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Re: LONG BLOCK vs SHORT BLOCK??
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Thu, 3 Nov 94 11:10:29 PST
...If you were buying a short block for a Chevy, you would get pistons and rings installed, but no heads. a long block would...
Re: LONG BLOCK vs SHORT BLOCK??
Historical mailing list
Thu, 3 Nov 94 17:20:32 AST
short block: the crankcase, crankshaft, con. rods, camshaft and all block seals. hopefully an oil pump long block: ditto plus piston/cyls/heads/valve...
LONG BLOCK vs SHORT BLOCK??
Historical mailing list
Thu, 3 Nov 1994 09:59 EDT
...are either going to replace the long Block or the short block....I was told a long block is just a complete engine with...
Re: LONG BLOCK vs SHORT BLOCK??
Historical mailing list
Thu, 3 Nov 1994 14:03:36 -0600 (CST)
...and is somewhat 'long'er than just a case /w/ connecting rods hanging out, which is a short block. If you get the alternator...
long block
Historical mailing list - dawn
Sun, 24 Dec 2000 16:03:45 -0800
looking for long or short block would prefer long block used with good heads.REBUILD is my goal 2.1 liter only Darrel 88...
Re: LONG BLOCK vs SHORT BLOCK??
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Thu, 3 Nov 1994 11:36:12 -0800 (PST)
...A short block is built up thru the case, but no pistons, cylinders, heads and all. A longblock is the same but with pistons...
(NVC)Re: Best way to ship long block?
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 17 Feb 2004 18:41:30 -0800
...Best way to ship long block? > > Hi all, > > Can anyone point me in the right direction for shipping an air-cooled > long > block from...
weight of long block & shipping engine
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:35:13 -0800
howdy folks, what is the best way to ship a long block? I am about 380 miles from the closest forward air... what is...
Re: Best way to ship long block?
Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
Tue, 17 Feb 2004 21:15:00 -0500
...Best way to ship long block? Hi all, Can anyone point me in the right direction for shipping an air-cooled long block from...
Best way to ship long block?
Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
Tue, 17 Feb 2004 20:43:15 EST
Hi all, Can anyone point me in the right direction for shipping an air-cooled long block from TX to VA? Thanks, Roger '89...
Progress
Historical mailing list - bill
Sun, 13 Apr 1997 17:27:35 -0700
...I divided the job into removing the engine, removing all the stuff from my long block, installing all the stuff on the new long...
What are the 2 studs that block the distributor?
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Mon, 7 Nov 2005 07:53:56 -0800
...Being so long, they block my distributor from rotating in a full arc. Is there any reason not to cut them shorter with a...
Re: Blog Post: Adding a Rear Power Distribution Block
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 15 Jul 2015 20:22:03 -0700
...write up on adding a Blue Sea Fuse Block to the rear of the van. > > http://texasvanagons.com/rear-power-distribution-block/ > > Abel Longoria
Blog Post: Adding a Rear Power Distribution Block
Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
Wed, 15 Jul 2015 21:28:02 -0500
...http://texasvanagons.com/rear-power-distribution-block/ Abel Longoria
Re: to rebuild or not to rebuild
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Thu, 20 Jul 95 18:10:54 PDT
...One point that should be added is that many of the rebuilt long blocks come with a warranty. If you're a good rebuilder...
Re: 87 passenger from southwest
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 1 Mar 2009 19:32:17 -0500
Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > hi Mike, > I was careful to say 'the long block.' You weren't careful enough! It's because of the...
Re: Progress
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Apr 1997 02:01:48 -0400 (EDT)
...I divided the job into removing the engine, removing all the stuff from my long block, installing all the stuff on the new long...
(no subject)
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:37:29 -0500
does anyone have a source for short blocks or long blocks for 1.6 na diesel mike
Good sources of long blocks?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 08 Nov 1995 09:05:31 -0500 (CDT)
Can you all recommend good sources of remanufactured long blocks for my 85 vanagon? I'd appreciate phone and FAX numbers, especially from those...
vanagon long block fs
Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
Thu, 14 Jun 2001 16:38:24 -0700
...VW VANAGON Engine, long block, 0 miles, Mosoco rebuild. Worth $1,700, sell, $1,000. Ask about installation. Busted Bug Auto Repair, 360-224...
