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• Conspiracy Theory was:Front Heater Core Fun!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:40:30 -0400
  ...I once owned a J**P Cherokee that required disconnecting a water hose to get to the number 4 spark plug!! The engineers are...
• Re: Fwd: "Brand new" bus
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 7 Apr 2007 08:09:21 -0700
  ...I was a little optimistic on the selling price, but >at least here is the background story. > >http://cgi.ebay.co.uk item number...
• Re: stock rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 03:08:27 -0700
  If you have a fax number I would be happy to send you a printout of a fairly complete list of the parts you...
• AIRS and VRS
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 14:54:27 -0700
  ...engine mounted VW. Thoughts? Is this too large of a can of worms to open right now? My thought is that our numbers continue...
• Re: [NVC]-Friday Subject: Howto Locite question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:18:34 -0400
  ...Working on a number of Toyotas, one Subaru and one Honda, I've experienced nothing different than when working on Vanagons, except that the...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 10:11:52 -0700
  ...They look similar to > Michelins's LTX. >> > >A buddy of mine is a tire engineer for Bridgestone/Firestone. He tells me >there is a...
• Re: Bosch Relay Solenoid Fix - Help
  Historical mailing list - George Hahn
  Fri, 1 Jan 1999 13:50:17 -0700
  ...engine, you should -- works great for finding specific topics. There are several messages but the one from JackF seemed definitive with part number and...
• Re: Part Identification Help Required - 2nd Request and answer
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kraewinkel
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 08:56:40 +0100
  ...the part number belongs to the part of the turning bolt of the rear deck lid, which is inside the engine compartment. greetings michael...
• Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 engine? Part III
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 13:49:34 EDT
  ...I tried getting the part numbers of the heads but was unsuccesful. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60...
• Re: Best source of parts for a rebuild
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:28:21 -0700
  ...Which > means ..........they must compromise on the combustion chamber volume. > I believe, that if you increase the bore of any engine...........and no > other...
• Re: Timing question: Digifant I system
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:44:45 -0400
  ...battery and ground to the engine or battery (in car). Put the timing lead on spark plug number 1 wire. Let the car idle...
• Re: Suburu Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 May 2001 09:45:45 -0500
  ...While loking for these engines I'm going to find some still in the cars, some on the ground and some in storage racks...
• Re: Need the two lower studs that secure the transmission to the engine - No P# in ETKA
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:13:16 -0700
  ...the transmission's clutch bell >> housing to the engine. I can't find the part number in ETKA. The story >> follows for those that...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Intermittent Start Problem (extensive experience)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 19:55:52 EDT
  ...The number of starters this beast has eaten would make a substantial pile next to the garage. The first two were replaced under warranty...
• Re: 1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and Source
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 3 Mar 2018 22:46:50 +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...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:26:40 -0800
  251 906 091 is the correct and latest VW number for the pump. Originally it was a 043 906 091 and this pump works...
• Syncro Front Shocks--$19.95 each, factory new
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 18:14:09 -0400
  The Overland Parts Press, Gilroy California, 6205 Engle Way $19.95 each Vanagon Syncro front shocks part number 251-413-031 C, factory new...
• BUS DEPOT Email Problem
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 23 May 1998 13:00:39 -0100
  ...print) with a search engine by part number (VW, Bosch, Rocky Mountain Motorworks, or West Coast Metric part number), search by description or keyword...
• Re: Searching the archives
  Historical mailing list - Ron 'Coyote' Lussier
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 10:21:01 -0800
  ...will be numbers that reference the different posts works every time for me. The only time I use the html search engine is when...
• Re: Castrol Hypuron 15W-40 Synthetic Blend?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 14 May 2012 21:08:04 -0700
  ...on our usually very used engines ..the higher number is the more important one. In summer on most vanagons engines that should be 50...
