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• Info for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Erb
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 11:55:16 -0700
  ...Currently I have it garaged and I pulled the engine out. I bought it knowing that I would need to do engine work. I...
• bus with corvair engine
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Ufer
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 23:35:19 -0400 (EDT)
  I met today by accident a guy who has an early 70's Transporter with an 6 cylinder corvair engine for sale. The body...
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:55:49 EDT
  ...The ECU chip also keeps the engine at the upper heat extreme by running the engine almost lean. VW designed the engine to be...
• Re: '84 Vanagon 1.9 engine oil pressure switch etc. Now have voltage data on wire from oil pressure switch to instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 May 2017 11:18:52 -0400
  ...Oil pressure drops below 13 psi at idle as engine warms. Light goes out. Engine goes above 13 psi at 1500 rpm, light flashes...
• Engine mount for 4-inline with Turbo
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 13:47:52 +0200
  ...Something about his special engine mount: You may know the interfering problem with the Turbo mills and the Diesel engine mounting. This is on...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - James Jean-Woo Kim
  Mon, 6 Oct 2008 20:16:19 -0700
  ...SmallCar has a complete conversion kit ($1500 plus the cost of the engine). It's wonderful. On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 6:00...
• Re: Head gaskets on CU motor aircooled with engine in van?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 11:29:17 -0500
  You can do a lot on an Air Cooled 80-83 Vanagon with the engine in the van. I've installed rod bearings, pistons...
• Re: Insulation on Engine Compartment? Side Steps?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:50:39 -0800
  ...IIRC, yours is a diesel with a gas engine swap. If so, the engine lid should be stock. (uncut/modified like mine) Can't...
• Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 10:02:58 -0600
  ...If you want to know more about aircooled engines look around at the libraries near you (especially Universities) for "Aircooled Engines" by Julius Mackerle...
• Re: DynaCam Engines - Possible V-gon Engine Swap!!!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:22:46 -0500
  ...DynaCam Engines - Possible V-gon Engine Swap!!! >Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 08:51:25 -0500 > >This is the home page for the engine...
• Re: Engine conversion on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 6 May 2009 19:21:17 +0000
  ...BUT, the Zetec engine > appears to be really common. A low mileage engine should be easy to > find and I'm sure Jim and...
• Re: Engine conversion on 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 6 May 2009 14:37:38 -0400
  Some friends of mine just put a Zetec engine in their Syncro with the kit from Bostig. They said the install was very easy...
• Re: Power & MPG Summer/Winter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 20:56:05 -0600
  MY '88 had three engine in the vans short life. The first was the factory engine when the vehicle was new, before I bought...
• Re: IMO: engine Converting = Ignorance of what is out there...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 01:45:41 EDT
  << When you've got 200k on your engine, you can come back and tell us how it LASTS. Until then, you're just hoping...
• Re: finding a new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 13:16:13 -0500
  (much snippage) > > How do I go about an engine conversion? Do I just get an engine and > then order that adapter kit from Kennedy...
• Re: Info for new engine?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 12:39:51 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I bought it knowing >that I would need to do engine work. I ordered an engine from ECI out of >corona,CA. however they...
• Re: Stand or Bench for engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rogers
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:47:50 -0700
  ...I worked for a VW dealer in the early 60's & built many 36 & 40 hp aircooled engines. We had nice engine stands & it...
• installing type IV engine
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 12 Jul 95 9:53:49 PDT
  You should be able to get the engine into your '72 with most, but not all, of the tin on. The rearmost pieces must...
• Re: engine stands
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:41:39 -0500
  ...engine stands > Hey folks, > > I am looking into purchasing an engine stand for my 1982 AC westy. I am trying to figure out if...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 08:14:51 -0700
  ...If gas engine oils are not formulated correctly > for diesel engines, I wonder whether diesel engine oils are less good > for gasoline engines. > > -- > RJS...
• Re: guess the engine
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 19:36:58 -0800
  ...That would be a 1985-88 Golf/Jetta engine with an early type CIS. Mark Jessup Coffin wrote: > > Hey there all, trying to define...
