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• Re: my 'new' VW
  Historical mailing list - Daivd Janzen
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 21:54:22 EDT
  Karen, try Rocky Mountain Motorworks at motorworks.com. Dave
• Re: 30 year loan, Westfalias are Motor Homes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 22:31:49 -0500
  I want to know where to get those 30 year loans on a Motorhome. I am looking to upgrade my Tioga. Normal RV loan...
• rear wiper motor
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 16:06:49 EDT
  ...i just installed a new rear wiper motor and it's not working. i'm wondering where the fuse is, if it may have...
• Rocker/Chip Dyno Page is UP!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 12:48:44 -0700
  Listees, This link will get you to the Dyno Results from the 2.1 with the rockers and chip! http://www.volks-motorsports.com...
• FS 87 2.1 Motor
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 17:55:01 EDT
  I have a 87 2.1 Motor for sale. It has one bad head gasket. The bottom end is good. I am asking $500...
• fishy
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 09:47:22 EST
  ...I am trying to sell a motorcycle and someone is sending me $9000 for a 4500 motorcycle and I am to send him the...
• AVP Engines
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:13:08 EDT
  I got an AVP aircooled motor for my '82. Cannot tell you what a nightmare. I'd have had a better motor if I...
• Re: Lube Raditor fan motor bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:07:37 -0500
  Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@YAHOO.COM> writes: > radiator fan motors rarely go bad. Not where I'm from. I've had VW rad fan motors...
• Re: Engine Conversion Options
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 13:46:59 EST
  ...audi conversion kit, and I wanted a new motor, how much and what is the newest motor that would fit? I could call my...
• Re: Volks-motorsports
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sat, 17 Jul 1999 00:02:33 -0400
  Blake Thornton (thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU) said on the date of 7/16/99 2:19 PM >What happened to Volks-motorsports? >I just...
• Pics of I4 motor mounts?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 23:38:47 -0500
  I was working on my I4 conversion tonight, got the motor bolted to the trans via KEP 15 degree adapter plate. The donor motor...
• Re: Dirty vs. clean
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:27:21 +0000
  ...When I bought my '84 it had a dead motor. When I yanked that motor out I thoroughly cleaned the engine compartment. I also...
• Rear Heater Motor Problem - burny smell
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 06:35:41 -0600
  ...It seems obvious, to a newbie like me, that the problem is the motor. However, in the Bentley, there is no information of any...
• Re: HELP! '81 cratered on the way to work this morning... UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:28:56 EST
  ...The solenoid must be activated and moved to close the switch for the starter motor. Since I read that your starter motor is spinning...
• Re: bumbed, shock and numb
  Historical mailing list - jbclem
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 21:57:43 -0800
  Gary, At those prices why don't you find a local electric motor shop and I'll bet they can test and repair or...
• Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 21:27:15 -0700
  No, TBD sold you the wrong fan on the 'right' fan motor. Your photo is of 2 of the larger fan motor used in...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 16:14:29 -0800
  ...Than the motor. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Smith" <gfs@SCATTERCREEK.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 3:58...
• Re: Front Heater Motor: Lube Dries Out?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 26 Nov 2015 12:53:36 -0800
  ...Front Heater Motor: Lube Dries Out? Hi all. This is for an ~ 90K - 100K mile 1988 Westy. If a heater fan motor has seen...
• Re: Looking for motor for 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:02:06 -0700
  ...Looking for motor for 91 Vanagon >>> >>>I need a motor for my 91 Vanagon. Anybody have suggestions? >>> >>>The Kevman >> >> >> >> Yes. Try the back of...
• Power Window Regulators - On Sale!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:55:51 -0800
  ...The window motor is not included. I have the motors as well, $77.58 Part #'s: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Power Window Regulator - Left, Genuine VW (251 837...
• Rebuilt turnkey 2.1 liter motor WAS:A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:31:12 -0500
  ...The rebuilt 2.1 motor is from AVP. The oil cooler is from tencentlife. That is all, until I have the motor out and...
