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• Re: Vanagon 1.9 Cat on Jetta 2.0 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:45:55 -0700
  If Maiken wasn't at her Yoga class, I could go out and get you comparative numbers from her 1990 Golf and the vans...
• Re: 1980 Vanagon L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 May 2004 23:32:11 -0400
  So how many on this list have Air Cooled Vanagons engines with over 200K on them? I have a number of customers who have...
• Re: Power & MPG Summer/Winter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 20:56:05 -0600
  ...At that point I knew it was engine #2. The tear down was finished, an I opted to buy engine number 3 from Jim...
• Re: Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:50:11 -0500
  ...When these conditions prevail, it is not only the Vanagon engine that suffers. You would be amazed at the number of Hondas and Toyotas...
• Re: Cross-country trip report
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:01:34 -0800
  Hello again fellow Vanagoneers, I've made it back home, and the numbers are: Total trip mileage, from Medford, OR, to Titusville, FL, then...
• Re: The vanagaon temp gauge is crap
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:04:37 -0700
  ...The lack of numbersis intentional because numbers are not what isimportant. All vanagon users need to calibrate their tempgauge. Three points of interest need...
• Re: troubleshooting Audiovox Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Nov 2012 08:46:27 -0500
  ...troubleshooting Audiovox Cruise Control The electric pump in VW / Audi engine compartments is for factory cruise control only. The "bi-pressure" two-way pump...
• Re: tach quit, help with printed foil circuit board
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:40:50 -0400
  ...For a quick check, if you touch that terminal and a ground with the engine running, it should bite you; not like the spark...
• Re: Awning (formerly refrigerators, alarms, etc.)
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 17 May 1995 11:10:16 +0000
  ...Price is $22.95. > > Their number is 800-628-8225. They charge no sales tax on orders going > outside of New York. Order their...
• Search for 82 exhaust manifold
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 96 19:01:26 EDT
  ...aircooled 2.0 litre engine. This is the second manifold that has broken in two in the same number of years. I belive it...
• electric pumps
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:19:32 -0400
  ...anyone willing to throw some numbers out? In all, I would imagine the oil pump to be of lesser power, since it will only...
• FS 1986 vanagon double-cab pickup syncro, Everett, WA
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 21:34:42 -0500
  ...Pignataro VW, Everett, WA, 98204 no phone number either. picture shows a light blue double-cab with a huge white stripe down the sides...
• Re: Cost of Ownership
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 15:41:18 -0500
  ...a lot of high > numbers > > thrown at me for generic VW parts that will 'also fit' the Type IV > engine > > in the Porsche. > > Hence...
• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 07:09:31 -0700
  No, the default position is "full cooling air to the engine" which is what you want if you have no thermostat. And California Imports...
• Re: Timing Chains, Belts, Gears, etc
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:06:11 -0400
  ...Two were interference engines and required rebuilding the heads. The third was in a '91 Plymouth Acclaim, which is non-interference, so a simple...
• Re: [SPAM] 86 Vanagon - New Owner - A few Questions.
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:17:56 -0500
  ...The Haynes number is 3452 1982 to 1990 ( Up to H registration ) It's the Service and repair manual. I noticed it was $28...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 25 Jun 2020 22:03:21 -0400
  ...LED never comes back on after engine start. Part Numbers: Tstat: 025-121-113F ("Mahle Suitable for VS TX 24 87D") Temp switch: 030...
• Re: Another Burning Van!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 13:47:26 -0500
  ...engine fuels had color added to them for identification. This may now have changed - I've been away from it for a number of...
• Re: Distinguishing between 68-70 busses
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 00:06:24 -0400
  ...I used to think that a '68 could > be recognized by the lack of a metal partition between the engine >compartment > and gas tank...
• Re: Raising the roof
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 12 Sep 95 10:12:04 EDT
  ...Camper is Orange and White, Safare serial number was in the xxx700's I think. It has the propane stove, propane/electric fridge behind...
• Re: Before I buy an engine ...