• Re: Vanagon trivia
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 20:54:20 -0700
  Ok, engine rough totals. T3 with diesel engines 600,000 T3 with aircooled gas 350,000 T3 with 1.9 wbx 300,00 T3...
• O2-sensor results with digital voltmenter
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:48:56 -0500
  ...Engine not run for three hours and O2-sensor not connected to lead to ECU 0 volts from 0 to 120 seconds 0.13...
• Re: Turbo Diesel engine carrier bars
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 21:08:35 +0200
  ...Of course, the engine and tranny sits 2" lower on the Syncro. > Does anyone have the part numbers > for the left and right engine...
• engine conversion question...
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:22:41 -0400
  ...How can a VW jetta 2.0 engine be a solution? Our 2000 Vw jetta engine is a high revving noisy powerless solution. There...
• Re: new VW model has rear engine "waterboxer"
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:38:24 +0000
  How long until we will have a Vanagon engine conversion kit for this engine? -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> > Pix...
• Weight of 2ltr air-cooled engine ???
  Historical mailing list - G. de Graaf
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 10:49:46 +0200
  I have a '81 transporter with a 1973 cc aircooled engine. For repair I would like to remove the engine ( just the engine, not...
• fireproof engine covers for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 00:33:46 EDT
  i have a few fireproof metal engine covers from '80-'83 vanagons for sale. the '84-'91 engine covers are plastic, and will melt...
• pulling engine
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Tue, 1 May 2001 22:42:35 -0700
  ...I decided to pull that engine and do some refreshing of the internals. So, my question, when pulling the engine and separating the engine...
• Average time to pull transmission, engine, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:02:48 -0400
  ...1) Pull a syncro engine and transmission together 2) Pull a transmission (without pulling the engine) 3) Replace the clutch (with the transmission out...
• Compression test - cold engine or warm engine?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 22:00:26 -0700
  What is the consensus on taking a compression test? With the engine cold or warm? Todd '88 Westy
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What ...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 08:36:45 -0700
  Robert, You take this engine thing way too personally... and then you try to promote it to everyone else as the best option... 1...
• Bostig Zetec in my Dehler Syncro 16
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:03:04 -0700
  ...1) it's a world engine, 2) it's an inexpensive, yet great engine, 3) the computer engine management & engine customization, 4) the simplicity...
• Re: Rear (pulley) seal on Syncro
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 12:43:11 -0500 (EST)
  On Mon, 28 Oct 1996 DEREKWH125@aol.com wrote: > Has anyone had experience changing a rear seal on a Syncro with the engine in...
• Re: 2nd Oil Cooler...
  Historical mailing list - DOUGLAS
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 12:00:24 -0700
  ...Palmer wrote: > > >>> but I disagree that a bigger engine > >>> will not run hotter. Increasing engine displacement without beefing up the > >>> cooling system is a...
• Start Idle Issue
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:26:04 -0400
  ...The engine seems to run rough for a short time, the amount of time seems dependent on the engine temperature. If the engine is...
• Audi V-8 in a Vanagon...why not?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Mifsud
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 12:55:18 -0800
  ...You can have a High Torque, Low RPM engine (see truck engines) rated as the same HORSEPOWER as a Low Torque High RPM engine...
• Re: Using a 4 speed engine in a automatic?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 06:51:04 -0600
  Jesse asks:Can you swap an engine from a 4 speed vanagon to a auto vanagon? Do you just remove the clutch and bolt...
• Re: Stands or ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 02:17:16 -0600
  ...I agree completely about taking the engine out to replace the heads. Hell, it's hard enough with everything right in front of me...
• Re: Sources for 1.9TD injection pumps
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:54:04 -0400
  ...http://www.maesco.com/products/vw_engines/vw_engines.html http://www.ismi.net/riecherttuning/industri.htm VWoA's Industrial Engine Division (800) 909...
• Re: warm up time - a contrarian's view! (longish)
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Fri, 1 Jan 1999 13:01:57 -0800
  I would like to respectfully disagree with Ken's advice regarding the necessity of warming up the engine before moving the van. (I won...
