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• Re: Old splitty camper
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:34:40 -0500
  ...Nice! There is a body number on the passenger side behind the front seat, which approximates the chassis number and would tell the year...
• TiiCo Tuneup time
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 09:25:17 -0400
  Our TiiCo engine has been installed for just about a year and almost (gulp) 30,000 miles. I am a happy customer. I figure...
• Part number needed..
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:45:42 -0500
  ...Can someone get me the part numbers for two oil breather hoses? The first hose is a short one which goes from the oil...
• list guru's cam bearings
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 08:12:23 -0800
  ok here it goes after tearing down the engine.We started to look at all the bearings and oil pump in the engine.The...
• Compression Numbers (in advance of head job)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:07:22 -0400
  ...I did a compression test tonight to get an idea of where I'm at in terms of engine wear. As the cylinders are...
• Re: conversion project begins.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 15:21:45 EDT
  Shaggy, What is the engine code and the number of cylinders for the 82 Quantum? The Diesel stuff only works on the 4-cylinder...
• Re: Sweet's correct phone number!!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 18:44:30 -0600
  My bad, the correct phone number(and I corrected it below in the text) is 540-468-2222. Sorry, Max >Mark: There's a...
• Re: Ignition Timing Setting??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 17:19:43 +0100
  ...your engine, in the middel near by the pulley, there are a stamp in the case (right side) two letters with a number. because...
• Re: Numbers on "european" Doka
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 10:39:39 -0700
  ...There are 4 sets of numbers. 2500 kg 4500 kg 1300 kg 1360 kg. I'm going to presume that the first number is...
• syncro coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 13:27:14 -0500
  ...head&nbsp;of the rear of engine.&nbsp; any help here would be great.&nbsp; part number and prices if possible.</DIV> <DIV class...
• 82 Vanagon Diesel FS With Gas engine!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 18:10:01 -0800
  ...The present engine is blown-up. I have a number of used engines that would make Great canidates for this van; including the engine...
• Re: Compression test - cold engine or warm engine? PLUS USED CAR BUYERS TIP!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Sun, 2 Jun 2013 06:58:38 -0700
  ...as the numbers, the actual values of the readings is not as important as the spread between the high and low numbers for each...
• Re: Compression test - cold vs hot?
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 09:27:12 -0700
  ...done on a hot engine? When folks here are reporting their compression numbers, are they always on a hot engine? Mostly, I ask because...
• Re: How do you check compression?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:00:34 -0700
  ...Vanagon engine is not high performance engine. That's the reason it takes more strokes to get meaningful compression reading. Am I making a...
• Re: Toll Free number for Fast Forward - help me decide!
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 08:07:17 -0500
  ...getting a toll free number for Fast Forward >seeing how Sprint is offering it for free! > >I have four numbers on reserve - which should...
• Re: How do you decode VW bolt part numbers?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:04:23 -0700
  ...what I've noticed is that when it's an "N" part number - it's generic part , not a manufactured by VW speicific car...
• Re: 82 diesel westy for sale RI
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 02:02:39 -0500 (EST)
  Oops, I meant to post the phone number with this, Sorry! The van is located right on 1A in either N Kingstown or Wickford...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:00:31 -0400
  ...But do the numbers make sense? Lessee... at 75 horsepower output and 1/3 efficiency the engine's going to be putting out something...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion-- Minivans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:41:02 +1300
  >Like any good politician they know how to represent the numbers to make >them appear favorably to their agenda. Er... MISrepresent!
• Shift Lever: Fits All Years?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:36:17 -0700
  ...I've compared *some* part numbers from van-cafe.com WBX years and a 1981 Type 2 in vagcat.com etka. The numbers are...
• RE: raceware vanagon head studs
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Dec 1995 13:38:56 PST
  Patrick, The phone number for Raceware is 313-946-4477 Their fax number is 313-946-9913. I've bought a set of head...
