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• RE: Need Reciever Hitch 82 Diesel Westy For Hitch Haul Basket
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 10:47:49 -0400
  ...no engineer, but whatever the the clamping power of the bolts amounts to along with the surface area of the original bumper mounts etc...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:18:16 -0600
  ...under the engine case or tranny case you're prone to discover broken motor mounts, tranny mount and possibly damage your engine case. I...
• Re: Shifting Shudder Part II
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 22:30:59 -0700
  ...engine mounts, transmission mounts, TO bearings, clutch slave cylinders, friction plates and have had flywheels resurfaced, all at the advice of supposedly helpful list...
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:01:58 -0700
  ...I have run aftermarket single and dual carbs on Type 4 engined VW vans for many years. I want to put a waterboxer engine...
• Re: The Van's a-rockin' (sorry no porn content)
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 08:53:02 -0400
  ...Rough idle (due to cruddy injectors, engine out of tune, bum O2 sensor, etc.), combined with a couple (or many) bad motor mounts. G...
• exterior parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 13:59:10 -0800
  1.9 assembled engine block, turns fine, $30 (heads and cyls are gone, from 84 with bad heads) tranny, 4 speed, waterboxer, 84, seems...
• Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 19:04:43 EST
  ...It comes with the adapter plate, flywheel and engine mounts but not the clutch. It also comes with the oil pan, pickup tube, coolant...
• Fwd: stock engine mount
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:14:12 -0500
  ...9 away with the stock engine mount >> > > crossbar attached. >> > > Only after, did I realize that the Smallcar engine mounts needed the >> > > stock crossbar. >> > > So...
• Re: ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 13 May 2013 09:59:04 -0700
  ...engine mounts > motor mounts > oil pan > oil pickup > oil filler > dipstick & tube > exhaust mounts > bell housing > bell housing dust shield > bell housing to engine...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:22:37 -0700
  ...IIRC the new machine mounts which Burley offers now appear to be Epitec mounts. Holman Engineering in the UK offers something equally robust. This...
• Re: Engine support for I4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 17:30:39 -0400
  I made a 15 degree carrier for $22 in box tubing and $30 for 2 VW Fox motor mounts. Took me the better part...
• Re: 1.8T conversions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 12:48:46 -0800
  ...engine lid with my kit - it seems that 115hp would be the maximum that you install using a kit that mounts the engine at...
• Re: transmission/clutch noise
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 26 May 2015 10:52:40 -0700
  ...d suggest checking the followings > > - the engine tubber mounts - those when getting old will let the engine > sag down a bit which bring the...
• Ur-tools
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 06 Jun 1996 10:40:01 EST
  ...Rear engine mounts are probably near the limit of duct tape's capability, but with three or four rolls, if they were fresh ... B...
• Re: Vanagon is jerky, Clutch maybe?
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 06:18:03 -0700
  ...Could be a loose motor mount or transmission to engine bolts. If it is just oil on the clutch, try burning it off by...
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro Transmission Removal Advice?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:41:24 -0800
  ...the engine and clear of the Syncro fuel tank before it slides forward off the engine. Don't make the rubber mounts twist this...
• Re: Diesel engines available
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:21:29 -0400
  ...2 Diesel engines that need a home. > From an 82 Camper, 1.6L, runs, hard starting and smoky when cold. Mounts and stuff still...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank-Syncro tank into 2WD Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:52:15 -0400
  ...The 2WD engine mounts or engine cradle or something would have to be modified to make this extra space that is created for the...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE??
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:00:11 -0800
  ...Add > the cost of the diesel parts if you aren't beginning with a DV, throw in a > tune-up, hydraulic engine mounts, another...
• Re: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
  Historical mailing list - , Dieter Thiessen
  Sun, 5 Sep 1999 12:02:24 EDT
  ...Turned out motor mounts needed adjustment. Regards, Dieter >One minor problem though...the engine >replacement has resulted in an intermittent rattle apparently due to...
• Re: gold plated trans mounts ????