• T-IV engines
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 08:56:24 -0400
  ...I know the engines are more expensive, but the 50% more that rebuilding a 2 litre engine over the 1600 that is in there...
• Re: Seized Engine?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sun, 21 May 2006 06:50:49 -0700
  I know of no one that is in the business of building engines, that has not had a engine come back sooner or later...
• Re: Idle speed, racing engine
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:24:36 -0500
  ...When the engine is cold, the ISV which is located right on top of the engine, operates to prevent the engine from stalling. Once...
• Addendum to:[For Sale]TIICO Engine + Rebuilt Syncro Tranny + BONUS!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ki
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 11:30:17 -0800
  So i'm thinking about selling the TIICO engine and Transmission Separately. If anyone's interested let me know. You pay for labor to...
• Re: Golf engine mount brackets same as Fox? (for my Vanagon engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:16:21 -0800
  No, transverse mounted engines like Rabbit/Golf/Jetta have different brackets than longitudinal mounted engines like Fox/Dasher/Quantum. You want the longitudinal brackets...
• Re: How much did you pay for a rebuilt engine, installed?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 11:48:21 -0500
  ...Then I would have a complete engine ready to shove into the van on a moments notice. In the meantime, the replacement engine cost...
• Re: Engine question just curious
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 24 Oct 2017 22:44:02 -0600
  On 24 Oct , 2017, at 6:13 PM, Eric Caron wrote: > Hi folks, > > This is a different kind of Vanagon Engine question. > > I�ve...
• Re: F$&#$*& Transmission
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 18 May 2003 18:37:28 -0700
  There are 4 bolts that hold the engine to the tranny. The 2 lower are studs with nuts on the tranny side. The 2...
• Re: IMO: engine Converting = Ignorance of what is out there...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 00:22:04 -0500
  ...I have put well over 200K on my VW 16-valve engine. My friend clocked 227K on his '85 8-valver. Both engines were...
• CHErry picker is a pain in the ....
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 10:03:29 -0800
  I used to use a 'cherry picker' style engine hoist for removing or installing an engine. I can't tell you how impractical it...
• engine stand query
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 16:42:00 -0700
  ...I'm doing some rebuild work on 2.0 L aircooled engine. Question is about obtaining an engine stand: (the kind that can rotate...
• Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power... Ignorance
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 10:46:41 EST
  Eric, Increasing the power of the stock VW T1, T4, Wasserboxer, Inline 4s or 5s or 6s or 8s engines has been going on...
• Re: Soliciting VW Engine Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:13:12 -0800
  ...It has a "counterflow" > intake which puts it on the low side of the engine, engine mounted @ > 50º > > Here's a page I put...
• Re: last minute engine swap questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 4 May 2012 12:41:35 -0700
  HF cheap engine stand makes it easier.... http://www.harborfreight.com/750-lb-capacity-engine-stand-32915.html -----Original Message----- From: pickle vanagon Sent...
• Excellent VW 2.1 rebuilt engine for sale in Vancouver BC area - photos
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:49:26 -0700
  Last chance to see this engine run, drive the van etc before I pull the engine in the coming days.... If you are contemplating...
• Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:38:21 -0800
  Running diesel in a gas engine wrecks it thoroughly. Someone trampling your daisies again Andrew? :) On Nov 29, 2007 8:02 AM, Bob Stevens...
• Diesel dog
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 13:50:27 -0500
  I have a Vanagon diesel trans/engine and engine cradle for sale.The engine is suppose to be good but no gurantee $600.00
• Engine break in
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 15:05:39 -0800
  Tomorrow I should be getting back my l985, 1.9 L van with its new engine. Any tips on breaking the engine in?
• Re: =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Diesel_Engine_Position=3A_4=C2=BA_Angle_From_Centre_of?= =?UTF-8?Q?_Rear_Wheels?=
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Fri, 27 Oct 2017 12:24:34 -0400
  ...So..... > >For Vanagon owners with a diesel or gas VW inline gas engine mounted on >diesel carrier bars, with the engine lid on if...