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• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 May 2001 10:02:43 -0500
  Sounds like someone should search out the Subaru List and see what their gripes are about their engines and transmissions. I'm still driving...
• Re: Hydraulic valve adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:17:44 -0700
  most timing belt engines can be turned backwards too. for sure, on a Benz diesel only turn forward. on a waterboxer, there's not...
• Re: Synthetic oil and winter storage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:25:52 -0400
  ...Also, the Waterboxer runs most of the time under load and at higher RPM than most engines. The main reason these engines need oil...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:03:47 -0500
  ...Yes, my old aircooled engines got thrashed good, but I just got through tearing down a couple of waterboxers and they would have probably...
• Re: Mechanical tests for my spare air cooled engine?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:32:16 -0700
  ...On various waterboxer engines .... I've tested for the valves not sealing well by filling the intake & exhaust ports ( relative valve fully closed ) with...
• I've seen the Tii conversion completed
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 05:03:17 -0400
  ...ago, T.I.I. [a Sacramento company] was offering South African waterboxer engines, said to be VW factory old stock, to be imported into...
• Re: waterboxers in Mass./ coolant redux
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 21:17:56 -0500
  ...It claims to > be good for Mercedes and other European engines. FWIW it is yellow. > > What thinks The List? > > Also what do you know...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild [correction]
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 18:48:30 -0800
  ...waterboxer, except maybe as an >alloying element in the aluminum alloy case. Type I aircooled vw's, >and some european type IV engines have...
• Cooling problems / engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Preston Lewis
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 13:56:29 -0700
  ...Could anyone please tell me which engines (other than the waterboxer) will simply bolt into the existing motor mounts and transmission system (4 speed...
• Re: Align-boring?
  Historical mailing list - Dom
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 11:53:39 +1000
  I should clarify that when builders take exception to boring out a case to its max its usually for highly modified engines which place...
• Re: Rebuilds and Rebuilders
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 22:14:26 -0400
  ...I took a trip to Bob's shop in March to pick up a rebuilt 2.1 waterboxer. Here are some pictures and thoughts...
• Waterboxer Power vs transplants
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 06:31:04 -0800
  Thanks to the many responses regarding my question of actual torque and horsepower of the various alternative power plants vs the waterboxer. I skipped...
• Re: Roadhaus - Need an Engine
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 7 May 2004 07:07:19 EDT
  ...mysterious waterboxer engines over this past winter and I don't think I'm ready to give Larry one of my engines and see...
• Re: Which Engine To Install and by Whom
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 May 2012 18:25:47 -0700
  ...I think the Oettinger waterboxer 6 is pretty rare and not a normal option. oh heck ..we didn't cover air-cooled Porsche engines...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Are_all_2.1_engines_digifant=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
  Mon, 5 May 2014 06:00:03 -0400
  ...Are all 2.1 engines digifant?>From the factory, yes. But.....I've read of 2.1 engines installed in Digijet Vanagons. The ownerkeeps...
• Re: Thoughts on buying a 82 air-cooled westy?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:18:35 -0400
  ...the Waterboxer? The air cooled is a huge step backward. At least they don't boil over or freeze up. The engines just melt...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 29 Jul 2011 - Special issue (#2011-620)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:32:35 -0800
  ...Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer > engines. > > Not easy to find the Shell rotella. Only places I've found are oil...
• Mex. and Braz. Breadloafs (was: '98 Breadloaf (In Brazil))
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 09:31:30 +0100
  Hey Breadloaf-Fans, the MEXICAN Breadloafs were made up to '95/'96, they were watercooled, but NO Waterboxers, just Passat (Dasher, Audi Fox) engines...
• Re Waterboxer power vs Transplants
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:37:24 -0800
  ...While is better than a I-4, but still just in the same ball park as the other engines mentioned. Are you using the...
• Re: Waterboxer engined Vanagon, T3, thermostat problem.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:32:56 -0400
  ...On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote: > These photos <https://picasaweb.google.com/102449862149336184707/WaterboxerEnginedVanagonT3Thermostat> show...
