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• 4 pin fuel pump relay(s) question.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 12:16:06 -0700
  ...This is for my Jetta engine into Vanagon conversion, but I am using the Vanagon FP. My thought: use '85 Vanagon relay block to...
• Re: 2.1 idle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:23:02 -0500
  ...engine. Note the idle speed. Adjust the idle speed (big slotted head screw). Turn right or left as needed. Besure to cound the number...
• Re: engine knock
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 May 2001 20:36:43 -0500
  ...engine to get at the problem to fix it. If it's the valve lifter clatter you are hearing, there are a number of...
• Re: oil pressure buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:11:54 -0400
  Many VW and Audi engines use the 1.8 bar or the white sensor. The WBX can not. The .9 or the grey sensor...
• Re: funny disc? - Picture and Proof
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 12:42:36 -0600
  ...Like most > people > doing engine work, I do some of the other standard protection steps. > I add a > couple of hidden numbers stamped in...
• Vanagon Syndrome TSB 92-02: Also Applies To Digijet ?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:49:53 -0700
  ...24 Number: 92-02 Date: April 30, 1992 Subject: Vanagon Drivability Complaints Model(s): All Water Cooled Engine Vanagons SUPERCEDES TECHNICAL BULLETIN 24-92...
• Re: 1980 Westfalia checks
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Tue, 18 May 1999 11:47:36 -0700
  ...There's also a number of ground posts on the engine & loose wires here can cause weird problems. >Good luck and remember to tell...
• Re: Putting a water cooled engine in an 82
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 07:56:11 -0500
  ...Keep in mind, there is a finite number of these vehicles left on the planet. Any "Frankenstein" thing you make would be in the...
• Cruise Control Vendors
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 23:48:15 +0000
  ...Here is their technical service number 910-277-1828 http://www.rostra.com http://www.rostra.com/cruise-control.htm The model is UltraCruise...
• Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 10:10:59 -0600
  ...boxer engine goes I want the five cylinder. Any body know of a company with a kit? Nathan \ > ><< I have seen a number of...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....long
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 22:03:44 +1200
  ...A more modern engine, with DOHC, 4 valves (or more, as in the Corolla engines), multipoint injection etc will usually put out considerably more...
• Re: My Van
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 09:15:39 -0400
  ...a fellow I knew who had done a number of conversions.He got the BB > engine and he would give me a turnkey job...
• Re: My Van
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:16:29 -0500
  ...a fellow I knew who had done a number of conversions.He got the BB >> engine and he would give me a turnkey job...
• Re: Plastic VS steel engine covers
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 08:02:36 -0400
  ...Plastic VS steel engine covers > I'm bringing a steel lid in with my G50 trans from Germany. This is, as > Chris says, a...
• vibrations from front fan
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 19:36:25 -0400
  ...fan motor itself? There are a number of speeds for the fan, no? One for the engine temperature and one for when the AC...
• Re: Another operating temp question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 15:42:11 -0500
  ...I believe that VW used the stock cam design to warm the air-cooled engine up as fast as possible. The air-cooled engine...
• Re: Billy Bones' never ending story
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 10:27:16 -0500
  I think the major order is a leak down test of the engine. A compression test will not pick up a leaking intake valve...
• Re: Air Cooled Crate Engines
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Jul 2014 12:38:47 -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: One more veterans day NVC
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:21:29 -0800
  ...One more veterans day NVC > >Figure my girlfriend quotes is 40% of the homeless are veterans. >All these numbers don't quite jibe. > >Mike...
• Re: One more veterans day NVC
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:16:27 -0500
  ...Perhaps 40 % of all Vietnam veterans.....that might make some sense, or be somewhat close to the real numbers for that tragedy. That one...
• 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild[correction]
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 06:41:29 -0800
  ...turning ANY number of revolutions. I don't know the distribution of the mains in that engine: but, a VW engine (especially an aircooled...
• Re: Bostig intake hose
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 2 Aug 2014 10:31:47 -0700
  ...tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 19 May 2014 11:47:54 -0700
  ...Van-cafe shows only one and vagcat.com ETKA shows ignition switch part number 111905865L for 1980, 1987, 1990 under 1968-1992 Type 2...
• Re: What would you do?
  Historical mailing list - James N Gagliardi
  Wed, 12 Oct 1994 18:31:52 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I never did any engine work, and the previous owner said that he never did any either(he had no reason to lie because...
• Re: electrical experts: what ? -Wire Sizes
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 17:53:59 -0800
  ...Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions . Transporter, Unimog and Iltis Sales . European Lighting for most Audi and Volkswagen models -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• can someone on the list help me
  Historical mailing list - Sam Josovitz
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 21:23:33 EDT
  ...oregeon it has 4 speed manual , with a newly rebuilt 1641cc engine,all the tin is powdered coated, the brand new exhaust is ceramic...
• Re: '85 Westy Shifting Problems
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 08:22:59 -0700
  ...Check with Transaxle Engineering (818) 998-2739 for more application details. VORRA swears by it they say. When you drain the old lubricant, drain...
• Re: FYI - Fuel filter availability
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 31 May 2007 09:39:01 -0700
  ...the road ya gotta do, what ya gotta do - few interchange numbers when yer stuck: VW 251 201 511 A or 1H0 201 511...
• Re: Flywheel depth specs
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:36:26 -0500
  The hard and fast number for all 228 MM flywheels is .970ths I have a dept gauge with a digital read out that sits...
• Re: EXPERTISE NEEDED! oil pressure woes con't. part 4
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 20:17:37 -0500
  ...I've seen a number of 2.1 run without the cooler, but it is a small investment for an engine that VW felt...
