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• Re: Replace Heads or Engine? I-4.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 13:06:12 -0800
  ...It would be nice to be able to easily find all the diesel parts (bellhousing, oil pan, carrier bar, etc.) for the 50 degree...
• Re: Help, I dropped my vanagon and I can't get up
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 11:31:35 -0700
  ...I was towing a big car (I would be removed from the list if I told you what kind) on a car carrier with...
• xmas Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:40:20 +0000
  ...I've done stuff mostly around Colorado up until now, so after 20 months with the Subie engine, it was time to see if...
• Re: Replace Heads or Engine? I-4.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:38:26 -0800
  ...It would be nice to be able to easily find all the diesel parts (bellhousing, oil pan, carrier bar, etc.) for the 50 degree...
• Re: SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 04:12:11 +0100
  ...As an example of how difficult this engineering science is, the Chevy Spacewagon thingy sold here (UK), that looks like some sort of space...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 09:35:25 -0500
  ...I found and purchased the later > > ('83-up) diesel engine carrier bars, engine mounts, diesel oil pan, and a > > couple of other items. Now...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:01:15 -0400
  ...I found and purchased the later >> ('83-up) diesel engine carrier bars, engine mounts, diesel oil pan, and a >> couple of other items. Now...
• Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:55:53 -0700
  ...and move the middle brackets on the engine carrier bars forward a like amount. I even did that with a 5 speed....move the...
• engine conversion experiences (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 10:49:05 -0800
  ...The engine is supported by a cross bar which is available from South Africa. The engine also requires a slight enlargement of the engine...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 12:00:51 -0400
  ...I found and purchased the later >> ('83-up) diesel engine carrier bars, engine mounts, diesel oil pan, and a >> couple of other items. Now...
• TDD setback
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 18:16:04 -0500
  ...I also had modified the left motor carrier bar to be able to mount a newer Jetta style motor mount instead of the rather...
• Re: [vanagon] Vanagon re-power cheap & reliable
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:53:33 -0700
  ...15 degree mount, by trying my hand at making the load bar (carrier) and making use of the parts I have already. (I've...
• Re: Audi 100/200 callipers PHOTOS
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:34:55 +0100
  ...The spacing on the pad carrier bracekt is too close to mount > the > > actual caliper. We are currently working on locating a caliper carrier...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions! - 3A Comment
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:19:48 -0400
  ...I have the '83 diesal carrier bars, i'm guessing those work with this engine? Thanks again, jeff Jeff Stewart Alistair, I would again...
• Fw: THE ULTIMATE WAY TO HEAT YOUR BUS
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Mon, 12 May 1997 13:05:06 -0400
  ...those with diesels? Preheat the engine > and the interior! We have these engineering wanders! Miniature heat gigants, weighing > barely 10 pounds, you can find...
• Re: westy - what do you keep in your cupboards?
  Historical mailing list - Nolan Hester
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:17:57 -0700
  Ah! A topic that doesn't involve swapping engines, and so, something I can contribute on. ;-) >DRAWER > >Utensils + pens, matches, spare AA batteries >SINK...
• Re: 1.9 Manual Trans Accelerator Cable Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 May 2013 14:20:33 -0700
  ...Remove the engine end of the old Cable > > a. Make note of where the Barrel clamp at the throttle end is on the > old...
• Re: LVC: Cutting Metal (sheet, plate, box, tube)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 2 May 2014 19:20:05 -0700
  ...This area would > also work well for sparks from angle grinder use. > > I made all cuts for my engine carrier with a hack saw...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 07:33:40 -0700
  ...I found and purchased the later > > ('83-up) diesel engine carrier bars, engine mounts, diesel oil pan, and a > > couple of other items. Now...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - James Vogl
  Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:05:04 -0700
  ...Well, before I got > around to modifying the carrier, I installed an aluminum tube section to do > the old hatch prop hack. > > And yes...
• Re: Decisions, decisions which conversion-didn't intend to start a power war
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:27:00 -0400
  ...But that is why there is another engine carrier option that will be available as well. The important bit for us was that the...
• Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 22:59:22 -0500
  ...I used the Bostig engine carrier bar which mounts into the existing diesel vanagon frame holes on the chassis. I imagine you could use...
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 11:09:30 -0600
  ...I was looking for something with the bare necessity to get me there with an engine, transmission and four wheels. My search led me...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 08:43:55 -0700
  ...I found and purchased the later > > > ('83-up) diesel engine carrier bars, engine mounts, diesel oil pan, > and a > > > couple of other items. Now...
• 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 09:10:56 -0700
  ...It all fit right back into the van, on the same '83 diesel carrier bars, despite the 2.0 liter block being a few...
• Fwd: Fw: THE ULTIMATE WAY TO HEAT YOUR BUS
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 May 1997 20:20:19 -0400 (EDT)
  ...those with diesels? Preheat the engine > and the interior! We have these engineering wanders! Miniature heat gigants, weighing > barely 10 pounds, you can find...
• Re: Fri: opinion on the proper conversion for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 17 Jan 2018 19:22:44 -0800
  ...Brought back memories of my '68 Westy with the 1600 single barrel carbureted, single port, air cooled engine with about 40hp, but there was...
• 87 Vanagon Engine Swap Success (LONG!)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 00:48:08 -0500
  ...The "new" engine came complete with the engine carrier bar (again a Syncro specific item) and motor mounts. One of the 1990 mounts was...
• Re: Fwd: Buying a Van - Bought a Van
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sun, 24 Apr 2011 07:57:17 -0400
  ...a >> reputable VW mechanic in Santa Barbara. >> >> Anyway - he's put a lot of money into the engine, it runs really >> nice. Passed smog...
• Re: Redline MT90
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Apr 2016 00:59:58 -0400
  ...bar shifting the cover just enough to break that gasket. Insect the rear engine mounts. Good chance they are also separated from the engine...
• LiMBO want ads ... for sale:
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Dec 95 13:59:49 CST
  ...New Bedford (MA) ---- 21 or 23 window restored bus, and an older crew cab, and any barn door bus. no projects please, only prime...
• Re: Success!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:00:54 -0800
  ...raise the van 15 3/4) at the cross bar > > behind the tire carrier and now use the great idea of the ABS pipe...
• Off topic: Proud (long semi-rant)
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:56:43 -0500
  ...floor ) to a quick change to elegant people carrier, it was a champ. The Tiico engine that went in last year ran flawlessly (shameless...
• SOTO/Classic Weekend (Part 3 Camping with Box on Wheels)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 09:14:10 -0700
  ...in their BOOMY vehicles, revved the engines, peeled out one by one like jets off an aircraft carrier, throwing dirt and rocks behind them...
• Re: [FIX] Sound deadening with B-Quiet products?
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 00:03:28 -0400
  ...barrier. Keeps the hot out in the summer and the hot in in the winter. I will use the Lcomp around the engine area...
• Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 09:21:34 -0800
  ...Since mine is not a Tiico, I'll be fabbing up the exhaust and carrier. These are the big "unkonwns" (I'm a beginner...
• I'm getting the FAS Gen 5 and info
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Thu, 17 May 2012 09:15:41 -0500
  ...all things being equal, items like engine carriers, intake<BR>manifold, brackets for coolant bottles etc. should last a long time.<BR><BR>Although...
• Re: Oil leak...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:14:04 -0500
  ...It's on top of the motor mounts > and leaks down and around the heat shield and front of the engine carrier. > The pics...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:42:55 -0600
  ...A lot of them deserved to be cheap, but some cars were fun bargains. If you couldn't find it in town, JC Whitney...
• Re: New engine, was Re: Ecu fix addendum
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 2 Apr 2020 14:53:55 -0700
  ...Have the diesel bell housing and carrier bars and pan etc. >> >> Also have. 2.0 ABA block and head that might be rebuildable. >> >> And...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:04:13 -0700
  ...fit right back into the van, on the same '83 diesel carrier bars,� despite the 2.0 liter block being a few mm. taller...