• Re: Getting parts numbers (& rumor of dealer parts departments)
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 01:11:57 -0800
  ...are also a dealer part, don't remember the cost or number (rarely used). Generally: Calling the dealer for part numbers usually works OK...
• Re: How many miles are too many?
  Historical mailing list - JM/CO
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 18:17:56 -0400
  ...number of miles before > replacing/rebuilding? 2) Any ideas on ways of knowing when you are seriously > pushing your luck with an engine? I...
• Re: anyone with a 1.9L wbx advanced the timing???? as a performance mod?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 10:14:16 -0500
  ...This was compared to my 84 std valve 2.1 engine that I had used as a standard base line for the 2.1...
• Re: Microbus Badges
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 15:59:55 -0500
  ...I've searched for info on the engine, spare part suppliers, etc. > > and haven't had much luck. Even a parts list or maintenance...
• Re: Cruise Control Question
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:36:41 -0800
  ...As your engine speed increases, so does the engine vacuum (sort of) and this may be why it will maintain cruising speed at over...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 22:20:29 -0500
  ...same part number on them and it didn't help. What turns the relays on and off? Where is the engine grounded to the...
• Small transmission leak--questions about dealing with it
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:32:32 -0600
  After having a dry garage floor for a number of years, a tiny--one drop per day--spot is showing up under my 2...
• Re: Replacing the Head Gaskets (Maybe the Head)?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 31 Mar 2014 08:49:35 -0700
  ...I regularly repair engines that have failures like this including replacing a single piston and or cylinder. I have a number of used ones...
• Re: Golf/Jetta engine in gas Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 12:49:20 -0400 (EDT)
  On Mon, 14 Oct 1996 vwmaster@volks-motorsports.com wrote: > List, > > The shop I work for,(Volks Cafe) have done a number of these...
• Auto tranny from an Audi, possible 5 cyl. engine donor?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 07:40:44 -0800
  ...Now I'm wondering if I shouldn't get the engine and electronics out if it as well for a possible conversion. It didn...
• Re: Clutch Peddle engagement point??
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:16:05 -0700
  ...The numbers may differ, but I hope that you get the idea. > > In my current (and new to me) van, the clutch peddle does...
• Re: Coil boil
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sun, 26 Oct 2014 20:31:29 -0700
  ...As alluded to in a previous post, the dwell is not mechanically adjustable on the 2.1 engine management system. The 'spark' timing/dwell...
• Re: ring and pinion question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 23:13:06 -0500
  ...The Vanagon engine is short stroke (Under Square) that does not make torque at low RPMs. I've had a number of people go...
• Re: alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter vanagon engine???
  Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 20:24:22 -0700
  ...number of references to patents, devices, etc. that promise >increased fuel economy for gas engines but most are simple carburetion >devices. My engine is...
• Re: Final Westy trip of the year repeatedly foiled
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 27 Dec 2015 09:23:32 -0800
  ...The number on that relay is 99 IIRC. I've done this on both my '81 and '88 Westies. It was a "plug and...
• '46 Type I FS
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton/Cris Torlasco
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 20:09:10 -0700
  ...its original equipment, including a 25HP engine. According to the guy, everything is there. The phone number is (541)353-2564 (The location is...
• Re: fuel injection recall
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 19:45:50 -0800
  ...All you have to do is go to your authorized VW dealer, and give them the vin number of your van and recall notice...
• Re: Advice on shipping a motor
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 14:46:54 -0700
  ...Here's the number for their cargo department: (800)368-8725. Not everybody at Amtrak knows all the rules seems to be the rule...
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 01:33:46 -0500
  ...170hp > > ________________________________________________ > Get your own "800" number > Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more > http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag
• My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:47:20 -0700
  ...It has been proposed that my poor numbers might be due to a funky O2 sensor, or crummy compression. I'll get to the...
• Fwd: Vanagon engine heater
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:16:32 -0700
  ...Vanagon > >>> under engine heaters are indeed still available through NAPA. I > >>> picked > >>> up my brand new one just today. The part number is 605...
