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• Re: Squealing Radiator Fan Motor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Apr 2016 21:43:56 -0400
  ...These motors are not readily serviceable. At 25 to years old these motors owe us nothing. There are some vendors offering replacements. You can...
• Misc Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:11:46 -0400
  ...Rear hatch (with wiper motor) for vanagon. Since I will be replacing the motor in my 85 camper with the 2.1 motor from...
• 1.9L to 2.1L Swap
  Historical mailing list - LA and Glen
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:46:14 -0700
  Hi Folks, Thanks to all who gave me there advice on the 1.9L to 2.1L motor swap. It sounds as if it...
• Re: TiiCo engine vs. Eurospec: resonance
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 12:04:27 +0200
  ...Are these same motors not making drumming noises in the TiiCo conversions? Are the motor mounts different, or is this motor different, or is...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Boscolo
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 08:55:07 -0800
  ...When you subject a motor to voltages > > below the nameplate= > > rating, some of the motor's characteristics will change > > slightly and other= > > s will...
• Re: can the front blower motor (etc)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 01:50:58 EST
  ...Still, the outboard motor bearing is no more accessible through the makeup air intake. Anyway, by the time the bearing is squealing, it is...
• Re: Was Can you run without coolant...Now How Badly Can You Abuse a WBX? (Very long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:53:21 -0800
  ...Does anyone know why they never brought the South African inline motor to world wide production for the vanagon? Just curious if that motor...
• Re: AVP Kudos
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 13:57:35 -0700
  ...They do install an overheat telltale on the motor and do not warranty overheated motors. But they are quite reasonable in handling the customer...
• Re: Motorcycle headlight conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:20:27 -0500
  I dont know why anyone would install motorcycle headlights in a car. They arent better, they are different. Motorcycle headlights send out a tighter...
• Re: rear wiper motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 14:09:09 -0800
  Hi all, I have the same problem however I have the back cover off and have the motor/gear box removed *plastic gear worn...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:49:43 -0700
  Well then, we can't go "motoring" or watch "motorsports" unless only electric vehicles are used. This has morphed into a Friday discussion, and...
• RE: <syncro> rad fan motor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jun 97 02:58:28 UT
  I have both new and used radiator fan motors in stock. $175 gets you a new one. Let me know if interested. Dennis -----Original...
• Front heater motor FS
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 23:23:06 EST
  ...Time, trollboy_1@LYCOS.COM writes: << The other day, my heater motor died and I am wondering if any one here on the list...
• Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 motor?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:34:40 -0400
  ...Mike Todd Last wrote: > I noticed the previous post which said you can place 2.1 heads on a 1.9 motor. > So my...
• VW concept van at MotorTrend Car show in San Jose
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:40:30 -0800
  http://www.motortrendautoshows.com/conceptcarindividual.jsp?value=1343 I'll be at this event for one reason, to see the above car (homage to...
• Front heater fan motor
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:26:36 -0500
  Hi, Can that motor be repaired? It’s making a whining sound. Best regards. Gilles Turmel
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 21:59:54 -0500
  ...I had to do this a few months ago > after my failing, noisey fan motor finally died for good, sort of > (more > on that...
• Will Audi power window motors fit our Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 1 Nov 2011 06:24:01 -0700
  ...Will the power window motor found on the Audi Quatro (1987) be the same fit for our Vanagons with power windows? What about the...
• rear wiper question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 12:06:18 EDT
  ...where is the relay for the rear wiper motor?? any ideas? heres what i know: -fuse is good. (#12) -rear wiper motor is good...
• Engine conversion..One altermative..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 1 May 2007 22:18:17 -0700
  I bought my GL with its I-4 Cabriolet motor conversion already done, so I can't say for sure how hard it was...
• Help: Power Window Motor
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 07:47:33 -0800
  ...I am about 99% sure that the motor has died, but didnt really want to fork out $$$ until I was sure. Can anyone offer...
• Re: Wanted: 2.0L Air-cooled Vanagon motor (SoCal preffered)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:45:32 EDT
  ...I was hoping to shoehorn a 2.0L type 4 > (Vanagon) motor in there. I'd preffer a motor in SoCal that I can...
• Power window motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 16:59:32 -0500
  How does one disconnect the window regulator cables from the electric window motor? Do you take apart the motor? Or is there some other...
• Windshield wipers won't park
  Historical mailing list - walter bahm
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 12:43:06 -0700
  the motor runs only at fast speed, dc levels for different settings are sent thru the wiring harness to the motor, however, we only...
• AC blower--access w/o dropping AC?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:42:26 -0400
  Hey folks, My AC's blowing cold, but the blower motor squeals like an animal when I hit a bump. Is there some way...
• Westfalias are Motor Homes
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 13:16:59 -0500
  ...Here inCanada our '86 Syncro Westfalia is a MOTOR HOME , that is an RV. As a consequence our insurance is reduced and the insurance...
• Window motor out?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 18:09:32 -0700
  ...If you still can't get it to come a part, plug it back in and move the motor a little. Just wait until...
• Prices on 36hp Motors
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Jul 1995 10:54:00 -0700 (PDT)
  Hi, I found a 36hp motor in a bug at a junkyard today. It is compleat, including the crank start nut. They want just...
• Re: Rear wiper removal
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 00:12:04 -0800
  I had a similar problem - seems that the assembly that holds the brushes for the motor can self-destruct. Anyway, first remove the wiper...
• Fw: 86 syncro I-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:07:26 -0700
  Quoting from Go-westy's site for their 2268cc bored and stroked motor: Specially machined crankshaft with 80mm stroke. Specially machined connecting rods for...
• Vanagon Power Window Motors?
