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• Re: Wont start. need help
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 07:05:24 -0400
  Went to start the engine to make certain I got the joint tight and- nothing. Turns over fine. Won't fire. Strong smell of...
• Re: Serious question
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 18:45:19 -0500
  On the Type I and Type II upright engines, the oil cooler was in the path of the air that cooled number 3 cylinder...
• wonderful service from german transaxle
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 13 May 2003 11:51:32 -0700
  ...I received a call back today saying that the tranny number i gave them was pre-improved hub (now they are using weddle supplied...
• Re: that '89 Bluestar/Wolfsburg on ebay sold for $6100
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 00:14:14 -0700
  ...In some cases the only differences become the engine and chassis numbers and the historical GM records that a particular car was not factory...
• Re: Oil Change. Zetec
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 14:51:58 -0500
  ...CAFE numbers. We don't have CAFE requirements so running it won't help us either, and since we want your engine to last...
• Re: Re[2]: engine cooling non-problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 16:34:15 -0500
  ...The guage back in the engine compartment at the thermostat housing. If the temp goes up, and the fan no go on, bleed the...
• Re: Engine electrical power requirements?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:29:44 -0700
  ...A standard battery will run > an engine for a long while. > > A diesel engine will go even further, as once it is running, it...
• Re: actual numerical readings off Compression test?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:18:56 -0700
  ...Is that correct? And what kind of PSI are people commonly getting from compression tests on various motors? Does anyone have any actual numbers...
• Re: Our warranty WAS: RE: Boston Bob engines - Use caution
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:01:35 -0500
  ...come. > >We chose an engine which saw such high production numbers to base the >conversion on, that the engine is inexpensive to replace *as...
• Re: Emissioins test failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:06:08 -0400
  ...A number of states including New York are adopting the California standards which include no after-market catalysts because those just don't work...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:05:22 -0700
  ...part number 2435 for my > 1.9 engine water pump/alternator belt and according to > <http://www.amazon.com/Bando-2435-Precision-Engineered-V...
• Re: Phosphate free coolant...
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 09:07:45 -0600
  ...Though I have had them try to sell me the pink before, then double-check the part number and bring out the right stuff...
• Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 22:48:26 +0000
  ...I can also assure you that the engine is brand new. By concluding that it is rebuilt would mean that EVERYTHING the CARB tells...
• Re: what with cold weather coming up ...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 09:55:07 -0800
  ...Volkswagen Technical Newsletter 88-N04 High Pressure, Low Performance A Volkswagen that stalls when the engine is cold or after driving a few hundred...
• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:12:41 -0500
  ...If the engine was once overheated, all the studs are suspect. If there is any corrosion on them, they must be replaced. You will...
• My attempts at spotting type IIs in Costa Rica.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 20:55:11 +0100
  ...Anyway, the job was a real mess, which means that while I spotted a tremendous number of vws, I only had the chance get...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 12:16:27 -0700
  ...Between those numbers we will call it a draw. This offer does not apply to Diesel engined Vanagons. Mark David Ricketts wrote: > > I was...
• oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 09:43:09 -0500
  ...You seem to indicate the number of times a minute the mixture changes rich to lean or oxygen sensor voltage goes above and below...
• On Transmission Ratios, Diesels, Conversions and Fish
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 05:07:38 EDT
  ...The numbers (for the 1.8L gas Digifant engine) are: For the 5.86 final drive and 185SR14 wheels – 10.0 kg/hr. For...
• Re: New behavior from the starter..deisel (gas) inline...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 24 Jul 2017 18:58:09 -0700
  ...clutch that keeps the starter from spinning too fast after the > engine starts -- unlike a Bendix drive, the pinion stays engaged until you > let...
• Re: Redline gear oil
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 15:08:07 -0500
  ...It relieved a number of problems I was having, and has perform admirably since. I do however, change it out every tow years as...
• Bus visit
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Jul 1995 14:54:13 -0400
  ...I have not seen it since I remove the engine about 6 mo. ago. The body is in better shape then I remember it...
• Re: Timing the watercooled?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 23:05:05 -0500
  >Time it statically, engine off, as described in the Muir, How To Keep Your >Volkswagen Alive (pg. 108-109), and set it 5 degrees...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Diesel FS-NY$500
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 15:22:36 -0400
  ...Keith, more precisely where are you? What's your number? If the engine for some reason or another should turn out to be a...
• Re: California Salvageyards???
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 15:11:10 -0800
  ...carcasses. But they are well stock on bunnies of all vintages ... engines and all. Yau-Man Chan 87 GL >>> Mm Bitner <Iaonbb@AOL.COM...
• Fuel Injection Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 08:16:53 -0800
  ...I think this last point get's overlooked, but it seems I read a considerable number factors that need to be address, but basically...
• 83' Vanagon - Coolant Temp Sensor and O2 Sensor - Could These Effect Idle?
  Historical mailing list - The Hammad Family
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 07:37:46 -0400
  ...I just replaced all major engine gaskets, had the heads checked out, replaced the water pump, piston rings, thermostat, fan switch, and etc. Yet...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 07:48:13 -0800
  ...guess there are a significant number of us who have ditched the stock motor for other power. Most engines have some method to prevent...
• Re: Oil pump size differences? Boston Bob Customers?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:30:00 -0500
  ...The 1.9 engine has oil pressure problems that are different than the 2.1 engine. When the 1.9 engine is reassembled without...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 07:45:04 -0800
  ...to turn > the engine over.Turn the engine over till you can just start to feel > compression at the number 1 spark plug hole...
