am looking to sell. It had the leaking head gasket problem. Upon head...
• TD engine for 83 Westie info needed
  Historical mailing list - Denmiester
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 19:30:00 -0500
  ...I have a decent 83 Westie project I bought last fall (blown engine after less than 1500 miles from Hayman motors in TO. $3400...
• Re: inline 4 vs Subaru conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 15 Jun 2021 18:02:31 -0700
  ...Engine swaps are not a panacea, they’re just a different engine. The newest conversion you’re going to get is a SAH but...
• Re: Progress, Puzzle on "Fuel pump won't work"
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 23 Apr 2018 10:20:53 -0700
  ...Could the alternator voltage regulator be blocking positive flow to fuel pump 30 while engine is off and while the starter turns the engine...
• Kennedy Subie conversions
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 12:58:15 EDT
  Here is a conversation that I had with Kennedy Engineering regarding various Subie engine swaps for our buses. I have put it in order...
• Re: Fw: Safe rpm's for 87 wolfsburg edition 2.1L????
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 08:33:39 -0700
  ...How much will it reduce the engine life? Depends on the quality of the engine. If you have to have the extra speed just...
• Seized Engine?
  Historical mailing list - MM
  Sat, 20 May 2006 07:58:47 -0700
  ...rebuilt Boston Bob Engine 8,000 miles on it. The engine quit on my one day pulling out of a parking spot in my...
• Re: Will an early Subaru engine fit the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:50:18 -0700
  ...The 2.2 is one heck of an engine - and a perfect fit for the vanagon, as I'm sure you are aware. With...
• Re: Not quite a backfire . .Over running the engine
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:20:57 -0700
  ...With > no fuel and a lot of air, the engine will cool down. When the engine temps > goes below ~120f the ECU will go...
• Re: No instrument lights or gas guage?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:56:38 -0700
  Do you know where on the engine the smoke is coming from? Does it have a new exhaust system or exhaust parts? Sometimes there...
• Re: Oil Level Lifters With Mann W 719/30 Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 00:13:31 -0800
  ...Stops in a few seconds > - engine cold, oil level up to top notch > engine up to temp, oil 1/2 way between notches. > > I...
• RE: '73 Toyo-Westy (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Mark E. White
  Mon, 13 May 1996 19:02:38 -0500
  >I have to agree with Steve here about the 22R engine. My parents have a >4Runner with this engine and it is nice. However...
• removing the fan housing, engine in car?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 03:24:50 -0500
  ...I'd take the bus to the car wash first and give the engine a good wash. A clean engine is a happy engine...
• Re: Steam Clean Engine?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 01:19:33 -0400
  ...Steam Clean Engine? >Here's a true anal-retentive question for all of you (sorry): > >I just bought a GREAT '84 Westy (new heads...
• Re: winter vanagon complaint #2
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:26:45 -0500
  John, it was my understanding that it is better for the engine and vehicle to warm up by driving off at conservative speeds keeping...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Why reduce engine speed -- vacuum guage -- small car header
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 22:29:13 -0400
  ...There are also higher friction losses at higher engine speeds. If high engine speeds and small throttle openings were a big win, we wouldn...
• Re: morons on the passat list..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 20:09:28 -0400
  ...Turn off engine. Oil Pressure" message on dash. Dealer replaced oil pump under warranty. At 20 months, same message. Dealer says sludge in engine...
• emissions data
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 12:41:46 -0400
  ...i have always generally considered that the new the engine the better the engines emissions. hence the california swap regulation that you can swap...
• Re: Stand or Bench for engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:17:20 -0500
  Something I read recently in either bentley or haynes says to take some certain measurement when the engine is not in the stand. I...
• mechanics in IL or IN for '87 Westy engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Fontaine
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:13:35 -0500
  Hi All, I have been off the list for quite some time, since my "87 Westy blew her engine. Well, I finally have the...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:18:45 -0400
  ...It occurs when the engine is > cold and the engine is damp (from recent rain or high humidity), and > lasts (usually) for about 10...
• Re: Boston engine web site
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Mon, 10 May 2010 19:13:59 -0400
  It's been changed to Suburban Engines. http://www.suburbanengine.com/ 2010/5/10 jaime forero <jforero@sbcglobal.net> > Hello, anyone know what happened...
• Re: Engine lopes at idle
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:18:09 -0500
  ...The engine > slows down then speeds up in a cyclic pattern when idling. The engine > runs fine while traveling down the road. > > I would...
• Is my engine a type IV?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 14:03:19 -0400
  ...I have an '81 westy with a 2.0L fuel injected air cooled engine. Is it a type IV? If it is a type...
• Eurospec engine conversion for Vanagon info?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Capra
  Sun, 11 Apr 1999 21:45:52 -0700
  Has anyone on the list had any experience with the "Eurospec" VW Golf engine conversion. I understand that they are located in Gilroy CA...
• toyota 2C diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Michel Bertin
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 12:40:08 -0400
  Anyone know about the 2C toyota diesel engine? Does it fit in the vanagon and anyone ever made that conversion or heard of anybody...
• Re: Articulating T3
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:26:55 -0500
  I wonder what engine is in there? I assume that there is only 1 engine, but ? Brakes? It would be quite a bit of...
• Engine overheating
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:26:06 -0600
  ...When I replaced my engine and all hoses last year, I found that particular hose 100 percent occluded. Good luck, Warren 88 Westy "Billy...
• Re: New IRS Axles vs 108mm Porsche CVs
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:42:12 -0500
  "He did it by revving the engine and popping the clutch." and THAT is why there is no replacement for displacement. :D had he...
• What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:55:59 -0500
  I need to remove my engine and go through it. What's the easiest way? I plan to put a sawhorse over the engine...
• Re: Follow-up odd noise on new gowesty engine
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 06:50:28 -0400
  John, when you put the engine carrier bar back on did you make sure that the arrow that is on the top of each...
• Re: asking for help once more...(bread loafers)
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 9:01:02 PDT
  Harmon Seaver writes: > > > > > >Barry Nichols writes... > > > I have a line on a 1978 bus with a 1974 SUPER BEETLE engine (???!!!). Does > > > this raise any...
• RE: Type 2 Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 07 Jun 1996 10:42:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...But some older >>engines (maybe 1300cc and smaller?) had 6mm studs holding the oil pump >>cover on instead of the stronger 8mm studs used...
• Re: interference engines.....was Re: How much would this cost
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:32:35 -0500
  ...jonathan On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, Zoran Mladen wrote: > I beg to differ on the 2.0 liter engine...it IS an interference engine...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:00:11 -0800
  ...If the kit vendor is just a > subcontractor with inadequate primary engineering resources, the TIICO > situation develops. The Subaru, Zetec and VAG engines solutions...
• Re: Removal of transmission (support of engine)
  Historical mailing list - John Fleming
  Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:25:23 -0400
  ...I have one small 2 < I used a chain wrapped around the engine and both ends over a two-by-four across the engine...
• Correct pricing information on new mechanical-control TDI engines
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 21:51:18 -0400
  I realized today after speaking with my supplier that I misquoted the pricing on these engines several weeks ago. They are a more realistic...
• Golf - Jetta parts needed (Vanagon content too)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 18:55:23 -0700
  ...I need two things, both for the '95 Golf-Jetta engine. I have a "95 engine in my 82 Westfalia, and am trying to...