  Historical mailing list - C Carney Strange
  Thu, 5 Jul 2012 10:37:17 -0400
  Anyone have some extra or parted-out power window motors that work for a 1991 Westy GL?
• Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:25:09 -0500
  ...193K miles and never a major > problem with my 2.1 WBX motor. Really, very few minor problems, the only > one I can recall...
• Re: '90 Carat Drivers Side Power Window Motor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 1 Nov 2015 06:24:43 -0600
  ...I > pulled the door panel and motor out to clean and lube it. After opening it > up, found that the windings on the motor...
• Re: Hi all - big motor talk
  Historical mailing list
  3 Jan 95 10:49
  Hi Chris, >Hi everybody, I've got a '69 Camper that I was thinkin about >dropping a bigger motor in. Are there bigger beasties...
• Re: Windshield washer blockage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 13:38:00 -0800
  well, IF the motor is pumping ( and it's possible the washer motors runs fine, but the impeller is disconnencted from the motor shaft...
• Radiator Fan Motor Low-Speed Inop
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 13:03:19 -0400
  ...Why does the Bentley wiring diagram for an 87 show two positive posts on the radiator fan motor, when my fan motor has just...
• Re: Radio Reception Fix or Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 May 2010 15:37:35 -0400
  At 02:49 PM 5/17/2010, Michael Sullivan wrote: >The plug that is on the van DOES look like a Motorola a/c...
• Re: Need Vanagon window motor/central locking parts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 10:44:31 EST
  ...While > I'm in there, I'd like to replace the locking motor on the same door. > > Anyone have these? > > i have power doorlock...
• Re: Need timing advice (upright aircooled)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 15:01:14 -0700
  ...Hot running VW motor is not a happy motor! Kyle -- Kyle Wade Keeper of the Volks-Motorsports page Home Page - http://www.volks-motorsports...
• Windscreen wiper motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 16:47:40 -0700
  Replaced my wiper motor due to intermittent chattering.Took most of the day,but I replaced my thermostat at the same time,so say...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 07:48:13 -0800
  The wbx motors are low octane happy, true, but I'd guess there are a significant number of us who have ditched the stock...
• Re: Power Window Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 12:21:05 -0400
  ...Possible? The NYC mechanic said the Bosch Motor works fine, and that the PO retrofitted the motor plate to connect to this aftermarket regulator...
• Exhaust Mounting question PLEASE HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Buffy & Philip Simmons
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 20:13:31 -0700
  ...I had the engine rebuilt and pulled the motor myself. I pulled the exhaust after the engine was dropped and kept it in one...
• Dropped my motor...almost..
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:49:25 -0800
  ...Now, this motor has always seemed a bit "loose" in the van, ever since I bought the already-done conversion about 30k thousand miles...
• Re: Window motor out?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 22:20:28 -0700
  Kevin, I got everything open and loose, but the motor is not willing to separate from the shaft. I'm not sure, if I...
• Re: Wiper Motor???
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 21:34:44 -0700 (PDT)
  So Erik Soule sez: > >> New motors are available depending on the year and voltage. '67 >> was a one year only, and the 12V 66...
• motormount bolts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Delessio
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 14:09:38 -0500
  Hello all, I need to replace a broken motormount bolt on my van. I don't know if motormount bolt is the correct term...
• Re: Mercedes 5 cyl..Bull crap
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sun, 22 Dec 2002 09:39:09 -0500
  ...and Triumph motorcycles have to do with Vanagons and the subject matter .. ? Guys lets get with the program. If you want to talk motorcycles...
• Re: Power window Regulator Questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 4 Oct 2003 00:23:51 EDT
  ...The motor looked similar but the attachment points were different and I believe the shaft was different as well. Tom Illinois
• Need radiator cooling fan motor
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 15:33:40 -0500
  Does anyone have a spare radiator fan motor for an '84 Westy with A/C? Tom Ohio
• Rear Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - George Bosch
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 23:57:28 -0800
  Can anyone tell me how to test the rear wiper motor on my 85 GL? George Bosch Roseburg, OR
• Drivers Side window motor needed
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 19:18:40 -0800
  My 89 Carat needs a DS window motor. Anyone out there with a reasonable offer? Thanks, Jim
• WTB driver side window motor
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:07:10 -0800
  I need to replace the drivers side motor in my 89 Carat. Anyone have one? Thanks, Jim
• Re: Wipers Slow
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 14:43:01 EST
  ...Your problem will lie in the linkage or motor or both. I took apart the linkage after removing the motor from the frame and...
• Re: '72, dog of a year
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Mon, 26 Sep 1994 21:43:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Meanwhile, the type > IV motors cost double the beetle motors that 71 busses had. > > And to kick me in the shins, the engine could...
• Will 1.9TD using Rabbit 1.6TD setup clear motor mount
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 14:44:55 -0500
  ...I really do not want to have to create the motor mount that Martin Jag. has speced out on his sight. I have a...
• Re: GMC Motorhomes - Friday - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:55:21 EDT
  I think the 70s Airstream motor homes--the one with the engine and not a trailer - were built on that GMC platform with the...
• Re: inline hybrid motor?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Mar 2015 11:50:29 -0700
  The motor is a hybrid of an ABA 2.0 liter Jetta block('93 Jetta) and 1.8 liter eight valve head from a...
• advise
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Hay
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 13:20:02 -0800
  Just bought 89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Carat in super? shape except motor. Has sat unused since 97 when gal who was driving it said lights...
• Motor Theory For Dummies
  Historical mailing list - Simoes, Brian
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 16:44:10 -0500
  ...Basically, I was wondering whether or not anyone could recommend any additional materials that I could use to improve my understanding of motor theory...