• Wanted: Valve Cover Retaining Clip (Bail) for 2.0L engine
  Historical mailing list - jeremyp
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:22:40 -0500
  ...0 L Type 4 engine in my 82 Vanagon. I have not been able to find the part number for it either. Thanks Jeremy
• Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light)
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:34:27 -0400
  ...9311 NHTSA Item Number: SB035163 Make: VOLKSWAGEN TRUCK Model: VANAGON Year: ALL Component: ENGINE:OTHER PARTS Summary: REPLACING COOLANT TEMPERATURE (ECT) SENSOR. *TW A...
• VW parts numbers, suffix letters
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 1 Nov 2013 16:08:19 -0700
  ...As an example, for Vanagons with 2.1 engine, look at the hoses. Part number 025 121 058 is for a hose It comes...
• Re: Octane ratings
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 20:31:46 -0400
  ...A higher octane number is an indication of the fuel's ability to withstand compression detonation. Too low an octane number and the fuel...
• Re: 1990 2.1L Digijet European Caravelle wiring diagrams
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 16:14:23 -0700
  ...a test engine, and there are two slightly different test setups. This produces "Research" and "Motor" octane numbers, with the Research number being larger...
• '87 Syncro For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 10:52:19 -0500
  ...Good shape hi mi, needs engine, exec > stereo. > $300. (612) 789-9939 Seems the number has been disconnected :-(. Tom F.
• Re: How Many Total Miles On Your Van?
  Historical mailing list - Mike & Mary Collum
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 01:12:32 -0400
  1984 GL. 54,000 on the van .... 141,000 on the engine. (No .. I don't have the numbers reversed). Mike
• Air Cooled Crate Engines
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:09:54 +0000
  ...A crate engine is one of the things I am pondering. Google returns a number of places one can buy a crate engine, GEX...
• CA Smog Test - Engine ID Rule Changes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 15:43:44 EDT
  ...By the way, when I tested my 84 Westy, they didn't even bother to look for the engine number to determine the engine...
• Where can I find parts for my TiiCo engine ?
  Historical mailing list - James Adams
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 20:44:09 -0700
  I'm wondering where I can find parts for my TiiCo engine. A previous mechanic tried to find common parts listed on the parts...
• Re: Volkswagen part numbers
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 29 May 2004 16:47:32 -0700
  ...025/026 Type II - T3 Gasoline Engine Parts 091 Type II - T3 2WD Transmission 094 Type II - T3 4WD Transmission Parts 245 Type II...
• 1.7 l diesel in '89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Koch
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:44:28 -0600
  ...Those guys are not able to identify my engine at all, and even after I found the part number on my own, they are...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  30 Mar 96 14:34:00 -0600
  ...On one side it has numbers stamped into the barrels, on the front(fif) is the number 27, and on the back barrel is...
• Re: Numbers on "european" Doka
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 22 Jan 1970 00:43:32 -0500
  ...2.1L engine. On Sunday, October 12, 2003, at 01:39 PM, David Marshall wrote: > Looks like you have a 2WD DoKa or a...
• Re: 8 Secretive Part Numbers For One Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:46:00 -0800
  ...906 091 > > All these are Bosch part numbers and the last one is a VW number. > > The matter is important because if you go...
• When was engine rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:08:53 -0400
  ...Can I find out when the engine was rebuilt by the numbers on the stickers on top? Thanks for any assistance Cory Sammons 84...
• Re: Compression Numbers (in advance of head job)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:30:47 -0400
  ...Compression Numbers (in advance of head job) I'm planning on starting my head job tomorrow. I did a compression test tonight to get...
• '64 Deluxe Engine #?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 22:21:31 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Does someone have a better engine number reference than Muir? (Most of my books are at work). I'm curious as to the date...
• Thermostat for 1.9L same as 2.0L? 87degrees celsius?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 13:44:59 EDT
  ...to use one part number for both engines? Any information will be appreciated. I want to avoid finding the engine will run hot and...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 20:41:07 PDT
  ...in an engine), and research (based on chemical >analysis). These methods gave different numbers, with research octane >giving the higher number. The US government...
