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• Re: regarding head gasket failures on water cooled engs....
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 15:03:54 -0400
  ...regarding head gasket failures on water cooled engs.... RE: Re torquing bolts Larry, Karl, et al I recall threads in the past stating that...
• buying new van or type 3..
  Historical mailing list - Chris D'Amico
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 15:20:59 -0800
  dear list, in my present dilemna of what should i do (replace the engine, etc.). is it possible to buy a new vanagon from...
• Survey says.... dropping the engine...
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:36:25 -0600
  ...Need to do work on the engine of my air cooled 81, but I think the question applies to the water cooled as well...
• Re: This could be a real buy...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:17:56 -0800
  ...or use it to put some good water-cooled engine into. it's an antique all right, 30 yrs old. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor...
• Water Wetter...??
  Historical mailing list - Don & Sue Welch
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 18:51:32 -0700
  ...Redline" that is supposed to lower the temperature of your water cooled engine by 40 degrees... Seems like a tall order but since we...
• Updated photos of the R-TDI project Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 6 Jun 2006 19:06:37 -0700
  ...http://www.fastforward.ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to...
• Re: New Guy needs info, thanks
  Historical mailing list - Kent Mitchell
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 19:15:30 -0700
  ...engines are about $1800.00 on a pallet. > Get ready for a big blast in response: > I say "never buy a Water Cooled, stick...
• Re: Warming Engine OIL
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 23:14:18 -0400 (EDT)
  ...not as picky as a Vanagon Water cooled Eric Zeno emz@nauticom.net 86 Syncro 86 GL 72 240Z 1936 Chrysler On Tue, 16...
• Complete Idiots Guide Books
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:58:12 EST
  I've heard rumors that there used to be a water cooled version of this classic book but that it is no longer available...
• HIGHROOF vanagon camper on ebay.. wasRe: funky '85 on ebay
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 16:47:00 EDT
  ...back, a built-in portapotty, 5-speed tranny, and dual > carborated water-cooled engine! > > worth a looksee folks.. loots like a Reimo? conversion.. chris
• Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 12:32:36 -0700
  ...are still making bay window buses with 1.4 liter water cooled engine in >Brazil. http://www.vw.com.br/default.asp Thanks, I...
• Re: "Increase... Warning not for NOT for Watercooled Bu...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:15:56 EDT
  ...They were talking about the air-cooled T1 engines that run hotter with higher compression ratios than 7:1. The water-cooled Wasserboxer stock...
• Re: breather hose
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 06:03:55 -0500
  Apparently there is some questions as to whether this will fit a 1.9L engine... According to my good buddy Jim Digennaro (LiMBO's...
• Re: Hot VW's artical
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 6 Sep 1997 21:49:04 EDT
  ...They're story "The Ultimate VW Dyno Test" was about baselining a new engine then dyno testing forty variations of bolt goodies. I would...
• Re: I heard a 'nasty' rumor!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 00:32:26 -0500
  ...engine?? surely not as much trouble as it was for the mexican >plant to completely re-engineer the bread-loaf for a water-cooled...
• Re: Ideal oil filter by-pass pressure/oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:19:30 -0400
  ...When shutting down a warm engine normally, the engine will tend to stop at a cylinder TDC on its own. Stopping a cold engine...
• Re: question of oil level
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Fri, 30 Sep 94 8:22:39 PDT
  > and, of course, the water-cooled vanagon engines ... well, THEY can handle > just about as much oil as you can cram down into them...
• 2.1L & VDO Cylinder Temp Gauge ???
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 11:45:11 -0700
  ...I know these are VERY useful on air-cooled engines...what is the concensus on water-cooled? Any suggestions (tricks) to installing on a...
• Air cooled transmission in a Waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 09:32:13 EDT
  ...a bad engine and a good transmission. Is it possible to put the Air cooled '83 transmission in the water-cooled 85? Would this...
• FW: The strange transmission noise
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 13:30:00 -0600
  ...Are you running a air cooled or water > cooled trans? > Al > > jimt wrote: > Air cooled trannie with a subie engine. <almost all edu addresses...
