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• overflow tank always empties..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Shapiro
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 13:18:40 EDT
  ...How do I know what type of vanagon I have?? Weekender...waterboxer...westy..etc. There are sooo many descriptions out there.. is an "'85...
• Re: any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines?
  Historical mailing list - mike barker
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:05:38 -0500
  ...any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines? http://www.gex.com/17wbxeng.htm anyone out there have any first or second hand experience with...
• Re: Looking for a 1.9l waterboxer distributor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:49:06 -0800
  ...Scott On 11/13/2013 9:19 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) wrote: > I am in need of a 1.9l Vanagon waterboxer distributor...
• Re: oil advice
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 6 Aug 2012 09:36:25 -0700
  Jim uses 5W40 Rotella T6 full synthetic on all his VWs. 1.9 waterboxer 1.9 diesel 2.0 ABA
• waterboxer for sale Cali
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:10:41 -0700
  Not mine. Good numbers. Pictures tell all. Sweet price. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=767111
• fast german auto, motor rebuild/ parts ??
  Historical mailing list - Rick Berman
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 06:00:36 -0600
  Any comments on "Fast german auto" Has anyone had experience with the waterboxer rebuild from this Co.
• Re: Question on Waterboxer Power vs transplants.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 30 May 2001 23:29:28 -0700
  Forgot Michael's link for the chart... http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/why_tdi.html
• Re: 2.1 heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:12:13 -0700
  ...and ......does it 'ping' ? is that the issue ? < Please note ! this is not a rant, or a big slam on waterboxer engines. It's...
• Re: Carb conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 17 Aug 2006 09:01:07 -0700
  ...The parts listed in the kit do not include anything to bolt to the waterboxer FI manifold. The adapter listed merely lets the Weber...
• Looking for Mike?
  Historical mailing list - Dadeeo
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 03:31:23 -0500
  ...Anyway, turns out he didn't need the intake manifolds, just the computer, and I have a project for my 1.9 waterboxer, where...
• Re: torque converter, 83.5 and 87 interchangable
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 22:08:12 -0700
  ...torque converter, 83.5 and 87 interchangable Are the torque converter and drive plates interchangable between an 83.5 1.9L waterboxer and a...
• 83 Waterboxer for sale
  Historical mailing list - Bobby "Butch" Stokes
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 14:00:32 CDT
  Dear All, I have an 83 4 sp. waterboxer for sale. $3,800.00. New paint job - original VW colors. Brown and Tan Color...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer weight
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:59:48 -0600
  ...how much > does > the 2.1 waterboxer engine weigh? I'm getting ready to put one in and I > need > to know how many...
• 2.1 needed - stuck with E-bay 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Christensen
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:05:39 -0600
  ...We bid on and won a motor on ebay that was supposed to be the 2.1 waterboxer. Not knowing any better I went...
• Question on Waterboxer Power vs transplants.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 30 May 2001 23:00:36 -0800
  ...It would seem that any of the known waterboxer modifications could make up this difference. For starters from the Volks CAFE website it looks...
• Re: Swapping an '81 4spd into a '90 WBX auto?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 19:16:56 -0700
  ...Use a tranny and everything from an 83.5 or newer waterboxer and it will be simpler as everything will bolt right up. The...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:37:48 -0800
  ...to think about a main or FP relay >> in a waterboxer vanagon ( with waterboxer relay set up ) or a subaru >> conversion vanagon. I do...
• Subaru descended from VW?? was: Re: Comtemplating buying my first Waterboxer...
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 08:25:41 -0700
  > KC-Sadie-VW@webtv.net (Bill Urban) > > Another option is switching to the Subaru Legacy flat four waterboxer > engine. ...snip > > In a way the...
• RIP Boston Bob...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:00:29 -0700
  Good ol' Bob left this world 10/23/08 but he will never be forgotten. Rev up your waterboxers for Bob tomorrow.
• Re: A Waterboxer is coming our way...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 10:58:50 -0500
  Greg, Sounds like a challenge. I like a challenge. Bring it on. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: 85 Vanagon - should I buy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 22:31:35 -0700
  ...I'd rather have the waterboxer, with its leaky heads than the airboxer with a dropped valve seat. Both engines have their problems, but...
