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• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 18:25:03 -0600
  >Unless the previous owner installed a later instrument >cluster to get a tach ;-) >>> >>check the water temp guage. If its there, and indicates water...
• Re: 85 water-cooled Vanagon and OXS
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:32:24 -0400
  ...85 water-cooled Vanagon and OXS Hello all, I am sure that this has been covered, but... The oxygen sensor light in the dash...
• Inline 4, Mexican Vans
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 20:14:54 -0700
  ...me for awhile, what oil pan and >motor mounts do the water cooled vans in Mexico use? Isn't it possible >that they have...
• Selling/parting out 83 air cooled 85 water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Paul N. Oliver
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:41:13 -0600
  have to part with my projects 83 water cooled that "tossed" a rod, so I parked it and robbed parts for my 85. The...
• Re: Need a coolant tank (San Francisco Bay Area)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 13:40:41 -0700
  There are 4distinct styles that come on water-cooled vanagons. On 9/29/2013 12:55 PM, Fuzzy :philippe wrote: > Let me know if...
• Re: '86-on idle stabilizer cleaning tip
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Mon, 03 Feb 1997 15:05:16 -0800
  My 83 Water-cooled vanagon suffers from an unstable idle. Any suggestions out there as to possible causes? Ignition parts are new, fuel system...
• Re: Weakly Statz ...
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 21:25:50 -0700
  ...Eurovan 1991,1992,1994,1996,1997 > Also what about 1983.5 water cooled which I have.First production 1983 > was Air cooled. Thanks again...
• Q: Any differences in syncro year models?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 15:00:13 -0500
  1987 Drivetrain 2.1 liter water-cooled horizontally opposed engine Digifant fuel injection 95HP @ 4800RPM, 117FtLbs @ 3200RPM 5 speed (4 + low) manual transmission Full...
• junkyard adventure
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 17:41:42 -0400
  ...All the Vanagons I found had the push-on cable and all were water-cooled. Even though the early water-cooled Vanagon speedometers have...
• Watercooled Bubble Window Bus Sited
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Jun 1995 07:25:24 -0500
  ...It was definately water cooled. Had a big black grill on the front with VW logo in the middle. Above it was a horizontal...
• Re: Vanagon Head Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 11:06:38 -0700
  ...NO...your PRV (PeugeotRenaultVolvo) V6 is NOT a water-cooled BOXER engine. A Boxer is horizontally-opposed...
• WTB: Vanagon Transmission or Parts Car
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 02 Apr 1996 17:33:16
  Need a 4-speed transmission for an '83+ Water Cooled Vanagon, or will buy an entire Vanagon for parts. Please email me if you...
• Re: cool vw site
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 06:42:52 EST
  ...First thing that comes up is NO WATER COOLED PARTS >> well, that's because he doesnt sell watercooled parts. that's why...
• Re: Swaybars-worth it(rear)?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 17:48:44 -0800
  ...55/45" So, the 2wd air-cooled Vanagon has more forward bias than the 4x4 water-cooled Westy. Jim Arnott WetWesties Union, OR
• Re: Lubrication of sliding door - How to?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 16 May 2007 16:47:23 -0400
  ...block upper slider on an air cooled van can be upgraded to the ball bearing slider found on the water cooled vans? Thanks, Jake
• Contemplating a water-cooled van...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 17:59:44 -0700
  ...However, I am considering selling this and buying a water-cooled van, preferably in the '86 - 91 2.1L vintage. I am looking for...
• Re: Fail-Safe thermostst
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:35:54 -0400
  ...Tuesday, July 12, 2005 5:55 PM Subject: [VANAGON] Fail-Safe thermostst > list: > > anyone have water cooled vanagon experience with FAIL-SAFE thermoststs by...
• Re: Wet Westies ... clarification, please
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 18:01:49 -0800
  ...Air cooled or water cooled or electric or hydrogen or biodiesel or diesel or methane from cow manure, everyone is welcome. You are right...
• Re: Air-cooled auto tranny in a water-cooled 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:10:42 +1000
  ...Air-cooled auto tranny in a water-cooled 1.9??? Hi all, Subject pretty much says it. We need to replace an auto tranny...
• Air conditioner parts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Sun, 18 May 1997 21:05:15 -0700 (PDT)
  My father was at a yard sale today and a guy had a complete air conditioner for sale for a water cooled vanagon for...