• Re: Kinda-Friday has anyone built a diesel boxer?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 15:53:56 -0500
  I saw pictures of a prototypical diesel aircraft engine a few years ago that was a 4-cylinder water-cooled boxer engine. It was...
• Re: (NVC) But my comments on the concept Microbus...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:30:45 -0500
  ...Uhm...we've all seen what happens when VW tries to make modern, water-cooled boxer engines. I don't think they want any...
• Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] New Engine
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:23:35 -0400
  ...Unfortunately, after waiting a week for the engine, the wrong one was shipped- air cooled instead of water cooled. Now we have to wait...
• air cooled engine alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Clay Moore
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 13:07:34 -0700
  ...Since there are inline engine alternative's for the water cooled vanagons, what engine alternatives are available for that era westfalias ... if any ? Or...
• 1984 VW Vanagon for Sale
  Historical mailing list
  12 Sep 1995 18:16:14 GMT
  ...FM-AM cassette, 4 speed manual, 2L water cooled engine. The engine has 145k miles. It has been well maintained (myself and Motormania), runs...
• Re: Engine installation book times
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 19:54:01 -0700
  ...engine minor". > > Air cooled Vanagon, 80-83, 16.9 hours. > > "Where AC interferes, add 1.0". > > "Auto trans, add 1.2". > > Water cooled is...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk! Wilder's Law
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:02:19 -0700
  ...the 2L AC >> engine wasn�t what I needed. Subie time. > > So you converted an air cooled to a water cooled Subie, or is...
• Re: vw industrial aircooled motors (was: Re: better blog, good vehicle on ice (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 13:26:36 -0500
  Chris and fellow vanagon types I still build and sell allot of air and water cooled engines for the Zambonis mostly propane and some...
• rebuilt engine: what the dealer parts guy said
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 18 Aug 94 09:35:52 CDT
  ...the $2380 factory rebuilt vw engines (for water-cooled buses) include: EVERYTHING from the valve covers INWARD is new (he said he wasn't...
• Re: Vanagon Ad
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 27 May 2008 17:38:07 -0700
  ...This is a link to an ad regarding a new water-cooled engine with more > power. > I hadn't seen this one before but...
• FS: New 15" Golf/Jetta alloys or trade for Vanagon stuff
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 9 May 2001 06:32:04 EDT
  I have a set of brand new "Eurosport" Bonn alloys for 4-lug water-cooled VW's 4-lug BMW's, most Hondas, etc...
• Re: Cabin air recirc bench test VIDEO
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:09:34 -0400
  ...the cold cold climes. > > It'll be a while before water cooled engine conversion done, so > obviously this is not tested. But this idea...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: 79 Water-cooled Bus?]
  Historical mailing list - jeff fleming
  Sat, 7 Jun 1997 01:28:44 -0700 (PDT)
  I am not on this list; my brother forwarded me the water cooled bus posting because he knew I have been curious for a...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 16:16:06 EDT
  ...My point was a 1979 cc engine does not suffer the same symptoms as a 1.9 WATER-cooled engine. It has been my...
• Re: Help! Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 23:26:02 -0500 (EST)
  ...water-cooled) was no problem however the Temperature LED would not stop > flashing. (snip >=20 > When I got to work, I shut the engine...
• Re: Putting a water cooled engine in an 82?!?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 22:59:00 EST
  ...Water-cooled - Engines cheaper not as cheap as air-cooled - Radiators free not as cheap as air-cooled - All those radiator hoses free not...
• got a problem. can you give advice?
  Historical mailing list - David Hinds (by way of Ron Lussier )
  Wed, 02 Apr 1997 22:28:10 -0800
  ...a)have this engine repaired ($ ???) b)get a rebuilt engine ($2055 + $700 + 200) (2.1l engine + install + exhaust conv) questions: is this a common...
• Re: how to put out engine fire?
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Fri, 14 May 1999 22:51:38 -0500
  ...4 cylinder engines are a magnesium alloy, both air and >water cooled. If enough heat has built up so that the engine case or...
• I Need a New Engine - Any suppliers want to quote me.
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:38:03 -0400
  ...it is an ex-engine. If any suppliers want to pmail me a quote I have an 84 water cooled automatic. I would need...