• FS: complete vanagon motor and 4spd manual trans
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:57:33 -0400
  my buddy has a complete 1.9L waterboxer motor and a 4spd manual trans for sale cheap. The motor is complete with all wiring...
• Re: waterboxer turbo
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 30 May 1998 03:57:40 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-29 13:29:09 EDT, jjb182@ufl.edu writes: << Did anyone ever answer your waterboxer turbo plea? If...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 08:53:04 -0700
  ...what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping > In a message dated 6/1/01 7:52:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > korkwood...
• Re: More powerful waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:14:22 -0500
  ...More powerful waterboxer > > > > How much more power? I can suggest that the heads that on fixed on the > > waterboxer, ie new AMC heads or...
• Re: Waterboxer headset
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 22:45:10 -0400
  ...DiGennaro wrote: > Hi Gang, > I came across a good deal on Waterboxer Headsets. Nice German made > by Elring. They come package with all the...
• do diesel vanagons use the same speedometer as wbx vans??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:36:19 EST
  does the US models '81-'82 diesel vanagon use the same speedometer as the waterboxer vanagon?
• Re: 2.1 heads
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:19:08 -0700
  ...to take the time with the relatively low market (even worldwide) waterboxer which they probably knew they were abandoning soon anyway by then to...
• Re: Hoover "Sermons" off-line
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 18:27:39 -0700
  ...And, like it or not, his predictions about the 1.9l and 2.1l waterboxer engines may come to pass some day. Mark McCulley...
• For Sale 2.1L Waterboxer engine $500
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:14:04 -0700
  Volks, Pulling the waterboxer out of the Haus and dropping a 2.2L EJ22 Subie in her. For Sale ... AVP Rebuilt 2.1L Stock...
• Long block air cooled for vanagon 2.0 L
  Historical mailing list - Glen Moon
  Fri, 3 May 2013 15:46:18 -0400
  I had very bad luck with GEX. Any other places with good reputations? Waterboxer Engines? , Glen in Florida
• Tornado Air Management System
  Historical mailing list - Marilyn Nelson-Ehret
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 00:38:52 -0800
  I would like to hear from waterboxer owners that are using the Tornado air device. Any pros or cons? Roger 90 Syncro Westy
• Re: Is it reasonable to expect a rebuilt waterboxer to be bone dry underneath?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:31:09 +0000
  ...Is it reasonable to expect a rebuilt waterboxer to be bone dry underneath? I want to see what other folks are experiencing on this...
• Re: waterboxer pinging
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:39:10 -0700
  ...All the gas pumps say, right on them, 'may contain up to 10 % alcohol." I would not say that waterboxers engines are 'sensitive to...
• Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power... Ignorance
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 22:02:56 EST
  << t obrien wrote: > Could it be that those clever Japanese engineers accounted for the > corrosive effect of American water in designing their waterboxer? I...
• Alumaloy
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 15:44:29 -0400
  ...At first glance this stuff seems perfect for filling in pits on waterboxer heads. But.... it is not welding. It is brasing or soldering...
• Re: my '83 watercooled westy passed away!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 26 May 1999 01:17:39 EDT
  ...My only experience is that the PO replaced my waterboxer with the same engine when it went out at about 100,000 miles--now...
• Re: Which gauges?
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 15:35:16 -0400
  ...I'd rank these above vacuum, ammeter, and oil temperature for waterboxers. Oil temp is a must for air-cooled, but maybe redundant on...
