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• Re: Opinions from TIICO customers
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 31 May 2001 00:33:44 -0500
  ...Opinions from TIICO customers > Nicely put Rich. > > If this madman is really and truely a buinessman, he should accept a > down stroke, and the...
• Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 23:19:50 -0500
  ...The compression and power strokes sort of > cancel each > > other out, > > but the intake stroke has to try to pull air into the cylinder...
• Re: Stroke
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:53:06 -0700
  Way to go John! "Step at a time". So your Vanagon is the "carrot" on the end of the stick? ;) Neil. On Thursday, August...
• Re: Big Valves for me?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 17:19:03 -0700
  ...I figure that it can only do good, and it doesn't cost that much more since it is already getting stroked out. Stock...
• Re: NVC: What Motorcycles Do Vanagon Owners Have?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Tue, 11 May 2004 22:26:34 EDT
  ...I also own a disassembled 1972 Kawasaki 500 cc 2 stroke triple cylinder called an H-1. 1984 passenger Vanagon"Squeaky Fromme" 1972 VW...
• Re: Air in Brake Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 17:26:09 -0500
  ...Turning it in by hand between pedal strokes was not enough to completely close it, allowing air back in on the pedal upstroke. Snugging...
• Re: Why does the fuel pump cycle twice?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 08:55:14 -0400
  ...runner -- it gets sucked into the cylinder on the next intake stroke. It's not wasted. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv...
• Re: Request for .009 timing measurments
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 17:39:01 -0500
  ...as well, if for some reason you don't want the plugs to fire until the piston's at the bottom of the stroke. ;)
• ? for our mechanical wizards
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 13:56:48 -0500
  ...say at top rpm and/or horsepower? Also, what is the cylinder volume of air taken into the engine on a single intake stroke...
• Re: Darwin fish car decal
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:45:25 -0700
  ...Darwin fish car decal Personally, I like the science 'fish' and the cat 'fish' . "different strokes for different folks" that is the beauty of...
• Re: 2.1L Cylinder barrel rebore (Wow!)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 13:42:48 EST
  ...3rd stroke increase. Here I would look into the complete 2.5L upgrade kit (@$5K, includes: head, crank, pistons, cam and rods. Using a...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:36:41 EST
  In a message dated 2/11/01 8:07:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, Wolfvan88 writes: << VW could have gone to longer stroke IF...
• Re: Thermostats...question(s)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:23:45 -0400
  ...Minimum opening stroke 8 mm/.35 in. Yrs, d
• Re: RE HP and Torque Specs
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Fri, 08 Mar 1996 09:47:32 +0000
  ...Optional Diesel > > Bore x stroke, in 3.70 x 2.80 3.01 x 3.4 > > Displacement cu in/cc 120/1970 97/1588...
• Re: Stroking a type 4
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:23:46 -0400
  ...low end torque as I possibly can, so we're >talking stroke here right? How much can you do one of these lovelies? Find...
• Re: 2.1L Oil pressure problem: Rods: SYMPTOM NOT CAUSE:UNBALANCED crank the ...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 09:03:10 EST
  ...There is an increased angle to the crank with the longer stroke and more stress on the 2.1L rods. >> andle to the crank...
• Brake MC problem solved
  Historical mailing list - pete
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:25:27 -0700
  ...while the pipe nut is loose ( put a rag under it to catch fluid that will start coming out after a while ) ........stroke the...
• Re: Oil Fill Level - Only go halfway. Makes a difference! Thanks Dennis.
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 22 Oct 2005 01:42:30 -0500
  ...same, but on the other hand the > > stroke is slightly less. (What IS the difference in stroke?) > > > > If you have a pressure gauge, you...
• Re: Timing vanagon without timing scale, only insturment ?'s
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:43:18 -0700
  ...spacing This morning it occured to me, 2 rotations equals one stroke so does that above equation need to be divided by 2? So...
• Re: Source for reliable axle assemblies
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:42:09 -0700
  ...Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > If simple lubrication is your > problem, this technique, if done right with say 15 strokes of the gun,
• Re: Strange diesel question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:06:46 -0700
  ...1.6 is it's higher rpm > comfort level - the 1.9s don't like to rev a high due to the increased > stroke.
• Re: starbrite star-tron enzyme fuel treatment
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:27:36 EDT
  ...What would YOU recommend to put in gas when storing a vehicle such as a vanagon or 2 stroke boat motor??? Later mark dearing
• Rotor Position?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 16:24:19 +0000
  Hi All, I started to adjust the hyd valves, #1 cyl is on TDC ( pass side, front ) on compression stroke. But, the Rotor is...
• Re: Information
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 22:51:37 EDT
  ...They are matched to the correct length and pin height for the 2.1L pistons and the increased stroke of the 2.1 L...
• Re: Clutch Judder
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 20:13:21 -0600
  ...Don't allow the slave cylinder plunger to extend and stay there, make sure it goes back in with each stroke. Also sometimes pumping...
• Re: Stripped threads
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:20:07 -0500
  ...Cheers, Harry On 2/17/15 2:17 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > OK! Stroke Brain at work here. What the devil is the deviced...
• Re: Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 8 May 2009 00:46:26 -0400
  ...Hi My Microbus uses the new 2533cc, five-cylinder single overhead cam engine, is has increased stroke from 92,8 mm to 95,5...
• Re: Oettenger Engine
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:53:14 EDT
  ...Same bore and stroke as the 2.1 165BHP Uses a strengthened three speed auto tranny 0-60 in 11.7 seconds (with the...
• Re: Oettenger Engine
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 02:35:56 EDT
  ...Same bore and stroke as the 2.1 165BHP Uses a strengthened three speed auto tranny 0-60 in 11.7 seconds (with the...
