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  • Re: Intercooler for TD engines?
    Historical mailing list - Greg Rich
    Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:08:01 EDT
    Try an Audi 5000 turbo intercooler, small but easy to install. If your serious about cooling the intake air use a Volvo 700series intercooler...
  • Intercooler placement?
    Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
    Tue, 19 Jan 1999 11:26:57 -0800
    While considering the Audi swap options I was wondering about intercoolers. Are any of the Audi engines intercooled and how large is this system...
  • Oettinger 1.6L TD intercooler
    Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
    Sun, 27 May 2001 21:01:39 -0600
    ...Oettinger makes an air to water intercooler for the Turbo Diesel engines that VW put in the T3's. Is it still available? Does...
  • I need intercooler fan ideas!
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:31:48 -0800
    I spent the entire day getting my AHU TDI motor installed in my TriStar - still have the electrical and the intake / intercooler system to...
  • Re: Intercooler (Brain Hiccup)
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 14 Jan 1999 08:26:43 EST
    Uh, all I can say is that I was tired when I gave the intercooler info. So my brain had a slight hiccup and...
  • Re: Areas of vacuum in the engine compartment?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Hogue
    Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:24:32 -0400
    I've test fitted an intercooler from a 1.8t Audi TT behind the louver on the left side, under the box, I don...
  • Intercooler
    Historical mailing list - Stewart Signol
    Tue, 15 Jun 1999 14:08:54 +0100
    Hi There Im running a syncro with a 1.9TD....does any one make an intercooler kit to fit....I need more power [text...
  • Areas of vacuum in the engine compartment?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:50:03 -0800
    ...I have my eye on the LT-II / Sprinter intercooler which is about 4x to 5x larger than the AHU intercooler. The problem for...
  • Intercooler.
    Historical mailing list - Timothy Parry
    Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:18:09 +0100
    Hi Does anyone out there know if I can "add" an intercooler to my 89 1.6TD Westfalia ? I checked the archives and found...
  • Intercooler wanted-TDI or other
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:43:27 -0500
    Looking to buy an intercooler, from a TDI whatever, or a similar sized unit. (none from blown-up G-60s!) All leads appreciated. Karl
  • Re: Intercooler placement?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 20 Jan 1999 06:15:15 EST
    ...Where would you put the intercooler for a turbo? GTI Audi or what ever. >> only the '86 up turbo 5cyls are intercooled. contact Detlev...
  • Re: High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyon...
    Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
    Fri, 8 Jun 2001 07:58:23 -0400
    >It's a great place for the air intake snorkel, so it should be a good place >for the intercooler. >If you want to...
  • Re: Intercooler for TD engines?
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Tue, 4 Sep 2001 14:55:43 EDT
    ...I do not know where you would put the intercooler radiator, let alone all the tubing. >> Several have tried. Most recently someone stuck a...
  • Re: rear hatch won't open
    Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
    Sat, 20 Mar 2004 23:39:32 -0600
    ...Then I will cut a hole in this sheet metal and mount the > intercooler to it - making sure the intercooler is air tight to...
  • Re: I need intercooler fan ideas!
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 21 Mar 2004 22:45:40 -0600
    I'd suggest that you find an intercooler from a Porsche, RX 7/8 or Saab and just plumb it into your system. Unless...
  • re. Oettinger 1.6L TD intercooler
    Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
    Sun, 27 May 2001 22:58:03 -0600
    ...Hi Volks, Oettinger makes an air to water intercooler for the Turbo Diesel = engines that VW put in the T3's. Is it still...
  • New Intercoolers for $175 each
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 2 Dec 1999 17:33:18 EST
    I have brand new intercoolers that are supposed to be for New Beetle, Golf, and Audi with the 1.8l Turbo engines. However these...
  • Re: Oettinger 1.6L TD intercooler
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Sun, 27 May 2001 23:50:21 EDT
    I am looking for intercooler ideas myself. While cruising the Bug-O-Rama in Sacramento today, I scored an intercooler for a 1.8T...
  • Re: TD intercooler, TDI, HA Projekt
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Tue, 19 May 1998 19:05:54 -0400
    ...Anyone interested? Maybe > there are appropriate parts available in North America as well? =20 Oettinger sells an intercooler kit for the TD also. Gain...
  • Re: Intercooler for TD engines?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Tue, 4 Sep 2001 15:46:13 -0400
    Dear TD fans, I have an intercooler from a SAAB that is in good shape. It definitely can be made to work with a...