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 11:41:27 -0600
  ...figured now would be a good time to replace it- Brian, Someone posted recently about using a rabbit right side engine mount. I believe...
• Re: Clutch Chatter Question
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 09:30:48 -0500
  ...Right now I'm experimenting with a bracket to tie the right and left motor mounts together running beneath the engine. The idea being...
• Re: Exhaust banging on startup:'87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 10:01:52 -0700
  ...Unfortunately, the rubber motor mounts are soft and allow too much rocking of the engine on startup. Not surprising given their age. I wish...
• Re: Exhaust mounts (Tiico)
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 12:09:06 -0700
  ...So, since we have the lovely rubber mounts on the muffler, is the flex joint on the header flexing every time the engine moves...
• Re: Subject: What about replacing Vanagon engines with more fuel efficient ones? (long answer)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:58:17 -0400
  ...they make their own engine cradles and use mercedes motor mounts. the result is very little vibration. r Ron Tipton 3316 Timberlake Drive Knoxville...
• 'lurching' vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Austin Silvester
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 18:19:15 -0800 (PST)
  Believe it or not - check your motor mounts! And I mean +really+ check them, not just "yeah, they're there, so what?" Plus, it...
• Re: syncro:clunk noise
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 13 May 2004 18:44:13 +0000
  ...Check your engine mounts, exhaust mounting brackets, tailpipe clearance, and tranny mounts. GL! Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.427.4777 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle...
• Syncro Westy 1.9 TD, update # 2 ,and advice and/or your 2 cents?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:22:42 -0500
  ...The drivetrain itself is fine, and I have repositioned the engine support mounts, nothing else is touching where it shouldn't. There is a...
• Re: 1997 EV/Winnebago
  Historical mailing list - Drew B. Farenwald
  Thu, 19 Sep 96 10:13:11 EDT
  ...the > '95 EV Camper to the '97. > > new VR6 engine > new engine and transmission mounts (3) > 140 hp (was 109) > 177lb-ft: torque (was...
• AW: On I4 and TIICO Exhaust Fixes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:51:23 -0700
  ...Even the WBX muffler, though it looks clamped to the engine, if you look closely you will see that the four rubber engine mounts...
• Re: Vanagon Mirror replacement Option
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 13:40:52 +1200
  ...This is what I have done, though the mounts I had cast are STILL with the engineering outfit to do the CNC-milling. I...
• Re: GM--not junk (was re:GM junk)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 03:09:43 EST
  ...yeah, and if any of you have heavier engines in your vanagons, for the >engine mounts, use old cut up tires with steel plate...
• Re: Inside the Air Flow Meter / AFM
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:37:13 -0500
  ...Replacing the engine mounts helped. The rebuilt AFM helped too, once I had it calibrated by a professional Vanagon shop. Another thing that surprisingly...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:32:11 -0700
  ...engine? > > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/tempfoxmountpics > > > > This is on my 15 degree Jetta engine install. > > > > I think I measured the position of the mounts...
• Re: Engine's out... one more question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:17:39 -0700
  ...what's the > best way to remove the muffler, engine mounts, engine crossbar, etc.? > There's so much greasy crud down there I can...
• Re: Engine Change
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 17:21:00 -0700
  ...type of engines are easily put into a vanagon > body? > Without major changes to the frame. Supplier of adpter plates, motor > mounts, > etc.. > > Paul >
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - manual trans. - jerky ride ?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 10 May 2007 08:35:45 -0700
  ...it's jerky..... >> >> How do you check a Vanagon's engine mounts, trans. mounts, etc.??? >> >> Larry >> Ga. >> >> >> >> >>--------------------------------- >>Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell...
• Re: R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 19 Dec 2015 17:14:09 -0800
  ...google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
• Re: Engine Change
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 18:50:50 -0500
  ...type of engines are easily put into a vanagon body? Without major changes to the frame. Supplier of adpter plates, motor mounts, etc.. Paul
• Re: Trouble Fitting I-4 Engine Into '90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:58:12 -0800
  ...locate the engine 1.5" farther to the rear. The simple answer may be to modify the bars by cutting the mounts off and...