• LiMBO Want Ads ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 13 Oct 95 12:07:12 CDT
  ...58-62 40hp bus engine; assorted parts from 62-67 buses; plus shipping. Rev. Dale B. Krueger, 3706 Barrington Dr., Kalamazoo, MI 49006 (616...
• Re: Rear Wheel (Bearing?) squeak
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 7 May 2012 05:56:06 -0400
  ...You will need to remove the big axle nut, BIG socket wrench and long bar needed. Use a needle injection fitting on the end...
• Re: Off topic: Proud (long semi-rant)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:32:01 -0600
  ...our Cameron Oil Valve, Otis Engineering, Brown Oil Tool, Dresser Oil tool are scraping the bottom of the barrel to keep afloat in the...
• 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 14 May 2013 06:28:23 -0400
  ...of the exhaust header pipe from the donor > > '83 Diesel: > carrier bars > engine mounts > motor mounts > oil pan > oil pickup > oil filler > dipstick & tube...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 08:09:44 -0400
  ...The transmission scolded accurately, the seats are beautifully taut, the engine starts immediately without unusual smoke formation and is passage strong, i.e. the...
• Re: Off topic: Proud (long semi-rant)
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Keefer
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 07:09:56 -0800
  ...floor > ) to a quick change to elegant people carrier, it was a champ. The > Tiico engine that went in last year ran flawlessly (shameless...
• Re: Aftermarket bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Mar 2016 11:48:37 -0400
  ...NO carrier trays, tire carriers, bike racks, etc. but there are other options for these, you just cant attach them to these bumpers, and...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:57:26 -0500
  ...There are an awful lot of engine shops and large scale rebuilders for many engines and A lot of them do not do VW...
• Re: Success!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:49:09 -0600
  ...raise the van 15 3/4) at the cross > bar >> > behind the tire carrier and now use the great idea of the ABS pipe...
• Re: Trans. Install: Input shaft & clutch splines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:23:25 -0700
  ...carrier ~ in middle of block, with >>>> transmission removed, engine might tilt toward rear of vehicle. MIne >>>> did. Jacking up pulley end of engine to...
• Re: engine change
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 19:52:46 -0500
  ...The "new" engine came complete with the engine carrier bar (again a Syncro specific item) and motor mounts. One of the 1990 mounts was...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:26:16 -0600
  ...So the engine was worked pretty hard. It had about 220,000 miles on it when I pulled the engine out. When I opened...
• Bostig, CARB EO, the reasons why not WAS: [WetWesties] Washington state...changes in vehicle licensing rules..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 15:28:22 -0500
  ...The price: $8k-$11k, no mounting, no carrier, no cooling, incomplete exhaust, etc etc etc... just the engine ending with the cats, engine management...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 14 May 2013 07:57:12 -0400
  ...of the exhaust header pipe from the donor >> >> '83 Diesel: >> carrier bars >> engine mounts >> motor mounts >> oil pan >> oil pickup >> oil filler >> dipstick & tube...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:44:28 -0800
  ...SOme of the Tiico hardware is also desirable � I was lucky to get a dual pipe Tiico header, and side engine carrier barsfrom a...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 15:50:18 -0800
  ...A lot of them deserved to be > cheap, but some cars were fun bargains. > > If you couldn't find it in town, JC Whitney...
• Re: Towing & sliding door
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 11:54:35 -0600
  ...Soak with WD 40 or Marvels Mystery Oil (the actual penetrating oil - not the MMO additive we add to gasoline and engine oil) the...
• Re: Bostig, CARB EO, the reasons why not WAS: [WetWesties] Washington state...changes in vehicle licensing rules..
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 19:15:19 -0800
  ...The price: $8k-$11k, no mounting, no > carrier, no cooling, incomplete exhaust, etc etc etc... just the engine > ending with the cats, engine management...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 17:13:02 -0700
  ...A lot of them deserved to be >> cheap, but some cars were fun bargains. >> >> If you couldn't find it in town, JC Whitney...