  • Re: Inter-coolers?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 15 Jul 1997 17:24:19 +0200
    ...Does one check the Passat TDI engine in US? Intercoolers also available on the after-market by some German tuners I know. Helmut '80...
  • Intercooler for TD engines?
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:51:48 -0700
    Has anyone found a source for intercoolers suitable for the 1.6 or 1.9 TD engines? I keep seeing references to the increased...
  • Intercooler
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Wed, 24 Nov 1999 15:37:39 -0500
    Regarding intercooler in a Jetta or car compared to a bus. In my opinion the intercooler is very desirable in a TD van because...
  • Re: I need intercooler fan ideas!
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sun, 21 Mar 2004 22:33:14 -0500
    ...Then I will cut a hole in this sheet metal and mount the > intercooler to it - making sure the intercooler is air tight to...
  • Re: Intercooler
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Tue, 15 Jun 1999 20:34:14 -0400
    > Hi There > Im running a syncro with a 1.9TD....does any one make an intercooler > kit to fit....I need more power An...
  • Re: I need intercooler fan ideas!
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 22 Mar 2004 07:25:53 -0800
    ...I need intercooler fan ideas! I'd suggest that you find an intercooler from a Porsche, RX 7/8 or Saab and just plumb...
  • Re: Intercooler for TD engines?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 31 Aug 2001 23:24:15 +1200
    >Has anyone found a source for intercoolers suitable for the 1.6 or 1.9 TD >engines? I keep seeing >references to the increased...
  • High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyone!?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:17:40 -0700
    ...I am intending on installing an air->air intercooler to help boost the power and ease the fuel consumption. My idea is mount the...
  • Re: Intercooler for TD engines?
    Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
    Fri, 31 Aug 2001 11:47:57 -0400
    ...Intercooler for TD engines? > >Has anyone found a source for intercoolers suitable for the 1.6 or 1.9 TD > >engines? I keep seeing...
  • Re: High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyon...
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Fri, 8 Jun 2001 03:18:57 EDT
    ...It's a great place for the air intake snorkel, so it should be a good place for the intercooler. If you want to...
  • Re: [Syncro] intercoolers etc
    Historical mailing list - karl
    Fri, 3 Mar 2000 15:34:08 -0500
    I was going to keep this to myself until now, but.........the Saab 900 turbo intercooler is the one I am going to use...
  • Re: You can blame Me - was: steel coolant pipes 82 diesel Westy
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:21:47 -0500
    At 11:06 PM 11/8/2009, pdooley wrote: >Turbo guys put a raised lip on their aluminum intercooler pipes with a >fabricated vise...
  • Re: Advice on doing TD Conversion
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Mon, 4 May 2015 18:56:55 -0400
    ...I would be doing more things, like and intercooler, etc. but the customer is on a very limited budget. I figure, get him done...
  • Re: Areas of vacuum in the engine compartment?
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:23:22 -0800
    ...I have my eye on the LT-II / Sprinter intercooler which is about 4x to 5x larger than the AHU intercooler. The problem for...
  • Re: Winters in the van... MAKE YOUR OWN 'SAFE' HEATER
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Thu, 21 Nov 2002 18:13:15 -0500
    ...Put the intercooler inside the box where the heating element will heat the air in the box and transfer that heat to the intercooler...
  • Re: Intercooler for TD engines?
    Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
    Tue, 4 Sep 2001 21:59:41 -0400
    vegfunman just uploaded some pictures of his Saab 900 intercooler installation in a Vanagon at the Yahoo! Audi-VW-Diesels group: http://groups.yahoo...
  • Re: French Syncro Club-Oettinger TD engine
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 12 Dec 1996 00:45:41 -0500
    Philippe, I am interested in info on the Oettinger TD engine with intercooler. The standard 1.6 TD motor has 70 ps? What is...
  • Re: Intercooler
    Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
    Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:46:10 -0400
    ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: [VANAGON] Intercooler Hi There �Im running a syncro with a 1.9TD....does any one make an intercooler kit...
  • AW: AW: TDI and the Quest for the Diesel Vanagon(very longish!)
    Historical mailing list - Michael Kraewinkel
    Wed, 26 Aug 1998 10:01:49 +0200
    hi don i will begin to start this intercooler conversion at about november. first i�ll go to southern france for vacancies, then my...
  • Re: ~Flaming DIEsels~ Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl ...
    Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
    Wed, 13 Jan 1999 19:30:48 -0500
    ...How would the turbo know whether or not it has an intercooler "down stream", other that a bit of back pressure from having to...
  • Wanted 5sp. tranny in good condition.
    Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
    Sun, 19 Jul 1998 00:08:19 EDT
    ...tranny in my 1982 Westy diesel with a 1985 Quantum turbo with an intercooler. I know about the funks shift pattern and that doesn...
  • Re: Audi 5000 turbo motor/ WB transmission
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 28 Nov 1998 02:53:19 EST
    ...The motor is complete including intercooler, looks very nice. They get 200 bucks for complete >> '85 down 5000 turbos dont have intercoolers. '86 up...
  • Re: 3.4liter v6 to 1.9liter turbo4 conversion in progress.
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:07:17 -0400
    ...The intercooler will most likely be in the left side intake duct thing. (might use a water mist a-la sti intercooler mister to...
  • AW: TDI and the quest for diesel vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Michael Kraewinkel
    Thu, 27 Aug 1998 11:39:36 +0200
    ...of sepp papmahl in germany: ++ 49 8406 1353 another german list member mentioned that i�ve made an error with the intercooler location of...
  • Intercooler and Law of Thermodynamics
    Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
    Wed, 13 Jan 1999 22:19:25 -0800
    Having more oxygen in cooler more condense air is actually an incidental reason for the intercooler. The desiel engine is a classic heat engine...
  • Re: AW: TDI and the Quest for the Diesel Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
    Tue, 25 Aug 1998 21:25:09 -0700
    Don McCallum wrote: > One of the things which I have not been > able to find much information on is the location of intercoolers...(text...
  • Re: Transmission cooler for 86 automatic?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
    Fri, 26 Feb 1999 05:23:40 EST
    Hey Karl, The 86 Vanagon ( and I think all the wbx automatics) have a tranny fluid to engine coolant intercooler already installed at the...
  • Re: turbo diesel install info
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:37:24 -0400
    ...or at the least a intercooler water spray to increase the intercooler effectiveness. each engine system will go on separate with time to evaluate...
  • A/C resuscitation - where to start?
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:12:18 -0700
    ...Say, how does the tint hold up on the back window where it's subjected to the defroster elements? Casey __________________________________________ '87 300TD intercooler/propane...
  • Turbo tech
    Historical mailing list - Eren Berberoglu
    Sun, 16 Jan 2000 16:35:25 PST
    ...sorry for too much Questions! Eren Berberoglu 1986 westy turbo-diesel intercooler ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
  • Intercooler
    Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
    Wed, 13 Jan 1999 22:47:05 -0800
    ...Maybe we need an intercooler :) This is how it works: The exhaust gases are used to drive a turbine which adds air pressure to...
  • Re: Advice on doing TD Conversion
    Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
    Tue, 5 May 2015 05:04:36 -0500
    ...I would be doing more things, like and > intercooler, etc. but the customer is on a very limited budget. I figure, > get him done...
  • Re: NVC - Plasma Cutters and Mig/Tig Welders
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Thu, 16 Mar 2006 06:43:30 -0800
    ...http://www.weldingmart.com/Qstore/p001645.htm So far it's working quite well and was instrumental in assisting to make my intercooler project...
  • Re: I need intercooler fan ideas!
    Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
    Mon, 22 Mar 2004 08:39:29 -0700
    ...I need intercooler fan ideas! <SNIP> > turbo to cool it off too. The trick is for me, finding a small enough fan > that will...
  • TD intercooler, TDI, HA Projekt
    Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
    Fri, 15 May 1998 12:12:46 -0700
    ...However, they offer an intercooler for TD engines which raises the output by about 20% turning the 70Hp TD into an 84hp engine. note...
  • Re: Hi-Power TDI Vanagon observations
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 31 May 2005 20:18:15 -0700
    ...According to VAG-COM, it is more efficient than the intercooler was in the Jetta III. The Audi 5000T intercooler is quite big and...
  • Re: Major oil leak ...
    Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
    Thu, 8 Feb 2007 22:51:15 -0500
    sounds like the intercooler gasket most common with a change to colder weather Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zoltan" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
  • Re: 1.6ltd Motor options
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Thu, 13 Apr 2000 20:38:32 +0200
    Tromper wrote: > I saw a listing for a 1.6ltd motor with an intercooler, does anyone know about > this option, is it European only...
  • Re: Spam Sandwiches <F>
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:11:25 EST
    ...know where the intercooler goes awaits with tools in hand for my response on where to place his expensive intercooler. As soon as he...
  • Re: Hi-Power TDI Vanagon observations
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Tue, 31 May 2005 18:31:20 -0700
    ...I bet if you could locate those Vanagon tdi intercoolers into some serious airflow, or add water/methanol injection to the intake stream, those...