Re: leaking heads, no heat, ??fix
Historical mailing list
Mon, 13 Feb 95 11:41:57 PST
>> >>BTW when considering head replacement remember a factory VW rebuilt >>long-block is about $2200. Labor extra. That's the route I'm going...
New long block : leaky head :(
Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
Thu, 22 Jun 2000 16:40:23 -1000
New long block : leaky head :( I just put a new rebuilt in my 87 Vanagon GL and the right cylinder hear is dripping oil...
Re: long blocks
Historical mailing list - John
Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:07:20 -0500
...what exactly is a VW exchange long > block? I've always assumed I'd put in another 1.9 in my 83.5 when...
Re: Short Block?
Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
Thu, 8 Jan 2004 16:19:01 EST
...Am I correct? What you have listed is referred to as a long block. A short block ends at the connecting rods. Roger - '89...
Re: LONG BLOCK vs SHORT BLOCK??
Historical mailing list
Thu, 3 Nov 94 15:07:40 PST
> > >> If a tree falls in the forest, and it hits a mime, does anyone care? > ^^^^ > lawyer > ^^^^ ^^^^ lawyer grizzly
Re: 87 passenger from southwest
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Sun, 1 Mar 2009 20:19:00 -0800
I think the 1.9 and 2.1 blocks are different internally too. The 2.1 has a longer stroke and has different pistons...
Re: Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:16:41 -0800
...Overcooling Hypothesis--Long > > Why do big trucks have block off panels for their radiators then ? > Diesels don't produce as much heat as gasoline...
Air cooled Long Block
Historical mailing list - John Jensen
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:02:27 -0400
...I'm looking to re-do my '80 Westy with a rebuilt long block one of these days. Thanks. John Jensen johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com...
Re: Das Blinkenlights
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:53:06 -0500
...Before I put in a new > Boston Bob long block in 2003, I had also sorts of blinking > temperature-gauge light problems. They all...
Re: no offense
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 2 Aug 2004 23:39:24 +1200
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WTB 2.1 engine: Long block & RUNNING - East Coast
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 20 Apr 2006 05:27:10 -0700
A local guy is looking for a GOOD, RUNNING 2.1 L long block (not the whole van). He's in Halifax, Nova Scotia...
Re: 87 passenger from southwest
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 1 Mar 2009 16:24:24 -0800
hi Mike, I was careful to say 'the long block.' if you are going to mention modifying plemum brackets......... then we can mention l...
Re: LONG BLOCK vs SHORT BLOCK??
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Thu, 3 Nov 1994 16:24:28 -0600 (CST)
> -- > >> If a tree falls in the forest, and it hits a mime, does anyone care? ^^^^ lawyer -- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U...
Re: Air cooled Long Block
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:30:23 -0500
...Air cooled Long Block Does anyone know who the favored re-builders might be for type IV motors? I did a google search but...
Re: 87 passenger from southwest
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 1 Mar 2009 19:36:41 -0800
...87 passenger from southwest > Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >> hi Mike, >> I was careful to say 'the long block.' > > You weren't careful enough! > > It...
Re: Best way to ship long block?
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Tue, 17 Feb 2004 19:58:14 -0800
...Best way to ship long block? > Hi all, > > Can anyone point me in the right direction for shipping an air-cooled long > block from...
Perennial cool weather three blocks and stall problem ('84 1.9L)
Historical mailing list - john
Tue, 1 Sep 2015 08:01:30 -0400
...I have about 60,000 km on the long block. My Son (now 17) will be getting his drivers license in about four months...
Re: VW Canada 2.1 Reman Engine - I need one
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:35:47 -0700
A local car shop is interested in buying a rebuilt 1.9 ( or 2.1 ) waterboxer long block, from me, to install in a...
Re: weight of long block & shipping engine
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 8 Jan 2002 17:38:00 -0600
...what is the weight of the long block? > -matthew > > Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with > death > Dept. Of Chemistry So have...
Denver to Idaho shipping request & how heavy is a LB?