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 23:28:58 -0400
  ...Specifically > they come on when the engine speed drops below about 2500 RPM. When the > RPM's go back up, the warning stops. > > Here...
• sniveling lurker no more!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Mar 1998 22:56:43 -0700
  ...Where the fuel line connects with the injector 3rd from the back (dont know if that is properly numbered 2 or 3) there is...
• Re: 1982 Heater Cables for Climate Control - Part Number and Source
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Thu, 8 Mar 2018 22:41:14 +0000
  ...certainty the part > > >> numbers for 3 of the 5 climate control (heater) cables on a: 1982 > > >> Vanagon, Left-hand drive, engine code CV (air...
• Re: Details of Used 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon, Redwood City, CA - Yahoo! Autos
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:02:08 -0800
  ...I only paid $1000 for it in 1997 with a blown engine (rod thru the top of the crankcase). $1900 later with a fresh...
• 84 Sunroof FS in Columbus, OH
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Fri, 27 Feb 1998 19:06:00 -0500
  ...109k, new engine at 11k (yep!) no dents, front blower fan works at one speed, dark brown with brown GL interior, rear wiper, manual...
• Re: More Conversion motor rap.
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:49:21 -0400
  ...in number. I was hoping to find a small Japanese V6 that would fit. I have taken a tape measure to every engine you...
• Re: '87 Westfalia on Boston's Craigslist
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 11 May 2006 12:46:07 -0700
  Someone posted a magazine article not too long ago that was review of the Vgon Westy and its engine blew out and was replaced...
• Re: Mayor of Paris wants to ban cars made before 1997
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:11:03 -0500
  ...This is true in a number of Northeast states that adopted the California standards for new vehicles. When I purchased my diesel motorhome in...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 28 Apr 2016 21:22:18 -0400
  ...Marc On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote: > if that part number is correct, then...
• Re: subject Re: Westy aux power straight from the dealer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 18:40:32 -0700
  As I understand it if a single fuse, (don't remember the number) is removed and powered is applied directly to the hot side...
• GEX update
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 96 15:44:04 EDT
  ...The intake vlave seat on number was not dropped or dislodged by pushed in a fraction. There was exhaust etc from where the head...
• Head Gasket job $999 (Warning: Sp*m :)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 20:56:27 -0400
  ...Remove engine Inspect clutch components Glass bead heads Lap valve seats Remove & inspect pistons and liners Hone cylinder walls Replace all cylinder seals Install...
• Re: OIL, What do you use?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 19:49:04 -0500
  ...I've worked with a number of engineer types at the university I teach and they essentially say the same thing. Modern dino oils...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: 2.6 SA engine kit
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 12:31:49 -0500
  ...http://shoptalkforums.com/bbs/cgi-bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&number=37&SUBMIT=Go Has a lot of articles about the WBX and what...
• Infamous Big Green Resistor! Help!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson - Epoch Product Design
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:23:50 -0700
  My problem is: Engine runs hot when idling and driving at slower speeds (especially climbing hills) because the low speed fan is not turning...
• Re: afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:50:24 -0700
  ...It would just need to have the same number of stages for >> correct functionality. And of course the footprint would need to match the...
• Before I buy an engine ...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Howard
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 13:15:13 -0400
  ...Specifically they come on when the engine speed drops below about 2500 RPM. When the RPM's go back up, the warning stops. Here...
• Re: Honey, I shrunk the Kids!(so they can fit in my Eurovan)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 22:36:26 +0100
  ...the actual numbers sold, in the USA, for each of the below model years. > 1993 5cyl engine, GL, CL, MV, MV Weekender - 32 > 1995...
• Re: Coolant recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 17:51:58 -0700
  ...his site Part Number : ZVW237105* Category Type of Van Coolant System 86-92 2.1l Vanagon Blue Antifreeze for Waterboxer engine (Dealer recommended) 1...
