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• Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission of 91 Westy, Opinion?
  Historical mailing list - Fonni Chang
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 19:04:34 EDT
  This is a 91 Westy with 92,400 on the engine, still running really good. I have just flushed the engine and now have...
• Re: Airplane VW Engines
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 21:03:02 +1300
  >Anyway, it is my understanding that the first VW engines (the original >Beetle Engines during the war) were in fact already existing aircraft >engines...
• seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 13:21:54 EDT
  ...The burnt engine has 95K original miles. I have an engine hoist, jack stands and a fairly comprehensive tool collection, but have never removed...
• Re: G60 in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jun 1996 10:53:31 +1200
  Hi Volks, Ric writes: > There is a major issue in putting "high performance" VW watercooled engines > in Vanagons, etc....and that is the rpms...
• Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 13:28:44 -0400
  From my personal experience, the approximate engine R&R times are as follows: Remove engine: 1.5 hrs R&R parts from old to...
• Re: 1972 (engine almost in?!?!?) Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 08:45:01 -0500
  >engine and engine compartment, I don't see how anyone can install the >engine with the fan housing on, much less the tin. Like...
• how to identify engine
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 22:49:27 -0500
  ...in the records the PO gave me, I discovered the engine has been replaced. On a receipt: "1 85 VW VANAG Engine $995.00...
• 2.1L engine
  Historical mailing list - William M. Davidson
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 08:06:54 -0700
  I am trying to determine what gas mileage I should expect with my new 2.1L engine. The original 1.9L engine in my...
• new engine for our Vanagons, maybe only on Fridays
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:06:50 -0700
  ...It is pretty interesting--ex-VW engineer, boxer engine. Our Vanagons should last long enough to get one of these. ------------------------forwarded message--------------------------- This is...
• Re: engine swap source: TDI
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 08:37:30 -0600
  Bj�rn wrote: > At 10:58 AM 15/03/98 -0500, you wrote: > >Following is excerpt from company profile for VW Industrial engines that...
• Re: Is there a Diesel Vanagon with Power Steering ?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 11:16:29 -0500
  ...The only Diesel Vanagon engine (and for that mater the only inline engine) sold in N. America was the 1.6l Jetta/Golf engine...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 14:29:29 -0700
  ...Also when the cause is inside the engine it tends to show first on a hot engine and after a long drive. The OP...
• Re: Oil Cooler Upgrade I did...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Wed, 5 May 1999 10:21:01 EDT
  ...Maybe one of our engineering-type listmembers could explain. Scott De Santi 86 Vanagon 2WD
• Re: Engine Rebuilding Questions
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 4 May 2000 14:21:56 +0200
  ...THe air cooled Vanagon engine (1980-83) is a type4 engine, same as 1972-79 Bay window buses and the infamous VW 411/412...
• Re: Can Type IV heads be removed while engine in van?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 10:40:37 -0700
  There are going to be some that will tell you that the head can be removed without pulling the engine, it can be done...
• Kennedy Engineered Products
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sat, 22 Feb 1997 12:14:12 -0500
  Can anyone give me the address/phone number of Kennedy Engineered Products, the makers of engine adapters for vanagons? Bill
• Re: oil changes
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 01:17:49 EST
  In a message dated 98-03-02 04:29:47 EST, hunnam@PNC.COM.AU writes: > only uses diesel engine oil as lubricant in...
• Cleaning the engine bay...
  Historical mailing list - Al Ferguson
  Tue, 6 May 2003 22:56:18 -0700
  ...Anything, like vulnerable wiring/connections/computers that I should avoid? Their location in the engine bay�? Alternate method to clean the engine bay? Thanks...
• Re: Spring Cleaning an Air-cooled Motor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 08:25:34 -0600
  What are these Vanagon engine fires you speak of? Your world frightens and confuses me... -MB -------------------------- Clip --------------------- I'm guessing that you have posed...
• Air-cooled Vanagon engine for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 13:26:43 -0700
  ...I removed the flywheel to mount the engine on my stand. If you want the flywheel with the engine (I assume you do) I...