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Tue, 4 May 2004 10:09:45 -0700
I need to get a 2.1L long block from the denver area to somewhere in Idaho (twin falls, hagerman, boise, lewiston, moscow, or...
Re: long blocks
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:55:26 -0800
> A VW Exchange engine(long block) is a re-manufactured engine to factory > specs with a 12 month warranty valid at all VW dealers...
WTB good running used 1.9/2.1L long block
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:58:39 -0400
...So, does anyone have a well-running 2.1L WBX available? I'd buy the long-block. I'm in Atlanta, but could drive...
Re: better sun visor
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 5 Dec 2014 13:10:41 -0800
...when I put it side way on the window to block the sun... well it's not long enough to block the sun...
Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:08:56 -0400
...Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed > > My understanding was a block heater heats the coolant via the...
Re: Oil Change. Zetec
Historical mailing list - Rob
Fri, 7 Dec 2012 10:12:23 -0800
...mcneely There is a lot more to the conversion than the long block & that is what the oil change is protecting. On the other...
Re: [DIESEL] Turbo drainage to pan (Vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Fri, 27 Jul 2001 23:00:48 -0400
...Does your 1.9L long block have a spot for that return? > Can you give me any details on the hardware you will use...
Re: 2.1L shipping - cost? Weight?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 21 Dec 2001 23:22:38 -0600
Not sure of the cost, but the long block crated in 3/8" plywood with 2x3" runners is a little over 200#. DM&FS...
Long Brake Line Tips + Removal Question
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:02:45 -0700
...Can the entire long brake line from pressure regulator to rear "T" block be removed in one piece? It seems caught up in coolant...
Long-block source recommendation ('83)
Historical mailing list - Morris Arthur
Mon, 16 Mar 1998 17:41:11 -0500
...Could someone point me toward suppliers of water-cooled long blocks with quality reputations? Thanks for the help. + Morris Arthur morris_arthur@unc.edu...
Re: GEX engine, DON'T (sad story)
Historical mailing list - Ben
Fri, 6 Apr 2007 13:29:04 -0400
...It was for sure a long block! i have seen the picture. Ben John Runberg wrote: >>Who is to blame? the installer who as...
Re: leaking heads, no heat, ??fix
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Mon, 13 Feb 1995 13:55:37 CST6CDT
David Kao asks: > >>BTW when considering head replacement remember a factory VW rebuilt > >>long-block is about $2200. Labor extra. That's the route...
rust on a long block
Historical mailing list - Steven E. Broomhead, Sr.
Mon, 21 Apr 1997 19:55:15 -0500
I've gotten a long block and have yet to put on the head. The problem is that some rust has started on the...
Re: Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:09:47 -0800
> > Why do big trucks have block off panels for their radiators then ? > Diesels don't produce as much heat as gasoline plants. Winter fronts...
FS Air Cooled Parts and Full Engines
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 25 Mar 2003 18:14:24 -0600
...I'll ship this engine with cylinders, rings, new bearings installed or in the boxes . $500.00 6) CV Series Long Block Engine, 5K...
head post-mortem, and a question
Historical mailing list - Felder
Thu, 2 Oct 2003 14:03:52 -0700
...of iron from the block, so I assume that it was only grabbing 2 threads when it popped. How long is the threaded part...
Re: Oil Change. Zetec
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 7 Dec 2012 12:23:43 -0600
...mcneely > > There is a lot more to the conversion than the long block & that is > what the oil change is protecting. > > On the other...
will a 2.1L long block wrk with 1.9L FI and hardware?
Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 17:28:15 -0600
I was wondering if the 2.1L long block can be used as a replacement longblock for the 1.9L. I'm considering a...
1.9L long blocks
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Wed, 2 Jul 2003 23:08:21 -0400
...Who has gotten a 1.9L long block recently? Who was the rebuilder? I have a Haynes, and a microfiche copy of Bentley. What...
still need vanagon help
Historical mailing list - dawn
Sun, 18 Mar 2001 09:25:49 -0800
I really need a long block for rebuild with or with out heads so in short long or short 2.1 motor for rebuild...
Wanted to Buy WBX
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:00:29 -0800
...for the right engine-long block only needed- thanks- Robert warmerwagen@hotmail.com carolhough@yahoo.com _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN...