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• Re: Sad News: MSDS is no longer offering the Porsche engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 11:21:13 EDT
  ...Subaru engine conversion will say, "hmmm.. that's nice." Why do you think all those loaf van owners advertise their Type 4 powered vans...
• Re: Fuel mileage: normal?
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 8 May 2000 11:59:45 -0700
  ...Engine type 4. Westy, MV, or 7 pax 5. Syncro or non-Syncro 6. Auto or manual trans 7. FI system used 8. Airhead...
• Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:36:09 -0500
  ...the type 4 man deluxe > > he informed me of some of his engine blow techniques > > he would custom build a very loose engine to...
• thanks : oil pump change in the van??
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 22:35:09 -0500
  ...one is on the engine stand with 1 head off and i have 2 sets of new pistons and cylinders the lower end is...
• Re: What's Your Dream VW Bus?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 13 Sep 1997 01:38:10 CDT
  ...or a 1991 Syncro Camper. :) why? well, the air-cooled cause it was the latest and greatest of the Type 4 engined buses. the...
• Re: Wasserboxer reputation (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 19:56:30 -0700
  ...If I didn't like the VW inline-4 so much, I'd have a Type 4 engine in the syncro right now... Of...
• Re: (VANAGON) Vanagon-Syndrone-Air-Flow-Meter-Fix
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 1 Nov 2013 12:30:15 -0700
  ...021 Engine Parts for Type 4 primarily carb models 022 Engine Parts for Fuel Injected Type 4 025 Engine Parts for Vanagon 110 Basic...
• 81 Vanagon Type 4 Motor Timing
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Wed, 8 Apr 2020 09:36:58 -0400
  ...Looking at other Type 4 engine layouts I see the vacuum can is near the shaft that connects the air flaps and not near...
• Tribulations of the anti-Hoover: day 2
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 23:03:22 -0500 (CDT)
  ...someone on the list told me that the usual VW engine stands will not work for the type 4 engine, because it's way...
• Selling '81 Westy in Montreal
  Historical mailing list - Johannes Emigholz
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:36:22 -0400
  ...Engine: CV Type; 2,0 L 51 kW (70 HP) air-cooled boxer / gasoline (min. 91 octane) / Fuel Injection. Transmission: DK Type; 4 gear...
• RE: Re[2]: CB Performance Fuel Injection system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Tue, 28 May 96 18:40:44 UT
  ...converter? No I don't. > > My 1776cc is a type 1, I forget whether a 71 bus is Type 1 engine or > Type 4...
• Re: Rocker Bolts
  Historical mailing list - jeremyp
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 00:06:30 -0500
  ...Rocker Bolts I have an 82 Vanagon 2.0L Type 4. I was wondering if you all know what size nut I need for...
• Re: Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 22:26:08 -0700
  ...I've seen lots of things but 99% of the Vanagon and Type 4 engines I've seen still need the OEM cooler. In...
• Re: Low oil pressure/Type IV engine oil pump (long)...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 16:58:26 -0700
  ...The VW Type 4 engine used basically the same oil pump from 1968-1983. It's an aluminum unit with steel gears (021-115...
• Re: Castor oil as lubricant
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:44:10 -0800
  ...and big knobby?? (Van > content) That was when the first Type 4 engines were just coming out in the > Bay windows. ;-) > Courtney > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Always be...
• Re: AC Compressor-Continued, Tin needed
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 14:48:07 -0500
  ...All the type 4's have that piece of tin, albeit you need the Vanagon piece, the one for the bus is pretty close...
• Re: Some 1600cc questions.
  Historical mailing list - Morris H. Arthur
  Mon, 15 May 1995 09:53:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...of the same type for both engines? > > Having changed the engine mounting arrangement to suit the type 4 > style (i.e.) solid mountings on...
• Re: Lapping cylinders to heads?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:17:31 -0800
  ...cylinders. > could you clarify? if it's needed on the type 4 engine I > need to know before putting the heads back on when...
• OOoooo, ouch. re: firing order and plugs.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:05:41 -0600
  ...AIR COOLED BOXER (Any vintage Type 1 or Type 4 engines) FLYWHEEL oil Front, left side: #3 cooler Front, right side: #1 Back, left...
• Re: Andrew Grebneff caught on VW&Porsche magazine 1991
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 23:00:18 +1200
  ...On page 12 there was a letter that read: > ><<SIX CHANGE >It's good to see that Type 4 engines are finally starting to...
• Re: Castor oil as lubricant
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:43:18 -0800
  ...and big knobby?? (Van content) That was when the first Type 4 engines were just coming out in the Bay windows. ;-) Courtney ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Always be...
• re:Air Flow Sensor Problems
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 94 11:30:54 PST
  ...After rebuilding a 2 liter type 4 from a 78 Westfalia, I also had a problem with the engine cutting out at normal operating...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Mike Lawrence
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 15:06:45 -0800
  ...Part # CHI2086-10 EXHAUST SYSTEMS Type 2 w/ type 4 engine, header only, 1972 thru 1974/ 1980 thru 1983 $56.95 Part # CHI2575 Single...
• Re: coolant hose number
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:49:16 -0400
  ...with FI systems in the > Type 3 and 71-73 Type 4 engine compartments several years ago. Note that > it's a Group 121...
• Re: Aircooled Cylinder Head Temps - first observations
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:12:28 -0500
  ...A vanagon has the same type4 engine as my bus, so 450 is > tolerable, sustained driving above 475 is to be avoided. > > > Happy Trails...
• Re: Turning Circles in your mind. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:53:53 +1300
  ...Rustbuckets, but a neat little car, and a good base for a repowering project (Type 4 or, heck, Suberu, engine & trans etc), possibly midengined...
• Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:12:19 -0800
  ...the type 4 man deluxe >> > he informed me of some of his engine blow techniques >> > he would custom build a very loose engine to...
• Re: My latest Acquisitions....
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:51:22 -0400
  ...when the engine heats and cools (expands/ contracts). This is the most common mistake I've found on most Type 4's. I clean...
• Of Interest to Air Coolers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:56:55 -0600
  ...If a windage tray is being fitted to a VW Type 4 engine, equipped with carburettors and associated mechanical fuel pump, provision must be...
• RE: Type 2 Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 07 Jun 1996 10:42:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...buses came with various 1600cc type-1 engines, or with 1700cc or larger type-4 engines after 1971. But 'tain't necessarily so in...
• Re: finding TDC
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:23:57 -0500
  ...Roll the engine over by hand (using a wrench) until the dist. rotor points 'roughly' at the #1 quadrant of the distributor (where TDC...
• RE: deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 06 May 1996 10:15:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I wonder why not-- weight distribution? Keeping the battery away from engine heat? Are these spaces filled when a normal type-4 engine is...
• Rislone Ring Seal and Other Oil Pressure Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda's Personal email
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 09:41:33 -0700
  ...I also bought this type 4 extender from CIP1 http://store.cip1.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=cali&Product_Code=VDO...
• Re: Choosing a case sealer
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:34:10 -0400
  ...I've used the product(s) to assemble aircooled engines (Type 1 and Type 4 in the past with excellent results thanks to the...
• gauges for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 19:58:51 -0400
  ...some kind of adapter to clear the tin on the Type 4 engine. Any ideas here? I know I will hear from David Schwarze...
• Re: How To Get Fatherland "Vanagon" Lists delivered here in English
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 04:17:04 -0700
  ...with "pancake" engines -- the Squarebacks, Fastbacks, Notchbacks and some Ghia's. The US "EuroVan" is a Transporter 4. The Type 4 was a VW...
• DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:36:40 -0500
  ...DJ Engine - 2.1l Waterboxer - FI Technical Specifications Vehicle Identification capacity: 2109cc mumber of cylinders/type: 4/overhead valve production run: 2/1985 - 10...
• Re[2]: CB Performance Fuel Injection system
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 96 10:54:23 PST
  ...converter? My 1776cc is a type 1, I forget whether a 71 bus is Type 1 engine or Type 4. If type 1, did...
• Re: Digifart MAF question
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:54:10 -0400
  ...We used to put CIS on the old Type 4 motors back in 80's. Work well. Probably wouldn't pass smog check though...
• Re: NOW - Stainless Steel Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 09:20:30 -0700
  ...Exhausts for the 1600 based air cooled engine. Nothing has been said about continuing and Type 4 based or Wasserboxer based Ernst products (yet...