• Oil pressure sander/switch #2 location
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:24:40 -0500
  ...I went to a great site (modification of a 2.1 engine water cooled in an air cooled) There is many great pictures of...
• Parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:37:38 -0400
  ...offer align boring for all vw flat 4 air and water-cooled engines and the usual list of rebuilt long blocks for vws going...
• Re: Subaru Coolant/Leak Stop
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:46:40 -0600
  ...of a mechanic who said that unscrupulous water cooled engine rebuilders put stop leak in the engine when they rebuild it so that if...
• Re: Oil seal replacemets
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:38:39 -0700
  Jay - You didn't indicate Air or Water Cooled, but the cover gasket (paper) is the same. In either case, the rear engine carrier...
• Re: Air-cooled to Water-cooled
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 10:23:10 +0200
  ...A garage will do that for about $ 2000.00 without engine. As an add to the other previous mails, you have to drop the...
• Re: Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 02:07:46 EDT
  In a message dated 99-07-03 20:40:46 EDT, gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM writes: << load, drive fast for long periods of time...
• Re: 82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices?
  Historical mailing list - brady horrace
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 17:43:08 -0800
  ...and will be starting the conversion from air cooled, to a water cooled Zetec powered van very soon. Check out the web sight ( http...
• Oil press. relief valve
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:08:22 -0700
  I see there is one on both the air cooled and the water cooled engines. The name explains what the purpose of it is...
• Re: Removing a water cooled engine from vanagon. Ben?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 19 May 2009 17:22:26 EDT
  ...be sure to support thre tranny when taking the engine out. later mark d **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just...
• Help! Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - Ron Pascal
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:44:03 -0800
  ...Starting my 88' Westy (water-cooled) was no problem however the Temperature LED would not stop flashing. This was with the engine still cold...
• parts source
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 19:21:24 -0800
  ...new and used parts for rear engined VWs - air AND water cooled. fair prices. warranty/return policies. �"your used parts are good as cash...
• Re: buses for sale ... Alabama
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 96 08:54:27 +0100
  ...has 4 cylinder water cooled > engine with 86,000 miles. we have thoroughly enjoyed this vehicle. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Not too much i hope :) Brian.
• Re: regarding head gasket failures on water cooled engs....
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 09:14:31 -0700
  ...this is correct, is it possible that the rebuilder in this case had not used new bolts in the assembly of the rebuilt engines?
• Re: Breeding Air
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:28:08 -0700
  ...It is an 1987 Wolfburg with the > stock > 2.1 water cooled engine. > > Chris Snyder > Casey __________________________________________ '87 300TD intercooler/propane '94 100CSQ Avant '90...
• Re: Hot Start Problem in H2O cooled
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 07:31:15 -0700
  ...All, > > In my 83 Water cooled Vanagon, I have noticed a little problem. If I try >to restart the engine after it has been...
• Re: Watercooled Mexican Microbusses?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 08:20:47 -0800
  Made until recently when the Puebla factory switched models, loaf style Mexican buses had water cooled inline 4 cylinder engines with a front radiator...
• Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:00:24 -0700
  There are water cooled turbos but I said Oil. Mike On 10/23/06 3:15 PM, "ROBERT DONALDS" <donalds1@verizon.net> wrote: > I...
• Re: Two newbie questions
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 25 Dec 1998 18:52:15 -0700
  ...Those water cooled Vanagons from 1983-on generally have two, and engine coolant is circulated through them unless some part of the system breaks...
• Re: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 14:28:07 -0800
  ...Not enough engine unless you never drive on hills or go very fast. Cheap yes ..but way undersized for the application. on water-cooled...
• Putting a water cooled engine in an 82?!?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Waxman
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 22:12:33 -0500
  ...Water-cooled - Engines cheaper not as cheap as air-cooled - Radiators free not as cheap as air-cooled - All those radiator hoses free not...
• 81 Clutch Slave Cylinder Removal
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Harris
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 13:30:37 -0700
  ...were replacing the slave cylinder >on >the water-cooled motor. That one is reachable from the engine compartment. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN...