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• Re: For the rich kid
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 20:09:01 -0800
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• heads- bus depot or van cafe??
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 21:47:42 -0800
  i need a set of rebuilt wasserboxer heads. van-cafe has'em for $350 + core bus depot has'em for $220 + core Anybody have...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 15:17:05 -0800
  ...I do find the idea of counter balancing the crankshaft on the 2.1 l wasserboxer intriguing. So maybe instead of changing gear ratios...
• Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 10:10:47 EST
  > Is it really all that better? > My Wasserboxer is in the 130HP range and a few other mods 150HP to 200 HP+ > is possible...
• re: head gaskets & bars leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 95 08:39:42 PST
  ...It seems that the wasserboxer does not like to idle. The needle on mine creeps up at idle in traffic jams but it's...
• Re: WasserBoxer fish farm (F)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 01:30:49 +0100
  ...interesting ---- what types of South American fish do best in > >the Wasserboxer cooling system? Do they prefer ethylene or propolene based > >coolant (phosphate-free...
• Re: Looking fer Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 13:58:30 -0500
  You mean the VW Bus weirdos? The hippie dregs? The dueling Wasserboxer v. aircooled teams? Found it. Now yer done for... :) Mike Wright 68...
• Re: Unsubscribing... but one last question!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Apr 1997 01:16:20 -0500 (EST)
  ...Lest year I lived in Germany for 3 months and never saw any wasserboxers why?????
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 21:18:58 +1300
  >Then there is this statement that will probably be my ultimate hanging >offense ........... most Vanagon owners are more conservative than the >Bus owners .............. I...
• Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 18:50:10 +0100
  Robert Lilley wrote: > Adding power to the Wasserboxer is relatively EASY. The Wasserboxer engine > is NOT that complex if the machine work is done...
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 15:06:15 -0700
  There is a German version of the wasserboxer with something like 115 hp, high compression engine. Those vanagons can go 160 km per hour...
• Re: 115HP wasserboxer on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 13:23:37 -0800
  ...115HP wasserboxer on Ebay >Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 14:07:36 EST > >Just came across this on Ebay and wondered if anyone on...
• Re: Late-model 120A alternator fit on wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 17:44:03 -0700
  ...from 1997 >Jetta) will fit without a problem on a wasserboxer? There are plently of >them in the junkyards. > >Cheers, > > >Michael J. Sullivan >IPS...
• 2.1 Wasserboxer engine needed
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 20:18:17 PST
  Hey listers, I'm looking for a 2.1 engine in good condition prferably located in the Mid-Atlantic (Virginia). Any leads would be...
• Callaway Vanagon Turbo
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 13:14:31 -0800
  ...Shouldn't be much of a stretch to adapt the same to wasserboxers. "For additional information, write to Callaway Turbocharger Systems, Stewarts Corner, Lyme...
• Re: Wasserboxer Distributor into A/C 2.0
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 07:32:28 -0400
  If you mean a 2.1 digifant distributor then check if there is any centrifigual advanve mechanism. I believe these later dist's had...
• Recommended Breakin method for new engine
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Tue, 18 May 1999 11:17:47 -0500
  I'm getting a rebuilt Wasserboxer in my '84 Westy (1.9l). What kind of driving practices are recommended for the break in period...
• Re: 2.1L engine tools
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:04:26 -0400
  At 14:11 9/22/2000, John wrote: >set of wasserboxer engine tools(albeit "pricey") from the VW authorized >tool distributor: > > Zelenda Automotive Inc...
• 2.1L engine
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:48:47 -0800
  I will be converting my 86 Syncro and still have original 2.1L wasserboxer engine powering it but not for long... It runs great...
• Carb conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:29:50 -0700
  Any swap their aircooled (Type 4) or Wasserboxer over to carb? Why and any benefits? Just bought my 81 which I swapped to a...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 23:52:20 -0500
  ...2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild > > > This thread could not be more off base. Sorry to any > one I may offend ahead of time, but...
• Re: 1.9 wasserboxer pic?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 17:23:28 -0700
  ...1.9 wasserboxer pic? > > >> >> Does anyone have a picture of the top of a relatively unmolested 1.9 >> wasserboxer?