• Re: Engine carrier question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:18:11 -0500
  ...9L engines. (025-199-203-A) 86 and later (025-199-302-D), and > Syncros (025-199-203-E), get a different number. > > Dennis...
• Re: Audi 5 Cyl Swap: Alert! Possible Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy on Mindspring
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 10:28:05 -0800
  ...FBI type questions) and they run the serial numbers on the > block that show the engine older than the car: you are out of...
• Re: Connecting rod questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 17:17:24 -0800
  ...all the rod cap numbers. But when you splay out the rods as if they were in the engine, half the tangs are up...
• Re: help needed can not drive van...oil seals for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:25:33 -0700
  ...for keeping out >> water... >> >> does anybody have the correct seal part number �and where to get them >> quickly in canada? >> and any thoughts or...
• Re: 5 speed eurospec tranny's
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 26 May 1998 06:16:40 -0700
  ---Modl6971 <Modl6971@AOL.COM> wrote: > > In a message dated 98-05-23 12:32:36 EDT, sxs@Schwenk-Law.com writes: > > << > Weddle engineering sells...
• Re: Syncro for sale in CT
  Historical mailing list - Tim Gardner
  Sat, 30 May 1998 14:13:59 EDT
  ...The engine is clean, not spotless but looks clean, there are some yellow numbers on the airflow meter so im guessing this is a...
• Number 3 cylinder not firing
  Historical mailing list - Ron Hill
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 10:04:11 -0500
  ...Next I took the plug wires off one at a time and there was no difference in the running of the engine when I...
• Re: Puking Oil from Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:42:57 -0500
  ...I crawled under the engine and noticed that > the oil was coming out of from between the oil cooler and the engine block. > > Last...
• Re: engine for sale
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:47:49 -0400
  ...He's trying to auction off a 1987 > > Vanagan Syncro item number: > > 2438261240 > > Hope no one buys this or has to have any dealings...
• Re: failed SMOG, cylinder misfiring?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 22:06:57 -0700
  ...I pulled number one wire and there was no change-then I saw the gum squeezing out, removed it, and hte engine ran perfect...
• Re: Cat Bypass Pipe "pros & cons"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 07:36:05 -0700
  I do not have actual experience with the WBX engine and catalytic converters so I am speaking in general terms only. That being said...
• Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - selten2
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 16:36:06 -0600
  ...The engine is > mounted at the 54 degree point and so the engine doesn't protrude. One > additional benefit of the Tiico is that...
• Re: WOOHOO! Passed Emissions!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 21:51:15 -0800
  ...I think something went wrong during the test -- this engine is according to the number not emitting anything hehe) I was 90% below average...
• Re: ECU relocation / new 1.9 harnesses
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:30:29 -0800
  ...Like that is priority number one. Ford too. On the other hand, back in 70's and 80's, if you look at a...
• Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:30:06 -0900
  ...Let's postulate that we drive 10000 > miles per year > > just to use easy numbers. Discounting the normal maintenance > for both a > > converted vanagon...
• Re: '84 Westy air-cooled
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 10:43:39 -0700
  ...I've heard that if your engine tin doesn't properly seal the air flow - particularly around the muffler (producing lots of heat) that...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:07:51 -0700
  ...Assuming standard gearing and standard 14" wheels what rpm's would I be doing in with each engine? (well I know I would not...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:22:55 -0800
  ...These numbers are for traditional > engines where the static oil level is below the lowest point of the > crankshaft. In the basic line of...
• Re: Vanagon trivia
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:29:03 -0700
  ...scott newer Rolls Royce's have VW engines....... or is it BMW engines go in Rolls, and VW engiens go in Bentleys ? ----- Original Message...
• Re: Cooling system hose diagram
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:45:55 -0700
  ...if it still has syncro muffler and muffler holding bracketson the engine. as mentioned , those are different on a syncro. Muffler will be too...
• Auxilliary battery relays and wires
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 18:25:42 -0800
  ...As the number is smaller, the wire is bigger. A 16 is puny compared to a 6 gauge. But on most diagrams in the...
• Re: Boston Bobs day at the dyno
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 12:38:37 EST
  ...approaches to engine development and tuning. The least expensive is the g-tech accelerometer. While not up to hard power numbers it is an...
• Re: Oil Light flashing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:54:11 -0500
  ...PITA I know but unless you want to see > > that number three rod > > in your engine compartment it's the only right way. This...
• Re: HHO Kits
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:26:27 -0400
  ...to me to see it in the engine bay. Between the two, he claimed some outrageous number like 50mpg in a vanagon. His cocky...
• Re: Oil reservoir heater
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 22:06:52 -0800
  ...The flexible heating pad is custom designed to match >> your engine. Dealership only. Professional installation required at an >> additional charge. >> New Beetle, Passat 1...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:30:23 -0400
  Dennis, There are plenty of 'experienced' engine rebuilders, charging people money for their services, that are iffy at best. Maybe you should ask Boston...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
  Historical mailing list - Lastfogel, Darren
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:54:18 -0400
  ...drivers who thrashed the engines. That of course stands to >> reason for any car, but 70 mph seems to be the magic number for...
• Re: Audi 5 Cyl Swap: Alert! Possible Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 16:59:42 -0600
  ...FBI type questions) and they run the serial numbers on the >> block that show the engine older than the car: you are out of...
• Re: 70's GMC motorhome ... too big? :)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 10:18:32 -0500
  Joel, during my years in Alaska I drove and saw untold numbers of big motor homes, and they all had one huge problem for...
• For Sale - Upstate New York area- 2.1 rebuilt engine, associated parts.
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:05:59 -0800
  ...2.1 liter factory rebuilt engine with approx one year use. This is one of those motors you used to be able to buy...