• Re: Follow-up odd noise on new gowesty engine
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 31 May 2011 17:11:42 -0700
  I too suspected the rear engine mounts, however I replaced them with the new engine. I also got an opinion from another mechanic who...
• Another Westy conversion
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 08:36:14 -0800
  ...The stock exhaust manifold on that engine points straight down and does not interfere with the engine mounts. Alistair 189K miles on '82 westy...
• changing out 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Travis Pearce
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 03:40:19 -0700
  I'll be removing my bad 1.9 waterboxer next week and installing a Boston Bob engine. I'm not too sure what exactly...
• Re: Jackin' Up The Van
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 10:19:47 -0800
  ...by the > engine. > > In an aircooled bus or Vanagon the engine is connected to the yoke by > two rubber motor mounts that will tear...
• Re: New Kit For VW Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 6 Jan 2012 11:46:32 -0500
  ...I would have thought they would be the same but for engine mounts and external details. Edward On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 8...
• vibration
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:53:05 -0700
  ...putting in new motor mounts would help? Or is this just an eternal problem with the design of this engine? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Boardwalk for $500? In...
• re:Question re: engine removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Oct 94 7:13:37 PDT
  ...the engine in his 78 with 2 liter type 4. The transaxle was supported at the front and rear by its own mounts and...
• Re: Engine Pull-Problem Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 18:50:40 +0000
  ...engine mounting nuts were off-in fact, once I got the engine about 5 inches off the cross member, I took the mounts off...
• Re: Tiico and Diesel Bent Frame Rails
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 15:43:03 -0700
  ...think > > > > > it keeps the mounts from rotating or > > separating relative to each other at > > > > > the bottom of the engine.) > > > > > > > > > > 4. I could draw a...
• Re: converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:12:01 -0800
  ...The 82 and older > > radiator used thread in > > rubber mounts on brackets top and bottom. These > > older brackets and > > rubber mounts don't work...
• Re: Stock 2.1 in NC
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:17:51 -0400
  ...I'm guessing that the 2wd engine mounts are completely different. The rubber mounts that I have may fit both versions and the muffler...
• Re: VW gas I4 Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:03:57 -0400
  ...mounts to your own liking. Smooth-on sells trial size kits that are more than enough, and a good reference on the engine mount...
• Re: Mechanic's shorthand?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:26:39 -0800
  ...local mechanic, who I tasked with >> looking for loose transmission mounts, engine mounts, CV joints, or >> other >> things responsible for a slight "thunk" I...
• Re: Clutch Judder - 83 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 11:59:31 -0700
  I briefly owned a diesel that appeared to have this problem, but I believe that the cause of the judder was bad motor mounts...
• new muffler and brackets
  Historical mailing list - , Dieter Thiessen
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 11:11:18 EST
  ...and above which I thought was caused by worn motor mounts and an engine with 120,000 miles on it was cured by a...
• Re: 89 Westy - Engine of kilter
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 02:32:10 -0500
  ...engine listing > heavily to port? Is it just an optical illusion exacerbated by the camera > being tilted, or are those left side motor mounts...
• Re: diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:31:07 -0700
  ...Mounts at 50 degrees with stock diesel Vanagon mounts. Less >> power and noisier. >> >> Either group of engines will require a diesel tank unless you...
• Re: Diesel Rabbits - Diesel Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 09:00:40 EDT
  ...Diesels had the same engine as the Diesel > Vanagons. With some minor mods like oilpan, oilpick-up tube, motor mounts etc. Also, any one...
• Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:50:28 -0700
  ...I am ready to fabricate the engine carrier for my 15 degree Jetta conversion. Is 1/8" - 2"x2" hot rolled tube rigid enough...
• Re: ISO Diesel Engine for early Vanagon (Montreal, Quebec)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:10:13 -0600
  ...It's just going to cost about $1000 to find the flywheel, clutch, pressure plate, pan, pulleys, dipstick, oil filler and engine mounts to...