• My "new" WBX 2.1
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:54:11 -0500
  ...Here is the engine number hand typed - not cut and pasted. The * represents what looks like a big * after the digits. Alistair - now I...
• Re: First year of Disk Brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Robb Lightfoot
  Fri, 5 May 1995 17:15:02 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Hence the unusal number of them in the > weakly stats. In 73' the brakes calipers were enlarged. Most of you got > the T4 engine...
• Re: Bob Hoovers "...Hot Rod your VW"
  Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 07:41:54 -0500 (CDT)
  ...How to Hotrod Volkswagen Air-Cooled Engines. By Bill Fisher. 170 pages, 1988. ISBN number 0-912656-03-4. Paperback, $14.95. How to...
• (Robot) Your digest for Newsbot Query Vanagon_Mentioned
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 17:47:45 -0500
  ...Name that board! >Article Number 2: Re: Readership Data >Article Number 3: Re: 84 Vanagon engine prob? Article Number 4: 85 Vanagon Oil >Light...
• '84 westy with "MV" engine number, Is it a 2.1L???
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Wed, 3 May 2000 17:01:55 PDT
  ...I was rounding up all of the numbers for my large file on "Moby," as I call it, and when I checked the engine...
• Some Vanagon related tables
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 14:49:02 +0200
  I added some tables to my Vanagon to Audi engine swap page. There are a list of gearboxes with ID number and rations: http...
• Re: NAPA Part Number for Hose?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:55:52 -0700
  ...work? If so, what > is its part number? Suggestions? > > The van is an early 84 Westy, with 1.9 engine. > > TIA, > John Houser, Jr.
• ECU for CA
  Historical mailing list - easoars
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 22:15:08 -0800
  ...My 82 Westy is a California emission vehicle and most part numbers are different from the other 49 states. The original ECU number is...
• Re: On Transmission Ratios, Diesels, Conversions and Fish
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 00:42:19 EDT
  ...your numbers particularly with the Upsolute chip, I am moved to ask if you are old enough to remember the Motoloy Engine and transmission...
• Re: Continuing saga 82 aircooled 2.0l westy emission failure issues update
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:09:44 -0400
  ...This new rebuild used > new AMC heads. > > I forgot to mention the compression test numbers were done w/ engine > cold which is not right...
• Exhaust pipe for 89 Vanagon 1.7l Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Koch
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 21:51:56 -0600
  ...Those guys are not able to identify my engine at all, and even after I found the part number on my own, they are...
• Re: What Octane Fuel
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 2 May 2002 12:44:09 -0400
  ...name) based on tests in an actual engine. The two systems usually give somewhat different numbers. Most car makers (including VW) specified research octane...
• Larger mahle oil filter for inlinr
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:17:37 -0700
  Can anyone tell me the part number for the larger diameter filter (diesel?) To go on my inline engine? Sent from Yahoo Mail on...
• NAPA Part Number for Hose?
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:27:15 EDT
  ...work? If so, what is its part number? Suggestions? The van is an early 84 Westy, with 1.9 engine. TIA, John Houser, Jr.
• Re: Distributor part question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 15:58:43 -0800
  ...MV engine is the same illustration as that for the CV engine, and clicking on the Hall Sender gives me a "part number unknown...
• Smog test help
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 7 Oct 2012 15:13:59 -0700
  ...van for a number of miles, and I noticed a fair amount of white smoke - water vapor? When the engine idles it does smell...
• Bosch Rotor and cap (Jetta engine in vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:34:02 -0800
  ...Par numbers on each cap and rotor are the same save for a 2 digit number or x.x number. I'm wondering if...
• Re: Simple Question about VIN's
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 10:08:42 +1000
  ...Production control number 2. Vehicle identification number 3. Model code number 4. Model explanation 5. Engine and gearbox code letters 6. Paint number/interior...
• Re: Spark Plug Options for 2.1 WBX - SUMMARY
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:18:28 -0700
  ...Their new system is a four digit number. > > > The Bosch OEM plug that came with the engine is called > the Bosch "Super" plug. Its...