• Re: Aux. Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 16 May 1998 09:47:07 -0400
  Are oil coolers a good idea on water cooled vans too?? I had one on my 81 air-cooled, would it be a good...
• Re: Engine Choices swaps
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sun, 15 Mar 1998 00:30:05 EST
  ...writes: << how bout one of those new 911 engines? flat-6, water-cooled, 200+hp, 300+lbft torqu. >> sure, you buy it for me...
• new beetle
  Historical mailing list - The Buslady
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 14:30:56 EDT
  ...The new ones are Water (Cooled) Bugs! > And the old bug was GERMAN and the new one is MEXICAN. >> And the old bug engine...
• Re: Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91?
  Historical mailing list - John Andersen
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 10:34:32 -0700
  MSD in Rosemead Ca. put a 911 into a watercooled syncro and they sell a heater conversion for a watercooled to aircooled motor. I...
• Powder Blue Westy in Elkhart
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 20:14:47 -0500
  Saw a Powder Blue with a White top Water Cooled Vanagon Westfalia parked on the South Side of the US20 Bypass in the 11...
• Re: looking for water-cooled vanagon with sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 11:58:08 -0500
  ...looking for water-cooled vanagon with sunroof > I am looking for a water-cooled vanagon with a sunroof. What I really > really want is...
• Muffler strap Q 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 15:23:27 EST
  VW and list vendors show the correct muffler strap fro my 83.5 Water cooled bus as 025-251-521. This strap is approx...
• Re: Air vs Water
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 07:36:45 -0500
  > Volks, i would be interested in hearing from owners of air and > water cooled Vanagons. In your eyes what are the advantages and disadvanges...
• Four Mailing Lists
  Historical mailing list - Adam C. Webb
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 22:49:16 -0700 (PDT)
  ...One for Air-Cooled, one for Water-Cooled, and one for opionions on whether or not we should split the list. Just Wondering Adam...
• Re: Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 21:07:24 +0200
  KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > Like putting an aircooled engine in a New Beetle. I'm really surprised that this haven't been done yet...
• Re: Back again!
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 19:19:57 EDT
  ...MINDSPRING.COM writes: << new 2.0 turbo-diesel with a custom water cooled turbo. >> Mark, Where's the 2.0 turbodiesel coming from? Is...
• Re: Question on Waterboxer Power vs transplants.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 31 May 2001 23:16:15 -0700
  So, how come nobody has suggested using the flat-6 Porsche water-cooled motor from the Boxter S for a Vanagon motor transplant? 3...
• Help
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Mack
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 21:06:14 EDT
  Hello all, I have a 1982 water-cooled westy and I need a Engine Support ~anyone????? It is the aluminum piece, not the metal...
• index of tech bulletins affecting vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 Apr 94 01:35:27 CDT
  ...extreme cold Water-cooled 1983-85 19-87-02 Engine Coolant leaking and/or noise Vanagon from rear water pump Water-cooled 1983-85...
• Re: 1 - power; 2 - cooling; 3 - weekender
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:30:54 -0700
  ...2 - what are the advantages/disadvantages of having a > water-cooled versus air-cooled? > Water cooled should be more quiet. Have lower operating temperatures...
• Re: Engine question just curious
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Tue, 24 Oct 2017 22:51:35 -0400
  ...Many people were upset when VW went to inline water cooled engines with the Golf/Polo. Recall how Porsche fans felt when they did...
• Re: Easiest Platform to Convert to I-4 FROM?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 19:02:48 -0400
  ...Vanagon that has a water-cooled > motor, wouldn't this reduce the parts needed to > install a water cooled I4? Yes, because it will...
• Re: air filter for 1.9 -
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 6 Sep 2015 07:12:36 -0700
  Naw, I meant 1.9 water cooled. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 09/05/2015 06:42...
• Re: Stats Galore ... Who's Who in Vanagons (water-cooled 1.9 liters)
  Historical mailing list - Joshua R. Poulson
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 10:50:49 PDT
  I assume that's in two parts because my water-on-the-brain teenager is an '89 Westy. ------------ Joshua R. Poulson, Systems Engineering, ADP...
• Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 12:12:57 -0800
  Dan Fleming wrote: > > Do the earlier water-cooled vans also have knock sensor and so might be > expected to benefit from higher octane? > > DDF...