• Re: EB2007 Vanaru Test Drive
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:59:21 -0600
  ...Very, very nice power, you can barely hear it running while standing at the rear w/ the engine lid open! Makes a Gowesty big...
• metal vanagon engine cover for sale..fits all vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 May 2012 13:38:23 -0400
  folks i have a metal engine cover for sale. this fits ALL vanagons and westys '80-'91. . these were used on early aircooled vanagons...
• Re: Resolved!!!!: Problem putting Golf diesel into Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Mon, 29 May 2000 19:05:27 -0600
  ...While the engine is hanging in the Vanagon > > but not tightened, engine turns fine. Once we tighten the engine to the > > transmission, engine turns...
• Re: Dirty vs. clean
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:45:14 -0400
  ...YOur engine will look great. After it is dry spray the entire engine with clear engine paint. It will look even better. I use...
• Search engine for my VanagonLinks GooglePages?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 10:54:37 -0700
  ...A quick web search shows many "free" search engines. Most have strings attached. Trial software etc. I need a search engine for my pages...
• Re: head work
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:46:32 -0600
  On early Split and Bay busses up to 79 the engines need to be pulled to replace the heads. On Vanagons you can replace...
• I4 Engine mounting
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 06:47:36 -0700
  I think most of what you describe is due to the weight of the engine being moved to the jack. The rear of the...
• Fw: Advancing timing for more power, was: Boston Bob's web site
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 4 May 2002 08:45:01 -0400
  ...The air-cooled engine is very different than the water-cooled engine due to the temp ranges of the combustion chambers. Water-cooled engines...
• Re: Air Cooled Crate Engines
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014 07:28:17 -0400
  David, glad you are still out there! I would recommend AVP Worldwide as a source for a good rebuilt, crate AC Vanagon engine without...
• Re: tranny mount responsibility?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 25 May 1999 18:59:04 -0700
  ...Loosening it helps the > >transmission/engine assembly to rotate down at the rear so the engine can > >be pulled out under the rear apron...
• Re: Passat 2.0L engine questions
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:09:00 -0600
  ...If this engine isn't running, and the seller says it needs a cam belt and tensioner, and it's an interference engine ...... isn...
• Re: Engine's out... one more question
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:02:16 -0400
  This is not intended as a smart-*ss comment, but I would recommend cleaning the engine so you can see what you're doing...
• Re: Suburu/Golf or a transverse engine anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 21:00:33 +1200
  ...Why a loss of space? At least some engines should all fit under the deck. > I have heard of some putting a mid engine...
• Trouble Fitting I-4 Engine Into '90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 17:46:33 -0800
  I now have the I-4 engine bolted to the ACW transmission in my '90 Vanagon. I'm using the Vanagon diesel parts and...
• Re: transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 19:31:55 -0500
  No need to remove the engine tin to pull the tranny. You can support just the rear of the engine (flywheel end). The other...
• 1,6-l. '79-'82 type 2 'pancake' engine in Bug
  Historical mailing list - Hanno Spoelstra
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:30:16 +0100
  ...Regarding the fact that this pancake engine was developed from the 1.6-l. upright fan engine in the pre-'79 type 2, I...
• Re: Engine Advice (Overheating?)
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 13:09:25 -0500
  After the engine gets up to temp it does not matter how long you drive it. This does assume that everything is working OK...
• Boston Engine 15K update
  Historical mailing list - Jason Denton
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 12:31:17 -0800
  (For those thinking of purchasing a rebuilt engine) I purchased a rebuilt engine from Boston Engine about a year ago. I have put around...
• Re: What about replacing Vanagon engines with more fuel efficient ones?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:49:07 -0400
  ...Now, if you're engine happens to be broke and need replacing/rebuilding anyways... different story. On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 9:28...
• Re: aircraft engine NVC
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:12:42 -0700
  Aircraft engines have some nice features: Usually good power to weight ratio. Various redundant systems for failproofness in the air. Some have much better...