• Re: Fwd: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:04:02 -0500
  ...turbovans.com> wrote: > Well, obviously waterboxer engines with not that many miles on them are > not highmilage wbxr engines. > There are a lot of...
• Re: Aluminum thermostat housing............
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:35:51 -0700
  Hi Paul, there are two vanagon waterboxer engines that use an aluminum thermostat housing.. the 1.9 waterboxer, or the 2.1 Syncro .. It...
• WBX Carb conversion? Hoax!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:52:34 -0700
  ...On watercooled engines, the manifold air box comes off the intake and is replaced with the supplied adapter plate. Then you bolt the carb...
• Re: Early Instrument Cluster Difference Questions + PICS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:12:10 -0500
  ...buy the fact that the Japanese were making better engines and that the waterboxer was already a dinosaur, but VW had gotten away with...
• Re: All engines have issues...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 May 2010 22:23:55 -0400
  In the early 80's most VW products had 1.6 or some 1.7 liter engines, many were still carbureted. Fuel injection was...
• WTB: oil-filler tube for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Carolsfeld
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 03:00:36 -0800
  ...to do on the older aircooled bus engines. DON'T do this maneuver on the waterboxers, because the plastic tube has a doubled inner...
• Re: Waterboxer engined Vanagon, T3, thermostat problem.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:25:33 -0700
  ...On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote: > These photos <https://picasaweb.google.com/102449862149336184707/WaterboxerEnginedVanagonT3Thermostat> show...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 06:29:40 -0500
  ...I've seen this on > older Waterboxer engines I have had ( with lots of miles on them), BUT > the question is: Is this something...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:22:50 -0700
  ...seen them give false indications. > You don't want the 84 waterboxer system ...... > as on that one, if the level sensor says 'I'm...
• Re: '81 Engine work
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 23 Jun 95 10:21:00 PDT
  ...That is the easiest way to do it. > > I know that they are available for a waterboxer, I do not know wether you > can...
• Walker Super Turbo Muffler
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 22:01:00 -0400
  I have been using a Walker 17783 on our '88 waterboxer for over a year. It is accompanied by a 2.25" catalyst from...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 15:35:49 -0400
  I like that GoWesty gives stats on their engines failures, it is really an important bit of info for customers. "There are inherent risks...
• Re: Castrol and BP
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 May 2010 13:42:27 -0700
  ...I asked what would be the best thing for an engine made for zinc-containing oil, like our waterboxers and diesel engines that don...
• Fwd: rod knock on ivory '84 westy
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:09:36 -0600
  ...really ....I am realizing more and more that for high mile waterboxer > engines, the only way to know the crank and bearings are at...
• Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:56:29 -0700
  ...I have joined a few thousand engines to their transmissions. They are almost always made to just fit and mate one way .. in a...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:47:42 -0800
  ...like 'normal' engines. Totally flat bottom to the head. Waterboxers have nothing like that. BIG DIFFERENCE !~ there is the concept of 'wrongful termination' I...
• Re: Thermostat Woes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 7 Jan 2012 19:35:58 -0800
  ...The vast majority of people on this list that have and drive gasoline vanagons have waterboxer engines .. so when you just say 'thermostat' .. that...
• Fwd: SV: Volvo motor for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 19:13:24 -0800
  ...Most of the > Vanagon Waterboxers are in very poor condition and > in > need of newer engines. > Sincerely, George Wietor 1512 Cambridge SE > Grand Rapids...
• Re: Engine oil
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 7 Aug 2022 10:15:05 -0600
  ...the Waterboxer. The pre-ignition, >> detonation control is just another consideration for using oils that are >> designed for gasoline, not diesel engines. Pre-ignition...
• Re: Waterboxer Power vs transplants
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 08:46:37 -0700
  ...Waterboxer Power vs transplants > Mark, > You did great job researching conversions and gave unbiased information. > Exellent!I can only add that at 3800 rpm...
• Re: Overlands Diesel Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 20:45:38 -0700
  ...my 2.1L waterboxer in an 86 Vanagon Westfalia camper. I am curious as to how well the Diesel engines do at the high...