• Re: 1800cc type 4 carb adjustment...
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 13:23:47 -0800 (PST)
  ...I don't know of any way to advise further without seeing the > engine, unfortunately. Hope this helps... > > -David > > ============================================================================ > David Schwarze '73 VW Safare...
• Re: oil pressure problems
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 07:06:59 -0800
  ...If I reved the engine, >the >pressure would rise to normal. When at idle the light would stay on bright. >I >pulled the pressure...
• more engine rebuilt stuff
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 20:52:36 -0600
  has anyone ever heard of ATK engines?? http://www.atk-engines.com they seem to have some vanagon diesel and 86-91 waterboxer engines...
• Re: AC adapter bracket for 82 Vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 15:08:37 -0400
  ...rotary style A/C compressor (SD508) to a type 4 ('73 thru '83 Bus/Vanagon) engine. This compressor is more efficient than the original...
• Re: Battery to Inverter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Feb 2010 01:50:49 -0500
  ...If you plan to use that much power while the engine is running the entire current path from the alternator to the battery/inverter...
• Re: My latest Acquisitions....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:41:51 -0400
  ...when the engine heats and cools (expands/ contracts). This is the most common mistake I've found on most Type 4's. I clean...
• Re: Is a Porsche 911 engine too powerful for a Vanagon and/or Syncro Drivetrain?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Mon, 14 May 2001 07:57:21 -0500
  ...Enough 091s and 094s blow to indicate that they have trouble > handling the stock Type 4 engine. And you put a powerful engine in...
• Re: crud in the gas tank....(tech question)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald V. Livingston lI
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 02:32:52 -0600
  ...On 26 Apr 98 at 18:58, JordanVw wrote: > this is pertaining to a type 4 engined late bus ('72-'79) but is > relavent...
• Re: WBX Carb conversion?! - Still a Hoax!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:37:56 -0700
  ...While even >>the Weber site lists it as working with the early watercooled as well as >>the aircooled Vanagons and earlier Type 4 motors...
• Re: Japanese Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 7 Jun 2008 08:21:03 -0700
  ...Vans are NEVER > economical; the gearing is too low and the frontal area too big and bluff. > > Reliability depends on the engine type. 4th...
• Re: 1979 heater boxes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Mar 95 9:31:13 MST
  ...I got the engine somewhat stripped and found that a) it used the vanagon aircooled heads (very different exhaust mainifold flange from the type...
• Re: Help setting deck height on Type 4 motor
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 17:35:01 -0500
  ...Are you positive about the head gaskets though? Both from books, and from other engine builders, the word has been that from 1978 on...
• Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:49:52 -0800
  ...The > type 4 is vastly improved and updated by VW engineers over the years, and > the Vanagon engine contains all of these improvements. > > Mike...
• Re: WBX in Porsche
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:35:44 -0600
  ...the engine > and all the parts to do it. but now, I think how superior this WBX is to > the old type 4 motor...
• Re: Missing Problem on Ljet Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 21:17:18 -0500
  ...Type 4 knowlege > > on > > the 914 list so.... > > > > I have an 82 Vanagon Westfalia camper with the 2.0 Ljet aircooled > > engine.The > > engine...
• Re: Commentary on Air Cooled Cylinder Heads
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:41:07 -0500
  ...new AMC heads on my rebuilds for the following > reasons > > the type 4-2 heads take a beating and see hotter temps than most...
• Re: off road in a Vanagon Was Tires
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 21:26:27 -0700
  ...The original air-cooled Type 4 engine was a great match for the old bus, but in the Vanagon with it's extra weight...
• Re: Back in Action!!! 1982 Westfalia hits the road again
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 13:36:36 -0400
  ...I have the engine seals for $79 (VW) and no problem getting them. I also have one of those transmission pins in stock (I...
• Re: End play (was: Siezed pancake on table)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 16:01:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Brand-new engines with new parts, are probably a little stiffer than broken-in engines.I have found that, with my gnarly, banged-up...
• Re: Choosing a case sealer
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 08:30:09 -0500
  ...I've used the product(s) to > assemble aircooled engines (Type 1 and Type 4 in the past with > excellent results thanks to the...