• Need a good Water boxer mechanic in Houston
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Fri, 11 May 2018 14:22:55 -0500
  Any information welcomed for a good waterboxer shop in Houston Siempre�adelante!�Sent�from�my�BlackBerry�10�smartphone. � Original Message �
• parting out an '84 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 15:26:16 -0500
  I recently bought an '84 gl parter and have all the parts I need from it. Does anybody need anything?? Happy Holidays! tony
• WBX Oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 21:51:28 -0700
  Does anyone know if you can get a magnetic oil drain plug that will fit a 2.1l Waterboxer motor? Thanks, Todd '88 Westy
• OIL, What do you use?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Dunn
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 18:41:57 EDT
  Just wondering about oil weight, brands and opinions on the subject. Waterboxer motor. Are synthetics worth it? Real slick question, huh? Andrew Dunn
• 1.9L Engin Question
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 19:36:49 -0400
  Does the 1.9L waterboxer engine have a Knock Sensor in it? ie. a sensor that detects whether a lifter is "knocking" [text/html]
• Re: Friday - engine stand suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:50:20 -0700
  ...you will find a waterboxer is a little 'small' .........the flywheel diamter, and flywheel face on a waterboxer engine is perhaps 2 inches smaller...
• Re: Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 13:51:52 -0500
  ...in my life, but then again ive never seen a canadian waterboxer van with a eberspacher.. so i guess this is specific to that...
• Re: [Syncro] FREE syncro waterboxer core engine. NY
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:45:08 +0000
  ...Re: [Syncro] FREE syncro waterboxer core engine. NY Sent: Aug 15, 2010 3:32 PM On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 1:50 PM...
• Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 motor?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 27 Sep 2007 01:10:27 -0400
  ...It seems like the waterboxer low end, crankshaft, bearings, etc., is pretty sturdy, so that probably wouldn't be an issue. If people are...
• Re: waterboxer longevity
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 11:45:29 -0800
  Here is my contribution for an 87 waterboxer: 242000 kms and counting (with original heads, gaskets, etc.) some repairs needed: 3 times bars leak...
• Re: Engine Conversion Idea...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:42:56 -0500
  ...I have been thinking of off-beat, kind of "cool" engines to replace the not-all-it-could-be waterboxer, and one I keep...
• Re: Idea I had....
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 23:53:05 EST
  ...I would love to try this on a waterboxer. The nice part about a supercharger is that it gives you power and torque from...
• Re: waterboxer pinging
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:18:35 -0600
  > And, am I just wasting my > money, as most auto manufacturers state, when I pay extra for the higher > octane stuff when out west...
• Bars Leak, was: waterboxer longevity
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 13:12:20 EST
  I've used Bars Leak and Alumi-Seal on a number of cars, including my current Jetta. No problems. No Leaks. gmbulley ccary, nc
• Re: Some Engine Conversions (fomerly "TO WATERBOXER OR NOT"??)
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 06:29:53 EST
  <<<- Get a VR6 you'll have more fun and save money.>>> So David....when we gonna see that VR6 kit?!!!
• What's the top speed?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 16:57:44 -0400
  Out of curiosity, what's the top speed of the 1.9 and 2.1 waterboxers with a 4-speed? Thanks. Chris [text/html]
• Vanagon automatic tranny wanted
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:32:52 -0500
  Need an auto tranny for a late waterboxer van, the closer to Kansas City the better. P-mail me if you have one. Thanks...
• Re: Sources for waterboxers: now more powerful wasserbxrs
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 07:55:25 -0800
  ...Sources for waterboxers > > I'm looking for places that sell just engines. > I've spent about 3 hours and 7 different search > engines looking...
• Looking for engine installer in DC/Richmond area
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bus
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 06:56:08 -0700
  Hello, I'm looking for an experienced mechanic in the Washington, DC or Richmond, Virginia area who has installed 2.1L waterboxer engines. The...
• Re: More powerful waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:48:53 -0600
  ...More powerful waterboxer > > > > > > > How much more power? I can suggest that the heads that on fixed on the > > > waterboxer, ie new AMC heads or...
• Re: Engine swap 'apostates' and censorship
  Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 08:39:20 -0700
  Sorry about the double posting, my original message was (falsely) "returned undeliverable" by my server- proving that not only the waterboxer is unreliable... jay
• Re: Vanagon Reliability
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 17:18:01 -0700
  Again, it's Friday, but I must respectfully suggest than air-cooled Vanagons not be damned by association with waterboxers when discussing reliability. They...