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• Re: 30 to 50mph... PATHETIC!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:42:30 -0400
  ...There are only 2 > reponses for 1.9 engines. Any 1.9L under 11.0 seconds out there? > * Only 1 turbo engine owner sent...
• Re: Rear hatch vibration Why all vanagon sound alike
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:30:07 -0400
  ...I quickly realized >> that if I did a Vanagon engine tempo it sounded as if my engine was >> actually running. I always wondered why...
• Re: 86-91 labeled diagram of engine/engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:30 -0800
  ...86-91 labeled diagram of engine/engine compartment > Most of the items are offering themselves to be connected to only one > place. > As you...
• Re: Roadhaus - 2.2L Engine Install , Prelimanary Report B.Bobs Response
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 19:53:26 -0400
  ...I have as I said been testing the van engines on the chassiss dyno with mixed results to the point that I have lost...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:21:08 -0400
  If it's a choice between an engine by Jake and doing the heads I'd do the heads. I can't possibly see...
• Re: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 May 2015 16:26:38 -0400
  As GoWesty supplied the engine why ask them why there is a problem with the fuel or ignition management of that engine installation? They...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 22:55:15 -0700
  My experience with your engine symptoms: http://volksweb.relitech.com/21rodbrg.htm Rebuild it now while you have something to rebuild, or do a...
• Re: Diesel to Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 10:38:55 -0500 (CDT)
  Hi All, As a relative newbie to Vanagons, I was quite pleased to experience the ease of the dropping the engine and tranny as...
• How to Bleed Coolant System
  Historical mailing list - psavage
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 12:53:58 -0700
  ...11 Let engine idle till fan shuts off & engine is *cool. 12 Once engine is cool, top off the Primary coolant tank---*careful! Don...
• Re: Air-cooled to Water-cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Olson
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 21:34:09 -0600
  ...engine or without.87-91 best. > Then get Subaru engine, kit and install.Easy part.Lots of help available > AC is lawnmower engine pushing...
• Re: ENGINE NEEDED - ASAP PLEASE!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 11:33:05 GMT
  ...We've already put a couple of thousand miles on the new engine with no leaks. About 8 years ago I bought an engine...
• 85 Vanagon engine replacement - While I'm at it?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 23:06:54 -0400
  I've finally decided to replace the engine in my 85 - valve seat failed causing burnt piston. Engine and labour will cost about $3...
• Vanagon - old heads - leaks -alum. seal products $3
  Historical mailing list - Larry Word
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 01:39:26 -0700
  ...ago (w/ blown engine), put junkyard engine in which immed. leaked. Torn heads off, showed them to local "expert VW mechanic" who said 'they...
• A mystery
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 21 Aug 2022 15:32:39 -0500
  I have a fairly new Subaru engine conversion in my van. The engine itself is basically new by way of an overhaul. It has...
• Re: Suburban Engine Exchange
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:45:21 -0500
  ...Suburban Engine Exchange I'm thinking about replacing my aging engine in the near future. Anyone had any experience with Gary LeBlanc at the...
• Re: Your GoWesty Engine...how do you like it?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:30:57 -0700
  On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 5:22 PM, neil N<musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: ..... > for 2WD) The engine lid needs to be raised...
• 82 Westy needs advice on new engine
  Historical mailing list - Jan Eggspuehler
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 22:08:12 -0400
  I recently bought an 82 diesel westy with the transmission and engine removed. The engine has a "16D" on it which I think means...
• Re: (3A) 2.0L engine....anyone, anyone??
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 22:22:55 -0800
  Did you check out Campbell Nelson? They have treated my customers quite well when it comes to finding a complete engine. David Marshall Fast...
• 85 Camper Engine replacement, Calif Air Resources Board and Importing
  Historical mailing list - Westy Clarke
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:41:13 -0800
  I have an 85 Camper which will not smog so I need to replace it's engine. I live in the SF Bay area...
• Re: Parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 5 May 2012 15:29:41 -0400
  ...wiring harness complete for the engine compartment. 2. two rear topside vent covers. 3. hoses and plastic for the engine compartment. 4. engine cover...
• Re: Cooling
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 May 1995 10:01:22 -0500 (CDT)
  Jeff Rosen would like to scoop in more air into the engine compartment of a '78 bus. I don't think this would help...
• Engine compartment fans
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 13 May 1996 12:39:27 CST6CDT
  On 13 May 96, Ed Mellinger wrote: >Has anyone > experimented with adding a booster fan to increase the airflow thru the > engine bay? I...
• Re: Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 13:15:15 -0800
  ...If you do drop the engine and the trans as a unit, you don't really need to get the rear of the van...
• Wanted: Bentley covering turbo diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 11:06:55 -0700
  Hi folks -- Some time ago I sent out a request for a Bentley which would cover the '84 Quantum turbo diesel engine which is...
• Re: Idling problem at certain RPM in '84 --> Computer?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 13:50:48 -0400
  Justin Gordon wrote: > > How likely is it that a problem where the engine won't idle at a certain RPM > is the engine's...
• FS: brand new 1.9 TD engine in crate
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 00:05:14 -0400
  I have a AAZ-code 1.9 Turbodiesel engine waiting on the dock to be shipped. I had ordered this engine for a listmember...
• Re: Engine and Transmission Swap BS: was Thinking Swap ...(Now
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 21:33:58 EDT
  ...And VW T1 engines have been around for a LOT LONGER than the I4 engine and I have just used utilized those performance options...