• Re: Vanagons in Africa
  Historical mailing list - Renier Marais
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 08:46:50 +0200
  >Boy, a 2550 cc Audi motor sure would be nice. What kind of fuel >injection are they using on the 5-cyl motor? Is...
• Re: G60 motor in an '88 westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 19:56:30 -0500
  Joe - What's a "G60" motor? BOB
• 5w20 motor oil?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 10:29:33 -0500
  Has anyone ever heard of a 5w20 weight motor oil? -Larry
• Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:07:52 -0700
  ...193K miles and never a major problem with my 2.1 WBX motor. Really, very few minor problems, the only one I can recall...
• Re: EMERGENCY POWER PLANT
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sat, 6 Nov 1999 03:26:09 -0500
  ...just build a steel frame to house the vw motor and an electric motor side by side. Run a fan belt from the alt...
• Heater Motor resistor?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 07:22:44 -0600
  ...Is there a resistor, in line, with the motor that could be getting hot, and shutting the motor down? For the time being, (being...
• Re: NVC: What Motorcycles Do Vanagon Owners Have?
  Historical mailing list - Steve C.
  Tue, 11 May 2004 11:48:49 -0700
  ...do you ride a motorcycle, and if so, what year, make and >>model? >> >>Cheers, >>Bruce >>motorbruce >> _________________________________________________________________ Best Restaurant Giveaway Ever! Vote for your favorites...
• Re: Wiper Motor???
  Historical mailing list - zachary allan naze
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 19:41:16 -0500 (EST)
  ...I've got a 12V motor ('67?) in my '62 Double Cab. Taking it out is a piece of cake. Muir sez, "replace the...
• Re: Diesel Motor Mounts
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:13:56 -0500
  Just FYI, I have Vanagon Diesel Motor Mounts in stock for $75 each. Brand new VW. Let me know if you need a set...
• Re: motor (was soft lifters)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 09:29:23 -0800
  ...A motor vehicle, especially an automobile: "It > was a night of lovers. All > along the highway... motors were parked and dim > figures were clasped...
• Re: titling and registering camper in Washington
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:27:38 -0800
  ...Passenger Van or Motor Home in Washington You encountered what others have here in Washington have in the past couple of years. At one...
• Re: Front heater fan motor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 05:46:40 -0500
  Sometimes, but because of the enormous amount of time it takes to get to the motor and put it all back and the low...
• Cooling fan motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank LaHorgue
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 09:14:09 +0100
  ...My friendly, neighborhood VW dealer just quoted $330 or $745, 300W or 450W, for a replacement cooling fan motor for my 86 Vanagon. In...
• Re: Volks-Motorsports/Kyle is Back!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 23:09:48 EST
  In a message dated 2/25/99 3:47:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, vwmaster@VOLKS- MOTORSPORTS.COM writes: > I wanted to put the...
• 52 degree Inline 4 hydraulic lifters leaking down
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:50:37 -0700
  ...They are having an issue with the replacement motor. If the motor is left for a few hours, apparantly there is no compression, it...
• Re: '90 Carat Drivers Side Power Window Motor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 1 Nov 2015 08:01:55 -0500
  I am reasonably certaian that the motors themselves are the same. Larry A. On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 7:24 AM, Jim Felder...
• More On Front Blower Motor
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:43:50 +0000
  ...I hate to order a new motor then find out I can get this one working again, especially if the motor would be non...
• Re: BLOWN HEAD GASKET....HOW MUCH $$??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Dec 1996 10:31:55
  ...My mechanic prefers to do it with the motor out. He says that since the job goes quicker once the motor is out, it...
• Is the rear AC blower motor the same as the front heater blower motor?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 4 May 2015 12:26:53 +0000
  ...The molded plastic housings, like the one I took apart for parts this weekend, has individual motors that look virtually identical to a front...
• anyone have power window motor FS?
