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• Re: Radiator hoses in air cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 13:48:55 -0500
  ...Radiator hoses in air cooled? > > In my (recently purchased) 81 Westy I found a radiator (heat exchanger) > behind the front grill. I traced the...
• Re: clutch disc
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:51:50 -0700
  ...but it was in my Haynes Air Cooled Vanagon manual. AIR COOLED Haynes sez: "If the friction material is less than 1.00 mm...
• Re: Need new Engine
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Oct 2020 10:30:53 -0700
  ...non oe engine. e.g. no adaptor plate required to mate WBX to air cooled transmission. As for a rebuilt air cooled, be careful...
• Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Feb 2014 23:24:33 -0500
  For the air cooled engines the infrared gun only helps for checking things at idle. The engine can get real hot at highway speeds...
• Re: Mark Stephens six-stud system
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:28:15 -0600
  ...I really don't think much of the air-cooled engine. It's loud, generates a minimum of heat unless loads of money are...
• Re: interesting air cooled rear engine would this fit my vanagon :)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:07:22 -0700
  ...interesting air cooled rear engine would this fit |my vanagon :) | |Why would you want to? | |Thanks, Tom Hargrave |www.stir-plate.com |www.towercooler...
• Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 6 Feb 2014 17:55:56 -0800
  ...I think it was there just to tell the ECU when the engine was up to temp, and it was often the cause of...
• Re: Oil light comes up, 1.9 engine
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:03:40 -0800
  ...Engine was reconditioned by VW Canada > about > > >> 70k back. Could it be the oil switch misbehaving? > > >> Thanks to all. > > >> Zoltan > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air...
• Re: Pic of melting wiring in my Air cooled '81. How's yours? --- :^)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 13:07:21 -0800
  ...engine bay. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Neil. > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air...
• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:02:26 -0700
  ...Your air-cooled vanagon , engine cooling wise, is just likeany 79 or early VW Bus .. And your engine should be well-sealed all around...
• Re: Possible...Overheating-Rebuilding engines.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:42:34 -0700
  ...Your story "I rebuilt > an air cooled engine back ____________" ....that has been told here now > often. But none of us learned, ..... > ....Like the minor...
• Re: Boston Engine V2.0
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:52:54 +0000
  ...Also note that Stan is doing installs of these engines, but only the air cooled engines for right now. Reportedly has a Ghia or...
• Re: Bob Hoovers "...Hot Rod your VW"
  Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 07:41:54 -0500 (CDT)
  ...How to Hotrod Volkswagen Air-Cooled Engines. By Bill Fisher. 170 pages, 1988. ISBN number 0-912656-03-4. Paperback, $14.95. How to...
• Air cooled camshaft
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:17:08 -0500
  after pulling down our so called "rebuilt" 2.0 air cooled I inherited. I noticed the cam is bad as I suspected. 1. is...
• Re: Was: Leaky ... fuel injector? Now: suck fuel/air through vaccum side of fuel regulator?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:07:22 -0800
  ...And.... > > Will air cooled injectors fit on the 1.9 WBX? > > Will an air cooled starter work with the WBX tranny/engine? > > Thanks for...
• Re: Westy heating query
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 14:15:58
  ...I thought the "gasoline heater" on my air cooled Westy is only of any use while the engine is running & therefore not a camping...
• Re: air-cooled air conditioner effectiveness
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 16:13:43 -0400
  ...is crackling in the fires of hell for using an air-cooled-engine-powered VW AC unit. Save yourself. If you aren't using...
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 18:49:21 -0400
  ...seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy) >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Tim-- > >How does an engine hoist help eliminate the jacks? The only...
• Re: Air cooled to Water cooled
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 03:15:24 PDT
  > 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: thicker oil viscosity question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:00:36 -0400
  ...the temperature reaches the 80-90's (82 air cooled engine)? Also is a thicker oil more appropriate for the air cooled engine? tim
• air cooled engine cooling tin
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Mar 2016 11:56:31 -0400
  I need the rear and bottom cooling tin for a 72 bus. I can use most anything from 72-79. Can anyone help? Thank...