• Re: A Short Contribution on the Leveling issue
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 23:24:47 -0500
  ...I really liked the stroke on the main > jack and often considered its use. Then I purchased > one of Ron's (Bus Depot) VW...
• Re: At the pump ...
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:08:54 -0500
  ...can still remember the fill up procedure for a Saab 2 stroke, or where the gas goes in '56 Chevys or them Caddys with...
• Vanagon numbers (measurements required)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Fri, 9 Jan 2009 17:41:07 -0500
  ...have a burning question that is not likely available at the stroke of a key. Does anyone know the width of the dash? Not...
• Re: Ignition? Constant Duty or Constant charge
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 17:37:22 -0400
  ...Could the constant duty describe a single ignition event (a spark) per ignition stroke and the constant charge be a description of a multiple...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:28:23 -0400
  ...what ever nitrogen that came into the >engine on the intake stroke - which ain't much. Hi John -- you're calling 80% of the...
• Re: hatch struts: 2 strong ones or 1?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:15:09 -0400
  ...different strokes ... Mike
• Re What does PUCH mean? and Wurth?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 09:10:49 EDT
  ...Mostly 2 stroke I believe. I believe they also made regular bicycles too. These days they are also involved with small 4 x 4...
• Re: leveling van ride height /cheap way to do it
  Historical mailing list - Nock
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 21:19:05 -0800
  ...sublime way to attack the problem, but as they say, > different strokes for different folks. > > See: http://www.jcwhitney.com/catsubpic.jhtml?CATID=3339...
• Specifications needed
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 19:28:58 -0700
  ...I need Bore and Stroke, case bore size, crank journals diameters, both main and rods, and tightening torque values for the rods and the...
• Re: 82 vanagon tdi?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 11:30:19 -0500
  ...It's just a stroked, turbocharged version of the original 1.6L. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon
• Re: Cooling system over pressurizing?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:14:26 -0700
  ...between a cylinder and head and that a compression > or exhaust stroke is over pressurizing my cooling system. > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general...
• Re: 2.1 fits right in
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:14:45 -0600
  ...Doesn't the longer stroke put the heads (and exhaust ports) further apart? Thanks again, George
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 14 May 2013 05:07:22 -0700
  ...The ABA by a longer stroke. Longer stroke typically equals more torque which is what (IMHO) is needed pushing a 5,000 lb. box...
• Re: Power & MPG Summer/Winter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:13:48 -0500
  ...The 2.1 does have a longer stroke, produces a bit more power so there is slightly more strain and the longer stroke also...
• Re: Compression losses
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hollingsworth
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 22:21:14 -0800
  ...I seldom see uncorrected compression ratios given for four-strokes. But they are given occasionally. mh
• Smog part sought...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Schmitz
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 10:45:30 -0700
  ...It is an Adventurewagen conversion, and has been upgraded with a 2.2L stroker engine for a bit more power. I have had to...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 14:46:44 -0500
  ...nah, >I'd better try to calculate this tomorrow! One pulse per (piston @ TDC** on firing stroke) so two per crankshaft revolution. 850 rpm...
• Re: Was Ottinger, now Porsche 3.0
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 18:22:33 +0100
  ...7 & 3.2), using the 1.9 > and 2.1 bores & strokes. They suffer all of the problems of the VW > wasserboxer they are...
• Re: cheap GPS
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:52:39 -0600
  ...Different strokes for different >
• Valve confusion
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:50:56 -0800
  ...Why would a lifter preset have the valves open during a compression stroke? What am I not getting? Nathaniel
• Re: Electric Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:43:23 -0800
  Bigger bore and shorter stroke is 'undersquare', smaller bore and longer stroke is 'undersquare'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke_ratio On Wed, Feb...
• Re: Eurocars 2.2 Engine - anyone have more info?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 24 Aug 2002 19:47:56 -0400
  ...The extra > displacement comes from slightly larger pistons and longer stroke. Fuel > injection system remains the same. If you run a 2.1L block...
• Re: Should i sell?
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Rokus
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 21:21:48 -0700
  ...There's more to the story as this is a stroked motor with FI and yes, before you all beat me up, I knew...
• Re: Rough Cost of Half Lilley -- copyright
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 03:40:19 EST
  In a message dated 1/11/01 9:30:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, firestream@MINDSPRING.COM writes: << Today, in a rare stroke of...
• Re: Big Valves for me?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 16:38:39 -0700
  82mm stroked crank (sent mine off to be modified) and 95mm pistons instead of the 94s. The funny thing is, this combo has been...
• Crasy 2.6 l 5 Cyl. Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 00:59:21 EST
  ...LONG STROKE ---TORQUE FROM IDLE for the Vanagon here they are. I will offer the complete set up for the final price of , US...
• Re: No Brakes!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 22:11:16 -0400
  ...I compressed the pistons? It has been suggested that the long stroke from bleeding can run the seals over rough spots in the unused...
• Re: Lost coolant cap?
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Rabbitt
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:59:53 -0800
  ...jen 🐰 Good words to you. 📝 Make every stroke count! 🎾 > On Jan 9, 2018, at 18:39, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > no that...
• Re: .. while we're talking about wipers ...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 07:53:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...wiper blades skirting or skipping on the very top of their stroke. I've learned to live with it by driving in the rain...
• Re: Cool Eurovan Sighting/ emphasis COOL
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 09:44:17 -0800
  ...Mike > This is probably boring stuff to our friends from the 51st state, what with > their big-bore two-stroke motorcycles, diesel Land Cruisers...
• pointless pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 23:32:02 EST
  ...Just Curious are you boring liners? Custom pistons to address the larger bore and longer stroke? My latest kit is this four speed Can...