• Porsche Engine? - Not Exactly!
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:37:13 -0500
  ...Porsch engines in it'. :)" Unfortunatly, that was the case here. The Westy I looked at did indeed have a very stock Waterboxer engine. Oh...
• Re: Pilot bearing failure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:49:28 -1000
  assuming this is a waterboxer .. is the felt seal and retaining ring for it there ? I've seen many missing. On 8/13/2015...
• Re: 719/5 vs 719/12
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:31:26 -0400
  ...Central Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > The oil filters on both the 1.9 and 2.1 waterboxer engines are > exactly the...
• Re: Some interesting uses for VW engines...A new type of VW poweredcamper...
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 13:19:32 -0500
  ...Some interesting uses for VW engines...A new type of VW poweredcamper... Take a look at the motor. Note that they have put dual...
• 2 engines FS in Portland: i4 conversion & wasserbxr
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 07:54:24 -0700
  ...David Jaffe 503-329-3993 mdhiker at yahoo located in Portland OR ********************************************** 2.1l Waterboxer engine with ZERO miles on it. Complete top-end...
• Engines: what to choose
  Historical mailing list - M's gmail
  Wed, 25 May 2016 19:53:00 -0700
  ...Seeking your wisdom: - My situation: '87 2WD Westy with original 2.1l waterboxer @ 200k miles. Still running OK today after 100k miles & 10 years...
• Re: How many Volts at the injectors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 12 May 2012 17:23:09 -0700
  we're speakin' waterboxer pretty sure. I don't 'do' air-cooled. BTDT too much. On 5/12/2012 3:54 PM, Dennis Haynes...
• Re: Red Tornado Engine (ALT impoved bracket!)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:13:01 EST
  ...BUT, did you look at my _VW Waterboxer Engine Rebuilding_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/engines.htm) webpages ? Get to the pictures page and...
• Re: Timing belt - Subie engines
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:49:41 -0700
  ...My subie conversion was around $1800 after i sold my waterboxer, or about $2500 not factoring that in. That figure is for a soobie...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:20:49 -0800
  ...Perhaps it's the power of labor unions that we can blame for these goofy waterboxer engines. But think of all the jillions of...
• Re: Waterboxer Power vs transplants
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 07:39:54 -0700
  ...of the waterboxer, > which is light. I know the real world difference are probably less than > 140 lb., but I actually expected the Subaru...
• Broadening my Perspective, and head studs
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:00:45 -0700
  ...Having rebuilt a couple air cooled VW engines in the past, I am surprised at the similarities between those engines and this one. The...
• Re: Digijet Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 20:01:52 -0800
  ...Can anyone answer the following? Where can you find injectors? Would it be wise to hit a Junk Yard? What other engines have WaterBoxer...
• Re: Westy Engines
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Jun 1997 12:30:05 -0700
  ...Interestingly, the 1988-1991 engines are rated 5hp *less* than the 86-87 engines. This appears to be a change in how the power...
• Re: '87 Westy for $2900 bucks!!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:29:24 -0700
  ...This is a $1000 van that will take $15,000 to get into decent shape unless you have a supply of used engines and...
• Re: "Extraordinarily bad engines"
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 11:07:07 -0400
  ...Re: "Extraordinarily bad engines" >We have 126,000 on our 90 Syncro Westy on original engine and no leaks except >occasionally from hoses. Roger...
• Re: To rebuild or not to Rebuild-
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 11 Jan 2003 15:14:44 -0500
  ...Good luck! brad Michael Brenner wrote: >That is the question. > >Listerines, > >I need opinions on whether to rebuild a recently purchased 1.9ltr waterboxer...
• Re: Callaway Vanagon quote And other words of wisdom!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 10 Nov 2013 16:29:25 -0800
  ...waterboxers, pretty sure. Not the best engine as a base for significant performance upgrades, like doubling the hp. There are far better engines to...
• Re: this has me rethinking dexcool
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:59:07 -0700
  ...GM had a problem with coolant leakage through the intake manifold on these engines, and I'm guessing the lawyers probably sued the makers...