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• "Gene Berg Declines" Thread (from 10/28)
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 18:17:54 -0800
  ...I spoke with Clyde Berg (Gene's son) but also got the unfortunate response, "We don't do any work on wasserboxer engines" and...
• Re: 1.9 wasserboxer pic?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:44:37 -0700
  Jim, the return is the highest line on the engine, from the pressure regulator. The T down low is the supply line from the...
• Re: Porsche Eng. Retrofit Kits
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 17:13:49 -0400
  -----Original Message----- >btw, other than the engine as >a unit, i never found 911 parts to be all that expensive compared to >wasserboxer parts...
• looking for push rods 1.9 wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - greg rich
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 09:22:53 MST
  ...I dropped my engine at a machine shop and they disappeared somewhere in between. What I'm missing is the long thin rods that...
• There's a 1.9L wasserboxer motor on eBay for $1
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 20:23:52 -0700
  ...Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992 1160 - Vanagon Accessories and Engine Conversions - Vanagon, Transporter and Iltis Sales and Importation - European Lighting for most...
• WTB: a good Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Sat, 21 Aug 2004 19:26:53 -0700
  ...He needs a complete running engine. hopefully near Sarasota Florida or could have UPS to deliver it. Please Pmail me. thanks! ===== Phil 84' Westy...
• Re: Engine stops running at red lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 16:15:52 +0200
  John Rodgers wrote: > Julie, all the 1988 vanagon based vehicles, including the '88 Westfalia had > 2.1 liter fuel injected wasserboxer engines. (affectionately known...
• Re: VANAGON WITH AUDI ENGINES
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 17:34:47 -0500
  ...Rodgers wrote (in part)... ...we here seem to have been stuck with a vehicle with an extrodinarily bad engine ......the Wasserboxer... "Extraordinarily bad engine...
• Re: air cooled engine alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:51:15 -0600
  ...Ignorant >drivers continue on until the engine overheats. >> > > Waterboxers are not prone to flipping off belts, but, just like the >Corvair, the cooling system...
• Re: hesitation from a stop and replacing afm
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 13:15:28 -0800
  ...The number of companies offering engine conversions (and the number of people BUYING them) I think says something about the wasserboxer also.. >Most of...
• Change '87 Vanagon ATF to Change ALL ATF (Questions)
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 09 Nov 1996 08:51:05 -0600
  Volks, Sorry in advance for so many posts w/wasserboxer question, but I intend to change the ATF in "Das Boot" today and will...
• Re: Converting a 1.9 to a 2.1 Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Ed Berlett
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:54:36 -0400
  Bill Knight wrote: > What about the fuel injection? Is the Digijet satisfactory for use > on the 2.1 engine? Which throttle body and AFM...
• Wasserboxer and NOS...ludicrous?
  Historical mailing list - JimL
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 23:37:49 -0400
  ...Obviously, some engine work needs to be done but assuming I beef up and balance the bottom end,work the heads to flow better...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon conversion project starting.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 23:03:50 -0400
  ...I removed my wasserboxer this way and it was a bit of a pain! When I installed the engine, I used a hoist and...
• HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT, ETC.
  Historical mailing list - foxmiller
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 14:08:40 -0500
  ...Wow, what a nightmare engine cooling circulation system the wasserboxer has! Priced out at over $800 for a whole new set of hoses. Looks...
• Re: "Foreign" Engines in VWs
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 18:11:41 -0400
  >I've never owned a wasserboxer, or an air-cooled type-4 engine either, >but I'll throw in my $.02 (after inflation-- watch...
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 12:29:31 -0800
  ...Good running wasserboxers sell for much, much more, often breaking $1500, even for an old 1984. I also attend the local insurance auctions, and...
• Re: "Increase the HP, up to 45%(or more), in your Wasserboxer" CD-ROM
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 12:19:41 -0700
  ...in your Wasserboxer" CD-ROM > > >>I am thinking about putting together a CD-ROM detailing all my improvements >>to the Vanagon engine. It would...