• New Engine Prices??
  Historical mailing list - corky.williams
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 15:49:54 -0400
  ...How much would a 1.9L water cooled engine for a 84 Wolfsburg cost? And who can get me the best price? Thanks, Corky...
• cooling system sending unit?
  Historical mailing list - Jen
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 17:33:20 -0400
  I have been told I need to check the sending unit on my '85 water-cooled vanagon. I am looking at my Bentley manual...
• Re: Shower from sink set up
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 20:44:48 -0700
  ...1983 VW Westfalia, water-cooled, automatic http://communitybuilders.dhs.org/craigoda/vw/
• 82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices?
  Historical mailing list - Wetzel, Scott
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 12:43:15 -0700
  ...I know that there are several options for water cooled vans, how difficult would they be (and how expensive) to fit into my van...
• Vanagon Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Apr 1997 21:28:25 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Now I've heard a lot about this head gasket problem that afflicts water-cooled Vanagons. I owned my '89 Wolfsburg for 3 & 1...
• Re: Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic included)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 21:30:24 -0800
  I converted a 1980 Westfalia to a water-cooled inline -four and I don't understand what all the chiseling is about. The two...
• Re: Anyone running a Porsche 6?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 20:18:27 -0500
  ...But maybe I just get that idea because it was a >water-cooled bus originally. I'm not to knowledgeable on Porsche engines, so...
• Re: converting watercooled vanagon to aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:10:39 -0400
  ...A water cooled Vanagon accelerates better and can travel at higher speeds than the air-cooled. Where you run out of power at 70mph...
• Phrydae: Super-computer soon to use water-cooled system for heating occupants
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:20:37 -0700
  http://www.livescience.com/technology/Water-Cooled-Supercomputers-Internet-100415.html FTA: "Since water and electronics don't mix, the coolant water in Aquasar...
• Re: New to water cooled, temp questions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 08:29:47 EDT
  ...It is a water cooled and right now everything is working as it should. If you want to close the valve under the rear...
• Re: Fail-Safe thermostst
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:26:39 -0400
  ...Katz <katzd54@YAHOO.COM> wrote: >list: > >anyone have water cooled vanagon experience with FAIL-SAFE thermoststs by >MOTORAD? > >http://www.motoradusa.com/products/failsafethermo...
• Re: New Vanagon.com Repair Shops Map Page!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 11 Apr 2017 10:31:32 -0400
  ...Dave, the proprietor, is trustworthy and very knowledgeable about both air and water cooled Vanagons. Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com
• Re: Weakly Statz ...
  Historical mailing list - Thad Hunkins
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 22:18:19 -0800
  Joel, Hey is that Muir book (the one for compleat idiots) equally good for water cooled engines? I just got it and it says...
• Advice for Rebuilt Engine Source
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 09:34:05 -0500
  We will need to replace our 1.9L water-cooled ('85) Vanagon engine before March. We would like to hear from List members about...
• FS 1984 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 12:51:28 -0400
  for sAle;;;; 1984- Vanagon Water cooled, automatic, needs motor work, 1 (724) 295-2791 good parts Vehicle?..... It's not mine so call the...
• RIGGING FOR A CARB
  Historical mailing list - Green, Ronald CPO
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:35:33 -0500
  is anyone else out there running a carb set up on their water cooled. if so will you please give me some basic info...
• Re: AFM upgrade - digijet?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 09:21:08 -0700
  ...to Digifant, the Service Bulletin from April 30, 1992 says: "All > Water Cooled Engine Vanagons" So, has anyone with a digijet (83-85) vanagon...
• Re: Towing weight, handling, sailboat.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 23:44:37 -0400
  ...of the WC 87 compared to the 80 AC engine? 87 Water cooled should be about 90-95 hp, the 80 Air cooled, I...
• Criuse Control
  Historical mailing list - John Shattuck
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 20:28:25 EST
  Hi Everyone, Has anyone successfully installed an after market cruise control on a water cooled Vanagon? I would appreciate any leads to help me...
• Re: Haynes Manual for Vanagon available from UK for water cooled to '91
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 17:29:31 +0100
  It is worth looking out for "So wird's gemacht" a german manual for the Diesel Vanagon Published by Delius Klasing. With a bit...