• Vanagon conversions
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 14:44:48 -0400
  ...There was some discussion that the engine lid in the SA Vanagon was higher (and who knows what else is different). Thus because an...
• Engine Choices - Call for Data
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 11:28:06 -0700
  Volks, The next "Review / Report Page" I want to do is Vanagon Engine Choices. I'll model it after the Shops and Tire Review...
• Re: how do you clean engine cover?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 23:08:54 -0700
  I have used your basic car polish to clean up the mechanics grease marks off of both the engine cover and the surrounding painted...
• Re: Head Retorquing On New Engine
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:17:52 -0700
  ...My '81 aircooled has an engine from an east coast rebuilder and it had some through-bolts that were not torqued properly and later...
• Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:15:15 -0500
  David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> writes: > There is a possibility that it is still a good engine despite that > it is full of gasoline...
• Re: Almost ready to pull 2.1--questions
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:40:25 -0700
  ...It will clear as long as the muffler tin comes down with the engine. When the engine is down a few inches, double check...
• Syncro (no engine) 74K miles. $2800
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 7 May 2009 17:16:36 -0700
  Ad says "no engine". Not mine "Extremely rust free...." ?? Hmmm..... I wonder. Still. Could be great for the right person. http://www.thesamba.com...
• Re: SouthAfrican Vanagon Innovations
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jan 95 10:01:48 PST
  I talked for a while with Weddle from Weddle Engineering out here, and he gets a lot of his conversion stuff from SA. A...
• TDC Sender
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 22:45:19 PST
  When is the TDC sender used on the 2.1 engine? How much do they cost and do I really need it? The one...
• Intermittant engine and grounds
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 23:34:04 -0700
  ...times intermittant engine performance is fixed by cleaning and securing the two wiring grounds on the left upper side of the engine under the...
• Breaking in a new engine(Tiico)
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 06:18:33 -0800
  Ive heard its not good to run a new engine at one speed for to long. I have to drive 3.5 hours on...
• Re: Has anyone saved a burnt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 22:46:38 +1300
  No reason why a butned engine can't be used. I know someone who had a Yamaha Excessive 1100 engine he got from a...
• Diesel rubber engine mount on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 12:50:38 -0800
  Hi- I ahve a good 1982 Diesel Vanagon engine mount R-L or 83 Diesel right-only engine mount on Ebay that is closing...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 14:08:48 -0400
  > Anybody ELSE want to fit a Yugo engine? I like their gas saving feature where the engine cuts off at every stop light. Ken...
• When was engine rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:08:53 -0400
  The engine in my 84 westy is a rebuild installed by the PO. I can't remember for the life of me when he...
• Re: It's official: Subaru to build diesel cars
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 17:49:20 -0400
  We'd love to, but the engine has to prove itself worthy first :) Jim At 01:48 PM 4/2/2006, Malcolm Stebbins wrote...
• Re: zetec engine
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:11:33 -0800
  Sounds sorta like the Ford Pinto; great engine, but it never gets the chance to reach maturity. On Jan 18, 2008 5:03 PM...
• Syncro engine stronger?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 1 May 2013 20:22:54 -0700
  I read somewhere that Syncro engines have more horsepower. Is that true? Zoltan
• Re: 1980 Vanagon Engine Work
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 15:34:49 -0800 (PST)
  The bus is hardly worth $5000 even with a rebuild engine...
• engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 22:21:14 -0600
  other than porsche and subaru what other engine swaps have been successful> thanks jimt
• Engines
  Historical mailing list - Noel Sachkowsky
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 11:14:21 EDT
  Has anyone purchased a GEX engine lately? hats the story with them? Noel 1982 Westy
• Re: From that...to that... (engine stuff)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:43:23 -0500
  Pay no attention to that engine behind the curtin!
• Transmission Ratios, Diesels, Conversions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 14:24:27 -0700
  Frank, I guess it all depends on which set of engineers you have an affinity for. Look at the gearing choices of the VW...
• On Engine Efficiency, Comparing I4s, WBs and Subies
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 02:51:30 EST
  ...So, anyway, I decided to prepare an table that could compare the mechanical efficiency (and therefore engineering prowess) of the various engines that could...
• Tiico Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Fri, 7 Oct 2005 22:29:01 -0700
  I just have to put my two cents worth into the debate on engine swaps. Four years ago, I had Volks Caf� (Santa Cruz...
• Re: Diesel vs Gas Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:56:47 -0500
  On 1/11/08, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > And check out Jim A there - he thinks high miles on an engine...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:18:54 -0600
  Well, What IS the most torquey engine conversion out there for the V-gons? Inquiring minds and all that ............ John Rodgers Chelsea, AL David...
• Re: body work vs. mechanical work-Now Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:01:08 +0000
  <And besides, a low mileage used Subaru engine is pretty darn expensive these days. I know if I were going to go the Subaru...
• Re: R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Sat, 19 Dec 2015 17:16:21 -0800
  ...R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia > > I'm looking for best practices info on replacing my 4 rear engine mounts. > Looking at Bentley...
• Re: Engine repair or replacement?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:40:04 -0700
  ...I needed a piece of carpet or wood under engine, a jack, and a jack stand to hold one side of rear up. Removing...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 08:27:30 -0400
  ...If you have the tires off you may be able to slide the engine out to the side to get past the obstacles in...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:18:16 -0600
  The key in lifting your engine for whatever reason other than to drop the engine and the lift point should only support the engine...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:17:52 -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...