• Re: Heads from different Manufacturers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 21:38:47 -0500
  Does this advise only apply to air cooled engines or is it universally applicable? --------------------------------- What I've posted is relative only to Air Cooled...
• Re: VW Fires
  Historical mailing list - Timothy O. Crooks
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 03:02:13 -0400
  ...Additionally, the rate of air-cooled VW engine > fires is << that of water-cooled VWs. (Can anyone back me up or shoot me > down...
• Rebuild tranny with taller 3rd or 4th--yes or no??
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:44:44 -0500
  ...I am about to order a rebuilt air cooled transaxle, and I am considering purchasing the gear modification option of a taller 3rd or...
• Re: Going air cooled on my water cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 02:08:11 -0800
  ...Going air cooled on my water cooled? > > I use exclusively air cooled engines for the sole purpose of having > minimum > > maintenance and maximum reliability...
• Re: Oil Leaks due to Synthetics-Air cooled Vanagons!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 May 2003 19:27:37 -0400
  ...Wasser Boxer Westy with a dead engine I'm going to plug one of my Air Cooled engines in it. An Eberspacher heater will...
• Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 16 May 2001 16:11:14 EDT
  ...I assume you mean that you have an air-cooled beast. You can always get a big bore 914 (VW Type IV) engine. They...
• Re:[F] Extra large engines (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
  Thu, 01 Feb 1996 14:11:12 EST
  ...mid-engine 5 cylinder radial > >air-cooled engine. If I'm not mistaken, The crank was bolted to the frame > >and the engine rotated...
• motor for trade
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 11:14:17 -0400
  I have a rebuilt 1800 cc air cooled engine .I would like to trade this engine for a set of alloy wheels for my...
• FS: '82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:43:50 -0700
  '81 Vanagon, 130k original miles, 35k on rebuilt engine, runs strong FS: '82 Vanagon, air-cooled 2.0 liter engine; 135k original miles, 33k...
• Re: Push covers/enging tins
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:13:15 -0400
  ...2008, Jeff wrote... >Engine tin is pretty much standard when it comes to rear engine VWs. You left out "air-cooled." OTOH, "push rod...
• Re: Fuel Pump Ground Location?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:10:02 -0400
  The air cooled engines do not cycle the pump when turning on the ignition. The water cooled vans usually do that due to the...
• Re: Craigslist Ad
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:36:37 -0700
  ...My Canadian air cooled had old school points. Buh bye old school points! Neil. On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Richard...
• Re: 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement Choices? Costs? Comments?
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 22:26:17 -0400
  ...He got the air-cooled trans also. It runs moves out better than the 1.6 with the air-cooled trans- gets great mileage...
• Re: Pic of melting wiring in my Air cooled '81. How's yours? --- :^)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 12:23:46 -0500
  ...haven't inspected the wiring in their engine bay. > > Cheers, > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > http...
• compression data
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 20 Jan 95 18:32:49 CST
  ...for air-cooled vanagon engines: nominal ........... 85-131 psi minimum ........... 73 psi max diff .......... 44 psi between any two cylinders for water-cooled vanagon...
• Re: air cooled? : non van
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 15:52:16 -0400
  In another age, Franklins were aircooled, they also made aircraft engines which are still in production in eastern Europe. Tuckers may have been aircooled...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 13:15:26 -0400
  ...I have seen one break (old air cooled engine). How's the compression on all cylinders? Ken Lewis
• FWD: Re: [T2] Volkswagen, what are you trying to do?
  Historical mailing list - Flat Four
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 18:10:57 -0400
  ...aircooledvw77t1@engineer.com Sent: September 4, 2000 7:26:26 PM GMT Subject: Re: [T2] Volkswagen, what are you trying to do? Although this...
• Re: Front Heater Core Retrofit (Save money!)
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 00:47:02 -0800
  Stan, You are supposed to put the engine cover on when you are driving around! Or you could turn the incident in to the...
• FS Air Cooled Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 00:35:11 -0500
  I just put an engine up on E bay ..... It's there at a really great price. I'd like to see a list...
• Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Aug 94 16:12:12 PDT
  ...How could it not help but >>remove heat from the engine! >> >> >>-- >>Steven >> >>sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com >> I believe the oil cooler for air cooled...
• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:29:38 -0000
  Could anyone suggest which Air Cooled transmissions they recommend or have had success with? For example, I think that the type II van came...
• 1980 AC 2.0 engine bay seal
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 15:32:56 -0500
  Can a 1980 air-cooled 2.0 FI vanagon use the same the same engine bay seal (engine weatherstripping) as the bay window type...
• Golf engine mount brackets same as Fox? (for my Vanagon engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:42:54 -0700
  ...Am going to look at some engine mount brackets on a 1.8 late '80's Golf. Are they the same as the Fox...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:03:34 -0700
  ...the reason I installed a "newer" engine was to reduce emissions. Driving Test Results of old air cooled: HC: 48/182 allowable CO: .44...
• Re: Know if someone has created an engine and transmission stand for the 1.9 / 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 2 Jul 2013 17:35:43 -0500
  ...mbucchino@charter.net> wrote: > The Trans/ engine 4-bolt pattern is the same as earlier air cooled VW's. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On...
• Re: Mann oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 23 May 2003 06:46:59 -0700
  ...719/5 Transporter/Bus (Typ 4) 2.0 AAC engine 62kw 84hp 07//90 ==> I don't know the diffs. but the Mann-Hummel...
• Re: Air cooled camshaft
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:13:10 -0400
  It is common for the air cooled cam shifts to go bad. Basically, the lifters will start to collapse,(dish on the face) and...
• Starter Upper Nut on Air Cooled Beasties----
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 07:01:51 -0400
  ...The half moon bolt with nut on the top of the starter can only be accessed and unbolted from inside the engine compartment! This...
• Re: Problem w/temp gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 13:10:42 -0400
  In a message dated 95-07-19 11:54:20 EDT, you write: >For type IV engines and air-cooled vanagons, VDO sells an...
• Re: cooling system flush and other issues('81)
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 02:45:19 -0500
  ...Did you ever consider why the waterboxers have 20-25 more horsepower than the air cooled engines? It could be so that the family...
• Re: six cylinder vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:17:42 -0400
  ...It would seem that converting an air-cooled Vanagon to an air-cooled Porsche would be an awesome conversion. But, the expense and trouble...
• Iveco diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Pfunky
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 19:47:19 EST
  Saw an ad in the Richmond, VA trading post for an Iveco diesel truck with a 5-cylinder AIR-cooled engine? Anyone ever heard...
• Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 00:22:38 -0500
  ...Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled > > Subject: 1987 Bay, with type IV air-cooled FI engine, solid > lifters. > Question: Valve setting .006 do these things...
• Re: Anybody seen a chopped and shortened Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:21:03 -0700
  ...maybe a tranny and engine from a golf or jetta... or somthing totally different?? On 22-Jun-10, at 3:05 PM, BenT Syncro...
• Re: air cooled rear hatch ...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 09:22:02 -0500
  ...engine lid is plastic? > > > On Apr 3, 2015, at 7:17 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > The older, air-cooled and...
• need weber progressive jet sizes
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 May 1995 10:01:49 +0600
  I'm considering installing a weber progressive setup on a 2.0 air-cooled engine. What jet sizes should I start out with? TIA...
• Re: Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 19:51:40 -0400
  So are you folks all implying that a $6 can of Restore won't increase the compression on my air-cooled from 105 to...
• 83 Vanagon 4 parts
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Mon, 29 Dec 2003 09:23:54 -0600
  I am parting out an 83 air cooled vanagon, engine had a knock (tossed a rod?) transmission and body parts left Revilo la Pu...