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 15:43:35 -0700
  I know this is a longshot, but I could sure use a driver's side power window motor. I've become quite profficient at...
• Re: How much oil?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 08:12:00 -0500
  Marc, The back cover ( Vanagon Quick Data) of my Bentley book calls for 4.5L (4.7 US qt.) for the water cooled-motors...
• Windshield wiper motor access?
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 07:21:10 -0400
  How do I get to the front wiper motor? The Bentley shows how it all goes together, and mentions removing the glove compartment and...
• NVC - how do I control a battery powered DC motor.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 23:26:10 -0500
  I have a 1 HP DC motor that I want to run on a car battery as opposed to using some sort of converter...
• A hundred thousand miles on my $300 motor
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 2 Jun 2018 17:45:49 -0700
  ...I remember turning 300k after I put a 93 jetta block (ABA 2liter) under the "original' 1.8 liter motor's head... That allows...
• Re: WTB: VW Fox motor mount brackets for motor swap into V'gon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:26:21 -0400
  ...On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 4:20 AM, Sean B. <vgonman@earthlink.net> wrote: > I am dropping an ABA Jetta motor in my...
• re.class 2 hitch, motorcycle carrier
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 13:55:54 -0700
  ...I think that if I removed the stock bumper and welded a custom made motorcycle carrier directly to the two bumper brackets it would...
• Re: Found motor for Swap, need advice
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 5 May 1998 17:24:45 -0700
  The Scirocco motor is a 8.5:1 compression ratio 1.8L, a solid lifter head with 33/40mm valves (largest factory). Stock power...
• Re: A/C compressor Power usage
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 12:36:05 -500
  ...It has an automotive >a/c unit run by an electric motor. It is geared 2:1 (2 turns >of the motor to 1...
• Re: Cooling fan motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 16:16:42 -0700
  ...I sell replacement new motor assemblies and yep, they ain't cheap either: 251-9601G Fan Motor Assembly, 300w Vanagon 83-85 All Models...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:55:13 -0700
  ...mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Motorcycle_Oil_FAQs.aspx#FAQs1">http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/MotorOil/Oils/Motorcycle_Oil_FAQs.aspx#FAQs1...
• 25hp and 26hp Motors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 12:42:41 -0800 (PST)
  Ok, I've had a couple of replies on the 25hp vs 36hp motor questions. This much I knew going into it: * The 25...
• Front Blower Motor
  Historical mailing list - samc
  Sun, 12 Nov 2006 18:02:21 -0500
  The last time I tried to activate the front blower motor for my windshield, my wipers stopped working due to a blown fuse. I...
• Repairing Windshield Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Oct 1996 13:14:29 -0800
  Hello all, Has anyone successfully repaired a stripped plastic gear in a VW windshield motor. The teeth aren't stripped, just the interface between...
• Re: GMC Motorhomes - Friday - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:54:23 -0700
  ...Cult Status for the GM Motorhome In addition the Westfalia and GM Motorhome 'cults' you can add the Airstream clubs (they paint the serial...
• Front/rear blower motor swap from AC unit?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:22:05 -0600
  I recently took apart a cracked rear AC housing from the 86 Syncro and noted that the twin blower motors in there look a...
• Power window Motor
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 3 Aug 2011 15:38:15 -0400
  Anyone have a good used power window motor for sale? Robert Bloomingburg NY
• Re: Wiper Motor???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 17:10:12 -0400
  oops that should have read have no leads on your wiper motor michael
• Re: Blower Motors
  Historical mailing list - wsilva
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 15:57:33 -0800
  Erik- Will these motors fit a '85 Vanagon? Wendy '85 Westy "S-CAPE"
• Re: "House Tags," "Motor Homes," and Insurance
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 08 Oct 1996 15:03:29 EDT
  ...Rated on Serial # Rated as Motorhome Westfalia $373 $331 Olds $355 $438 The quote on the Olds skyrocketed, because if the Westfalia is rated...