• Re: air cooled engine alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 15:20:28 -0800
  ...Without a 5 speed, or a completely different tranny, wouldn't your top speed be limited by the number of RPMs the engine can...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Engine_Mounting_Hardware?=
  Historical mailing list - derek
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 08:39:53 -0400
  ...Pick Type 2 68-91 from the list and you can now browse through every nut and bolt part number and spec for the...
• Oil pressure data...need interpretation
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 19:27:54 -0600
  ...When I first start (and the engine is cold), pressure hovers around 50-60 PSI at any speed. After the engine is warm, I...
• Re: '99 SA Vanagon pics
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 01:02:58 -0500
  ...While the inline 4 and 5 cylinder engines could meet this last with little effort by VW, it is highly unlikely (due to expense...
• Another Update, was Re: Update: More idle issues for idle hands and minds
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 13:03:14 -0500
  ...After running fine for about five minutes, the engine died on me on Main St. It died just like it did before when it...
• Re: Castrol Hypuron 15W-40 Synthetic Blend?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 13 May 2012 18:22:20 -0700
  ...Sounds like 'soot' is kept in suspension better > than coventional oils designed for gas engines. The shear numbers look > good. Resistance to shear might...
• engine for sale
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Bailey
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 07:21:33 -0500
  ...He says basically since the guy I bought the engine from is so far away that it would cost more than what I paid...
• Re: Oil Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 11:53:55 -0500
  ...The engine has done about 100,000 miles. > > Unfortunately, the engine still leaks excessive amounts of oil, and > > following shampooing and driving for about...
• Re: Auto tranny from an Audi, possible 5 cyl. engine donor?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 08:35:50 -0800
  Forgot something- the engine apparently is a '2.5L L5 FI SOHC'. Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Fisher" <refisher@MCHSI.COM> To: <vanagon...
• Re: dizzy position and ht lead order !!?? help please !
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:58:09 -0700
  ...there will be a faint mark - this is where # 1 goes. # 1 is the right forward cylinder of the engine, as it sits in...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:46:01 -0700
  ...24 Number: 92-01 Date: February > 29, 1992 > Subject: Vanagon Intermittent Misfire Model(s): All Vanagon > Digifant > Fuel Injection Engines > > CONDITION After driving for...
• Re: Brief Trip report - AZ to PA & Return
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:07:17 -0700
  ...find out the mpg number for city driving. David --- Larry Chase <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM> wrote: > David, > > Brand new Rebuilt engine .. Still breakin her in...
• cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 09:38:25 -0800
  ...It does not draw vacuum off the engine. Most cruise control units do draw vacuum off the engine to operate. This is ineffecient in...
• Re: Hydrogen fuel cars
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ellis
  Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:30:00 +0000
  ...He was interviewing a Honda engineer about fuel cell tech. In it he said more or less - "This car is what will enable me...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:56:29 -0800
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:29:01 -0800
  ...Build #35" >> Any of that corresond to markings on yours? > > Unfortunately the only markings are the pin numbers :o( > The clue may lie in...
• Re: Sensor Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 18:50:58 -0700
  ...I have been trying ways to stop the leak at the temp switch with a number of different O rings and using pipe tape...
• FS 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon - Hannover Edition
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 06:37:40 -0700
  ...Mileage 99000 Exterior Color White Interior Color Grey Body Style Van Engine 4 Cylinder Trans. Automatic Fuel Type Gasoline Drive Type 2 wheel drive...
• Re: Audi Wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:53:46 -0800
  ...The ET number describes the offset, which will lead to the spacer size. You will need to have a machinist enlarge the center holes...
• Re: 719/5 vs 719/12
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:31:26 -0400
  ...Central Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > The oil filters on both the 1.9 and 2.1 waterboxer engines are > exactly the...
• Re: Tatra air cooled V8 conversion?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 06:48:51 -0800
  ...maybe you talk of a different engine (DOHC). Tatra air cooled engines as early as 1932 with the Tatra 57B. Which pre-dates all...
• Re: amusing, perhaps intriguing ECU auction
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 9 Dec 2005 23:39:50 -0800
  ...it could have came from a 1987 that was converted to run on a Fox / Cabriolet engine! David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356...
• Re: where to get body panels in Canada for 85 ddcab
  Historical mailing list - John Rodger
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:33:30 -0500
  ...nice project to put a big engine... >maybe a chevy v6? since the engine lid is higher. > >Any body shop workers on this list...
• Re: Cam Bearing Part #s
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Apr 95 11:00:40 MDT
  ...The part numbers of the bearings that _did_ fall apart > are 113 101 511 and 113 101 522. Since most type IV parts have...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ???
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 20:40:49 -0600
  Lotsa engine weights: http://www.team.net/sol/tech/engine.html And if I'm reading this correctly, since the 3.3 is the...
• Re: The Dreaded Emissions test
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jun 2011 01:58:43 -0400
  ...VW most likely didn't use the inline gas engines for the Vanagon due to the NOx emissions. The water boxer has a number...
• Re: VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:47:54 -0700
  ...I want to settle on one > engine, then work the heck out of it and generate some performance > numbers. You see, I have gone...
• tanya's problem: 87 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 14 Nov 96 16:49:52 CST
  ...24 Number: 92-01 Date: February 29, 1992 Subject: Vanagon Intermittent Misfire Model(s): All Vanagon Digifant Fuel Injection Engines CONDITION After driving for...
• Re: Crankshaft Endplay / Shim question
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:33:42 -0500
  ...There are two differant flywheel seals made that fit the WBX engine AND they both carry the same part number One is 12 MM...
• Re: Engine dies, now which distributor?? (long winded)
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:23:46 -0500
  ...Engine dies, now which distributor?? (long winded) ::: :::Hello all! ::: :::Here is my sad tale of woe: ::: :::The van - 1988 Vanagon GL ::: :::The symptoms - While...