• Re: body work vs. mechanical work-Now Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:01:08 +0000
  ...I wanted the engine in by Thanksgiving and then have the winter to sort things out. Never happened. Since my wasserboxer is doing fine...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 00:31:30 -0800
  ...T1 engines are magnesium (easily cracked), T4s are aluminum, and I assume (but, don't know) that wasserboxers are aluminum as well. But your...
• Re: Top end problems, 2liter motor
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 07:25:47 -0500
  ...Top end problems, 2liter motor > Hi Adam, > The wasserboxer and most modern engines run 40 to 45 degrees advance > above 2k rpm (There are...
• Re: Mexico and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 20:46:12 -0800
  ...Note that the wasserboxer, nor for that matter later type 2-4 aircooled pancake engines, were not made or sold in Mexico so used...
• Re: VANAGON WITH AUDI ENGINES
  Historical mailing list - Scott McDonell
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 11:20:40 -0700
  ...Rodgers wrote (in part)... ...we here seem to have been stuck with a vehicle with an extrodinarily bad engine ......the Wasserboxer... "Extraordinarily bad engine...
• Re: Wasserboxer Engine Life
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 1996 09:35:21 -0400
  ...It now has an engine transplant and is off and running >again. > >Trust your oil pressure light, but not your water temp gage. The...
• wasserboxers and 70K engine problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott P Johnson
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 22:14:42 -0500
  ...I recall my mechanic in Virginia telling me that at about 70K these engines blow a major gasket and need an expensive repair job...
• Re: Update on Cracked Heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:39:01 -0700
  ...I decided to go the route of the rebuilt wasserboxer. > It's not my engine of choice, but it meets my current budget and...
• Re: Air cooled to Water cooled
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 16:08:30 -0400
  Mark Kazman wrote: > > Hi All, > I plan on doing a subaru engine conversion in the future. Since I have > an '81 air-cooled model...
• Re: WTB: aircooled tranny
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 20:07:19 -0500
  ...Has anyone tried it? Bradley Flubacher State College, PA '82 VW diesel westy '84 GL wasserboxer -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: Ben Pon and Dereks Big Motor Homework
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Nov 95 21:04:04 +0100
  ...They seem to specialize in all VW boxer engines, from upright to 2.1 Wasserboxer to 2866cc T IV. In their catalog (I paid...
• Friday F/Water in Exhaust of Air-Cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 16:17:54 -0500
  ...cooled engine? Thinking about this, should I be concerned if large amounts of air begin flowing from the tailpipe of our wasserboxer? It -is...
• Re; Going Air Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 23 Nov 2000 10:57:38 -0600
  ...However, the benefit of Having a wasserboxer engine is one------------ HEAT ! And secondly, who has the time to create a Rube Goldberg concoction, to...
• Re: tiico questions
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 15:35:10 -0700
  My guess is that the aft end of the right engine carrier must mount where the p.s. steering resevoir sits. I had to...
• aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 20:32:06 -0500
  ...diesel engine be able to push enough? Bradley Flubacher State College, PA '81 diesel rabbit '82 diesel westy '82 diesel van '84 GL wasserboxer
• Re: SA Vanagon exhausts
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 08:25:59 -0800
  ...I guess that 5-cyl engine hogs all the space where the wasserboxer exhaust sits. John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
• Re: In Withdrawl - NOTHING Wrong with my Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:43:16 -0400
  <bold>Questions</bold> What is the furthest anyone has gone with a wasserboxer 1.9L engine without a leak so bad it needed fixing...
• Part Needed
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone L. Greene
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 13:11:00 +0000
  ...wasserboxer engine. If I have to get a complete rocker arm assembly to get the one that I need, I may agree to it...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 17 May 2004 (#2004-468)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 18 May 2004 09:59:35 -0400
  ...Type II engines that you're probably familiar with in old buses, and has a superior cooling system design. The wasserboxer has significantly more...
• Re: engine swaps, etc, etc, etc...(ignorant questions)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 11:35:44 -0800
  ...they're proven, plentiful, and offer > loads of high performance options not available with the wasserboxer. > these are the engines being used in the...
• Re: Aircooled engine in Watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:27:59 -0400
  ...No heat, engines temps. vary to much, will not smog. ...... forget it, fix the Wasserboxer. Eric Mike Noble wrote: > What is required to convert...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:48:55 -0600
  ...I've had it with the wasserboxer and want to put in a different engine. I want increased horsepower and improved gas mileage. Can...