• Re: Questions?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 12:24:52 CST
  ...00 Number: 90-01 Date: August 31, 1990 Subject: Lubricant Capacities/Lubricant Type Model(s): Air-cooled, Water-cooled -- All 1975-1990 Vehicle: Vanagon...
• Re: Thermostats - 87 degree vs. 80 degree
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:19:09 -0400
  Once the engine is warm enough to go into "closed loop" operation, mixture control is mostly dependent on the O2 sensor. Closed loop seems...
• Wiring Harness / Digijets
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 May 94 11:20:48 EDT
  ...24 Number: 92-01 Date: Feb. 29, 1992 Subject: Vanagon Intermittent Misfire Model(s): All Vanagon Digifant Fuel Injection Engines ^^^^^^^^ This is the wiring...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:08:46 -0700
  ...the > last number. Be sure not to overfill. Have a shop test the oil pressure > cold and hot. If the engine sounds good you...
• Re: Guy's got a low-mileage 2.1 engine for sale
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 1 Feb 2015 09:45:41 -0600
  ...Apparently, that was engine number two since the car was new - two engines in less than 100,000 miles - roughly an average of 50...
• Re: Bogus engineering
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 7 Feb 2021 02:23:40 +0000
  ...in production.  So the engineers had to work around it as best they could. If you look at the numbers, 1984 was max production...
• Re: Can anyone give me an estimate?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:41:36 -0500
  ...give me a price on flipping engines. Who wants to take a guess at this mysterious number? Regards to all Peter Marsh Naples FL
• Re: Vanagon Starter - windings available?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:45:43 -0500
  ...I've heard the number 260$ but it might be more now. Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:13:19 -0700
  ...number of turns. This is also used for applications where the fastener is being torqued to yield like some rod bolts. If the engine...
• Re: Function of Heater Box Baffle Plate????
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:12:29 -0500
  Over the years I've seen a number of different approaches to the subie conversions. I have dealt with issues for both cooling and...
• Re: 1985?Westy for Sale in Merrillville, Indiana
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:17:51 -0700
  ...Wolf's phone number is: �(219) 942-0576. > > See pics here: > > https://picasaweb.google.com/m/viewer#album/pnoceanwesty/5623341380404995553 > > Sent from my iPhone...
• RE: exhaust systems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Jun 97 15:49:21 UT
  Got to the dealer for the engine pipe and brackets. The other pipes and muffler can be after market as they are easy to...
• Engine Sealant and Oil Galley Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:45:12 -0500
  ...apart right now and am looking for opinions about two items. Number one is that there seems to be a couple of different gasket...
• Re: VDO sump plug sender
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 17:58:58 -0700
  >You are right to have your doubts. :-) Not sure about the VDO one (I >carry VDO but not that #), but the VW number is...
• Passing this along: FS 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Laurenzano
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 12:44:21 -0400
  ...82 Westy mileage - 100,000 engine rebuilt about 6,000 miles ago interior complete, owner tells me all works: stove, fridge, water. Owner is...
• Re: can anyone with european ETKA look up a part for me??
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:36:30 -0700
  ...a part for me? im looking for the >> part number for the locking decklid/engine lid latch that was an option for >> the >> vanagon...
• Re: New key made from code!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 09:28:59 -0700
  ...Didn't know of that number. I may be swapping doors on my '81 and was wondering about rekeying. Neil. On Tue, Aug 20...
• Re: mystery VIN
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:20:50 -0700
  ...inspecting my motorcycle to admit he couldn't read the engine serial number correctly and just copy it off the registration. I swear, they...
• Re: URGENT - Traveller on I-75 GA to Fla needs VW Shop
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 6 Dec 2006 20:38:10 -0800
  ...Hilltop Motors, not far off I-95 on the north side of Jacksonville, their number 904-768-9961, and I'll help also if...