• Re: How to remover pistons from wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 08:38:25 -0500 (EST)
  ...list and I am rebuilding an engine in a 84 vanagon > (wasserboxer). > > I have the engine cases unbolted but can't see how to...
• '83.5 running too COOL??
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Sun, 3 Nov 1996 09:13:31 -0500
  ...Is my 83.5 wasserboxer running too cool?? It's just starting to get cold here in Cincinnati, Ohio (in the twenties) and my...
• advice on 80-83.5 engine convrsn?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 08:07:08 MST
  ...same size? would the trany have to be traded for a wasserboxer trany? If so are they compatible? My main concerns are will it...
• Re: Head Welded, '80 (long) & Shop Recommendation
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 May 1997 21:27:13 PST
  ...18:02:49 -0500 vwbus@netbiz.net writes: >They are supposed to be the shit for wasserboxer head repair though. > >John >vwbus@netbiz.net >
• Re: High Performance Wasserboxers?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 20:09:01 -0800
  So, this thread brings to mind another (not V'gon related) question... What about the crank length/configuration? Could one procure a 2.1...
• Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power...
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 10:40:09 EST
  ...Plus you have the side benefit that in the long run, your mildly altered Wasserboxer will no doubt be worth more in the collector...
• one more addition to website
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 13:50:37 -0800
  ...I have added a pic of the wasserboxer AFM capacitor fix to my site. deep link: http://www.members.shaw.ca/bilbo/WBafm.html...
• Re:Opinions on Auto Trans Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 13:49:05 -0800
  ...wrote: > So he's wondering if the auto trans wasserboxers are OK. Any > difference in reliablity? > I've had plenty of problems with Da...
• Re: Eurovan Engine Ignorance
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 13:54:54 -0800
  ...I am aware that the old Audi 5000 (which, ironically, sounds to my ears like a Wasserboxer) had a 5-lung, with no rep...
• Re: Carrier Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 15:02:51 -0500
  ...I keep getting ambiguous answers. > > Question: '84 wasserboxer. > > I have diesel bellhousing. Plan is a 2.0 cross flow gas motor at 50 > deg...
• RE: Weld heads
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Tue, 3 Oct 1995 13:47:41 -0800 (AKDT)
  Regarding welding heads on wasserboxers. I've had good luck with RIMCO. They charge $150.00 a pair to clean, resurface, install new valve...
• Re: Spark plugs - 2.l L
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:36:54 -0600
  ...at 15:49, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Can Bosch plugs number W7DTC be safely use in the 2.1 L wasserboxer? > > John
• towing with a waterboxer 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 15:29:09 -0500
  Any advice/opinions on the possibility of towing a bug on a trailer with my '83.5 wasserboxer 1.9 vanagon (recently replaced head...
• To Counterweight or not to counterweight has been the question...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 20:30:44 PDT
  For those that are building their own wasserboxer engine read Gene Berg's tech tip below on why it is important to counterbalance the...
• coolant leak uphill parking
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gilland
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:19:41 -0700
  ...air holes on the top, when parking uphill? 84 1.9 wasserboxer. thanks, Paul __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World...
• Re: Turbo wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 21:58:01 EDT
  You could just put a T1 Kit in with dual dual throat carbs and redo the engine lid to fit and rework the exhaust...
• Re: If our engine cases weren't hard enough to find....
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 18:53:09 -0600
  We are close to offering a Type 5 kit, to convert the wasserboxer to aircooled upright configuration. 76 or 82mm strokes, 94-96mm bores...
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Richard Green
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:52:14 -0500
  ...able to check in a Hot VW mag. "i sourced some wasserboxer manifolds for DRLA's from www.customspeedshop.com <http://www.customspeedshop.com...
• Re: Okrasa (was Fryeday - What kind of VW are you?)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:09:58 -0500
  >wasserboxer as well as a complete 6 cyl waterboxer >of up to 3.7L capacity. Cost at the time of manufacture was something >like...
• Vangon fired over
  Historical mailing list - Koloski, John G.