• Re: Eurospec egines?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 20:36:19 -0800
  Depends, This could me European specification engines or it could mean an engine sold by Eurospec in California. Generally European engines have less pollution...
• Friday - engine stand suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:54:19 -0500
  Hey Volks, I was just wondering if anyone could give me somewhere to start for my search for an engine stand. I'm kinda...
• hesitating when warm?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:46:02 -0600
  1986 2.1 2WD I just swapped my engine for my spare engine (old engine had blown head gasket). Starts great, idles great. Only...
• Re: high idle speed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 12:19:57 -0600
  ...This is right up on top of the engine and easy to see. Stop the engine, reconnect the ISV, let the engine cool completely...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 14:39:55 -0700
  It reads like it is a brand new engine, but not VW: "2.0 liter inline VW/Audi style engine" ...and... "THE CONTENTS OF...
• Boston engine service Bulletin #1
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:36:28 -0500
  This is service Bulletin is for resent customers of Boston Engine that have bought 1.9 and 2.1 engines with front pulleys installed...
• FS 2.1L engine
  Historical mailing list - Tom Czerniak
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 07:40:52 -0500
  ...But until the new engine arrives , the wasser engine is right where it belongs ,powering the van ,an 87 Westy.It can be heard...
• Re: What about replacing Vanagon engines with more fuel efficient ones?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 06:28:05 -0700
  ...http://www.bostig.com/products/zetec/Overview.php Also there is NO economy in putting in a new 'fuel efficient' engine to replace a...
• For sale: 82 Vanagon (Update)
  Historical mailing list - Markus Leutwyler
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 19:40:43 -0400
  Engine information: VW Golf (Rabbit) 1.8L gas engine (conversion from original VW 1.6 Diesel engine) Price: $2500
• Re: Engine oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:01:05 -0700
  ...All three of these can be checked and repaired with the engine in the car. Z "Bill H." <starfinder88@YAHOO.COM> wrote: I seem...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Diesel_Engine_Position=3A_4=C2=BA_Angle_From_Cent?= =?utf-8?Q?re_of_Rear_Wheels?=
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 27 Oct 2017 12:40:08 -0700
  1982 Diesel - 406 mm from flat area aft of the engine cover gasket (10 mm or so wide) to the c/l of the...
• Re: From 2.0L ABA to TDI
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:16:50 -0700
  the 1Z and AHU tdi engines will bolt up just fine at 50 % using diesel vanagon engine mounting parts. the next tdi engine , the...
• Re: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 10:30:11 -0700
  ...All engines are aspirated. I believe you mean normally aspirated. As opposed to force fed as in a turbo charged or super charged engine...
• Zamboni engines at Boston Bob's
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 09:22:06 -0800
  I'm browsing Bob's engine selections and notice new 1800 cc watercooled zamboni engines. Hmmmmmm. I assume these are industrial versions of the...
• Engine Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 11:51:07 -0400
  I have been extremely pleased with my home made engine support stand. Since the weight of the engine is taken by the van, not...
• 2.1 L WBX Basket Case - Save or Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:20:25 -0600
  ...Tuned out the engine was a Canadian VW Factory Rebuilt engine with the yellow sticker on top of the case. The van had about...
• Re: Air Cooled Crate Engines
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:58:52 -0400
  I just purchased a 2.1 longblock from Suburban Engine, formerly Boston Engine. It is being professionally installed as I write, so no quality...
• Re: 81 AC engine seizure?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 14:37:36 -0600
  ...I recently pulled the engine from my 81 westfalia in hopes of repairing the severe oil leakage that it suffered from. The engine had...
• Re: porsche conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Jan 1997 00:07:09 -0500
  ...why do you want an air-cooled engine? > > If you've got money to spend, how about Subaru SVX engine (6 cylinder > waterboxer) with...
• Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:28:58 -0500
  ...Do "They" really not allow newer modern engines to be swapped into older vehicles likes Vanagons? I like to think I could swap out...