• Re: porsche conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Jan 1997 00:55:40
  ...Not that I dislike type 4 engines (in fact I like them alot!), but they have do their own weaknesss, just like the wasserboxer...
• Re: Subaru engines in the long run
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:09:52 EST
  ...How many people have had a stranger drop off a free wasserboxer engine at your door step? >> Few. But I've seen people throw...
• Duralube
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 18 May 2002 10:55:22 -0700
  Has anyone used Duralube in the wasserboxer or recommends it. A friend just told me about his motorcycle which has an aluminum engine which...
• WTB: Complete Vanagon engine (or prepped Subie) for an '87 (Portland, OR)
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:16:10 -0700
  ...a Subaru engine with accessories for a Vanagon? I don't want to have to re-do Wasserboxer heads before the install, but if...
• Re: 82 Vanagon gearbox swap ?
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Sat, 15 Mar 1997 17:54:56 -0500
  ...re keeping the engine in a narrower torque band... Didn't know they made a 5spd for a gas wasserboxer...never heard of one...
• Does anyone have this part for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Travers Fenton
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 13:46:21 -0700
  This is the wiring harness for the Temp II Sensor, for the wasserboxer engine 83+ models ( I think ). Here is a picture of my...
• 2.1L Wasserboxer for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 5 May 1998 17:42:02 -0700
  My 2.1 wasserboxer is for sale (fits 86-91 Vanagons, all others with a bit of messing around). First up the known problems...
• Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 07:03:05 -0700
  ...I am very new to the Wasserboxer (my prior experience all spent on Type 1/2/3 and old 911), but I have gotten...
• coolant advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 08:28:03 -0500
  ...I'm still learning of the vagaries and mysteries of the wasserboxer engine. My questions to one and all concern changing the coolant. I...
• Re: What's wrong with my VW? Friday
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 13:38:53 +1300
  ...But the 112hp wasserboxers, and the Oettinger six versions, suffered from all of the problems the US engines have. >I must say at this...
• Re: Wasserboxer Reputation . long
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 19:02:45 -0800
  ...Honda, Toyota, Subaru or Nissan engines are class above wasserboxer of the era(1980-1990) in reliability, quality and longevity. No "dreaded syndroms", endless...
• Re: Cow mooing in wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - t obrien
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 01:41:46 GMT
  >Just wondering if anyone knows this sound. >Lately everytime I start up the van, and the engine >is cold, it sounds like a cow...
• Re: SA 3,2litre WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 11:37:32 -0700
  ...litter 6-cylinder wasserboxer > around 1990, which was later replaced by the Audi 5-cyls. Anybody heard > of these engines before? Maybe they are...
• Re: VW discontinued 1.9 oil filters?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:09:38 -0400
  ...starvation during startup, as required by Volkswagen for use on the Wasserboxer engine. This is what differentiates them from the Golf/Jetta filter that...
• oil additive to clean engine
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 19 May 2011 21:28:13 -0400
  My ol wasserboxer has its share of lifter noise. Especially as I reach the end of the 3000 mile oil change interval using castrol...
• Re: Why there are no aftermarket oversize bearings
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 10:45:24 -0500
  ...apparantly by Mahle, and has (at least temporarily) ceased production of wasserboxer engine bearings, hence the backorder. Not sure how long the situation will...
• Re: W/B engine speed max.
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 12:59:00 PDT
  ...at least, that's what *I* thought he was talking about. > > He said that not even the Wasserboxers should be fun over 4000rpm for...
• Re: 2.1 L Wasserboxer Rebuild/ New air intake system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 01:28:12 EDT
  ...not somewhere you want your engine temp to be...
• Re: "boxer" motors
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 21:54:07 -0800
  ...2002 09:59:35 -0800 mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> > writes: >> Naw, only one water cooled boxer engine is a wasserboxer. The >> Ferrari would
• Re: Vote of Confidence
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 09:56:41 -0700
  ...to be concerned about, > than the Wasserboxer. > > I have never seen, so much sheet metal covering an engine in my entire > life. > > It's...