• Re: Fw: Spillage when filling the gas
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:38:27 -0400
  ...a knock sensor retarding the spark), any extra octane number is wasted. Fuel-injected engines can have trouble with injectors fouling; certain intake-valve...
• Mystery Parts in 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 08:40:26 -0800
  ...There are a number of parts that I'm wondering about. Right now, now the Van works fine except for a rough idle and...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:52:25 -0400
  ...number of turns. This is also used for applications where the fastener is being torqued to yield like some rod bolts. If the engine...
• Re: Questions about Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 20:11:28 -0500
  ...If you are using a "C" rated oil for diesel engines (Shell, > Chevron, Pennzoil, etc.) and your engine is not on its last legs...
• 3.2L waterboxer, and 2.6L 5cyl in vw van
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 2002 17:54:53 EDT
  ...Actually, they also offer a 3.2 boxer engine for the Microbus. There are quite a number of odd things over here, especially the...
• Re: Help Needed, On the Road - thanks to all
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:50:22 -0700
  ...24 Number: 92-01 Date: February 29, 1992 Subject: Vanagon Intermittent Misfire Model(s): All Vanagon Digifant Fuel Injection Engines CONDITION After driving for...
• Stranded Vanagon comment
  Historical mailing list - William Alexander
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:52:05 -0400
  ...a mutual > friend, Ina from Ottawa. > > Unfortunately Ina blew her engine (The number four rod came through the > case) just outside of Rapid City...
• Re: Radiator vintage?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 00:13:40 -0800
  ...The part number you gave won't do it. > > > > > > > > > > > > Often, on the passenger side plastic end tank, fairly high up > > the > > > > > > side, there will...
• Re: clean air again
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:23:49 -0700
  ...Imagine, if you will, a large increase in the number of these electric vehicles on the road. Sure would be quiet; but the surge...
• Re: Engine Conversion marketing survey
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 2 May 2007 08:33:55 -0700
  ...It is very doable but the engines are expensive and not available in >> nearly large enough numbers to support 10 conversions a month. >> >> John...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 21:44:55 -0800
  ...Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions . Transporter, Unimog and Iltis Sales . European Lighting for most Audi and Volkswagen models -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 21:08:44 -0400
  ...How many cycles can the starter take and depending on conditions the effect stopping the cooling system can have on the engine. Especially after...
• Re: Diesel Syncro Question: RE: Skidplate
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 09:11:54 -0500
  ...Very similar to the >shroud around my Eurovan's engine. My current '82 Westy 1.6NA has no such >shroud. Although it is a...
• Re: Diesel Syncro Question: RE: Skidplate
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 09:11:54 -0500
  ...Very similar to the >shroud around my Eurovan's engine. My current '82 Westy 1.6NA has no such >shroud. Although it is a...
• Re: Tips on bringing a stored engine back into service?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 30 Jul 2004 05:06:06 -0400
  ...complete 1988 Audi 2.0 engine (for my Westflia) > today, with 10,000 original miles on it. Stock numbers matched forms > matched conditions and...
• HELP!! Need Diagnosis (not VW specific)
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 22:10:55 -0400
  ...each 180� turn of the engine. No spec was listed in the book but feels loose to me. *Number 2 plug was covered, soaked...
• Power Chip for Digijet Vans now available!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 11:08:46 -0400
  If you missed the Boston Engine post, I thought I would repost with a different title. Bob and I have been working on getting...
• Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 23 May 2014 19:02:53 -0500
  ...call & I did not answer? I apologize but I never answer numbers I don’t recognize because I’m tired of sales people trying...
• Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 17:42:10 -0800
  ...I thought the knock sensor was designed for use with turbo systems to advance/retard the timing to the instance before the engine started...
• Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 19:32:38 -0700
  ...I've read a number of people going on about various conversions. I'm curious about the performance, mileage etc. of the various conversions...
• Re: fs: cheap westy in Sacramento
  Historical mailing list - t obrien
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 23:32:22 GMT
  ...They do not want phone calls and they will not even >give their phone number. There are some other communication problems >there, too. Thus...