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 12:52:33 -0500
  ...The bleeder valve on the old wasserboxer is still on the old wasserboxer. Is there a bleeder valve somewhere on the in-line 4...
• Re: Wasserboxer into a T1 into a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 21:50:35 -0500
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 9:22 PM Subject: Wasserboxer into a T1 into a Vanagon > Robert, > > Would this be a goog...
• Re: Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:12:26 -0500
  ...Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1 On 7/30/12, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > These carbs don't have carb...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Sun, 26 Jan 1997 23:58:29 -0800 (PST)
  At 11:56 PM 1/26/97 -0600, you wrote: >For some time, I have been looking for alternatives to the wasserboxer engine >in...
• Re: YES! We Have NO Bananas! (film at eleven). and now, the stats ...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jan 95 15:13:19 CST
  ...1983 Vanagon L wasserboxer. Engine rebuilt twice, last time by the venerable Carl Jaentch. Now at 140,000 miles and going strong. Steve Hunts...
• Reliable mechanics in NJ??
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Mon, 21 Jul 1997 10:43:56 -0500
  I'm looking for a recommendation for a wasserboxer Vanagon mechanic in Northern NJ. The bus needs a complete tuneup. Every garage says they...
• Chevy V6 and kennedy???
  Historical mailing list - Ed Berlett, Music
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 11:37:19 -0500
  I have seen suggestions about replacing the Wasserboxer with a Chevy V6, but I can't find any details in the archives. How can...
• Volkswagen Camper and Comercial Issue Three Is Out
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 06:25:57 -0700
  ...It includes part 2 of Building the Wasserboxer. Thanks, Chris Gronski '80 Westy "Pokey" - SLOPOKEY '87 Chevrolet Sprint - Ice Racer '91 Pontiac Firefly - Convertable...
• 1.9 "Wasserboxer" engine for sale, $500
  Historical mailing list - Trent Sanders
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 00:39:48 -0400
  1983 1.9 watercooled engine, complete from the bellhousing "south", including all intake, exhaust, computer, wiring, etc. Engine was removed intact for Subaru conversion...
• Re: Paddle van Pictures are now available
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 20:15:37 EDT
  ...Here I was looking for the riverboat queen with Wasserboxer powered paddles. Gee it looks just like my parts van. 'cept cleaner. BenT <A...
• Looking
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 20:14:38 -0500
  I am looking for a nice Wasserboxer Westy with a bad engine that I can pick up for a few thousand. Do you know...
• nvc: anyone had/have a Porsche 944?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 15:09:39 -0400
  ...Anyone had one of these? I've heard that some parts are interchangeable with our beloved wasserboxer, and hence might be cheaper. Anyhow, if...
• Re: Wasserboxer and Porsche 914?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 20:31:53 -0500
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 11:21 AM Subject: Wasserboxer and Porsche 914? > Can the erudite members of the list help me...
• Re: Haynes VG Repair Manual-- for 85 Wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 May 2002 15:43:40 -0500
  ...I thought it might make a good > supplement. > Thoughts? > > --Patrice > 85 Wasserboxer "Vana Blue" > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM...
• Re: E15 Coming & the Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:42:19 -0500
  ...E15 Coming & the Wasserboxer This is another result of the oil and agriculture industries getting what they want, no questions asked.  I have been...
• Performance Wasserboxer: Fact or Fiction
  Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
  Sat, 15 Jul 2000 21:18:32 EDT
  As my '86 GL nears total stripdown, I've started looking at the supposed "performance" parts available for wasserboxers. I've noticed that big...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk!-Engine base
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 11:18:54 -0500
  ...The crank is interchangable with a Type 1. > > Really? I was under the impression that the 1.9 and 2.1 > wasserboxers were > derived...
• Re: Mystery Starting Problem '84 auto wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Apr 1997 00:53:52 -0400 (EDT)
  I don't have a clue to your problem but It sure is a mystry I would like to have solved . It occres with...
• Beetles
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 18:45:56 -0500
  ...to make someone happy; but I have decided to take the $$ out of it in order to put it into the Wasserboxer. Thanks, Woody