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• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 14:08:30 -0500
  ...411 & 412 > > The 1.7, 1.8 & 2.0 aircooled engines used in Bay vans & early Vanagons were > Type 4 engines. Type 3s used...
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 12:26:03 -0700
  ...411 & 412 > > > > The 1.7, 1.8 & 2.0 aircooled engines used in Bay vans & early Vanagons were > > Type 4 engines. Type 3s used...
• Westy & Type 3 catalogs?
  Historical mailing list - Angela&Will
  Thu, 09 May 1996 21:50:09 -0400
  Does anyone know of any Westy or Type 3 catalogs? Thanks a lot for the information! p.s. Why don't some of the...
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 15:15:34 EDT
  In a message dated 7/21/01 12:04:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time, lalofs@ENTERACT.COM writes: << Type 3 engines were 4 cylinder...
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:30:34 +1200
  ...411 & 412 The 1.7, 1.8 & 2.0 aircooled engines used in Bay vans & early Vanagons were Type 4 engines. Type 3s used...
• Re: Subaru Engines (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Fri, 28 May 2004 12:20:36 -0600
  a Corrado is a sporty car; a sports car is 911 Miata MG Midget or B Jag E type 356 Porsche etc But then...
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 10:06:22 EDT
  Larry, VW tried to put a lot of distance between the Type 3 and Type 1 engine. While the Type 3's did get...
• Re: Adventurewagon roof removal?
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sun, 10 Nov 2002 12:46:20 -0700
  ...and swap engines outside. Thanks, John Andrew 1987 Syncro Adventurewagon (Dead Soobie) 1985 Quantum Syncro Wagon 1984 Westfalia (Tiico) 1965 Type 3 Karmann Ghia...
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 17:01:20 -0500
  Karl Wolz wrote: > Larry, > > All of the listed engines are air cooled horizontally opposed four-bangers. > > What were you thinking a type 1 is...
• Adventurewagon roof removal?
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 16:29:37 -0700
  ...Also if anyone knows of a good source for used Subaru engines, it would also be much appreciated. I am located on the western...
• 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: Problem w/temp gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 13:10:42 -0400
  ...as being only for all *other* air-cooled engines (bug, pre-71 bus, type >3). (Jim, correct me if I'm wrong.) Sami - The...
• Re: Problem w/temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 10:50:02 -0700 (PDT)
  ...as being only for all *other* air-cooled engines (bug, pre-71 bus, type > 3). (Jim, correct me if I'm wrong.) This plate...
• Re: Compression
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jan 95 9:16:25 EST
  ...They DO seem low compared to what Chilton's reports for all VW engines from 1965 on: ie the early A type 36hp engine...
• RE: 914: Alternative Engine Swaps
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 23 Jun 95 19:39:20 EDT
  ...Kennedy Engineered Products (no relation) has lots of adapters, and VW and Porsche aircooled engines have had the same four bolts on the same...
• Re: Problem w/temp gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 10:22:09 -0500 (CDT)
  ...as being only for all *other* air-cooled engines (bug, pre-71 bus, type 3). (Jim, correct me if I'm wrong.) A flexible...
• Re: Oddball CL find - pre-Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Fri, 5 Jul 2013 09:41:29 -0500
  ...They set those cars aside, and a crew of Germans came and pulled the engines and transmissions, and took a sledge hammer to them...
• Re: looking for Vanagon 1.9 longblock or complete..
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 12:13:23 -0700
  ...I sold one of my last engines to Gerry Skerbitz, the list admin. I'll ship anything that a person might want and I...
• Re: Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 00:51:17 EDT
  Hi all, Ya, the air cooled engines already have a oil cooler but over the years crud can get packed into the imput side...
• Re: V-belt failure & engine health
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 21:25:52 +1200
  ...Type 4 engines (and flat Bug-type ie Type 3) have crank-mounted fans, so a broken belt may cause a flat battery but...
• Adventurewagon roof removal?
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 21:53:22 -0800
  ...Also if anyone knows of a good = source for used Subaru engines, it would also be much appreciated. I am = located on the western...
• VW Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 01:13:21 GMT
  ...2 Front wheel bearing seal Type 3 to 1964 311 405 641A 1 Front wheel bearing seal Type 3, 1965-67+ 111 405 681...
• VW parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 21:47:59 GMT
  ...2 Front wheel bearing seal Type 3 to 1964 311 405 641A 1 Front wheel bearing seal Type 3, 1965-67+ 111 405 681...
• VW parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Roger Lippman
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 21:08:09 GMT
  ...May 68; Type 3 thru 68 111 405 641A 1 FWB seal to 1965 311 405 641A 1 FWB seal Type 3, 1965-67...
• thank you joel, as it takes all types
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 20:16:21 -0700
  ...all buses of > any kind, all the > way up to the Eurovan, have used engines out of > other car lines (the > Eurovan first used...
• engine question
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 26 Feb 97 16:47:31 EST
  Hey all, I have a quick question about European Vanagon engines. I'm looking in my Haynes manual for the air-cooled Vanagon and...
• VW Parts and equipment for sale (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 12:23:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...2 Front wheel bearing seal Type 3 to 1964 311 405 641A 1 Front wheel bearing seal Type 3, 1965-67+ 111 405 681...
• Re: Brazil new buses
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 18:51:57 -0800
  ...whole bunch of old White 70's busses...Drum brakes, upright engines in either PU or 7 pass style...Most filled with worker bees...
• HasenWerk 2010 Grand Opening
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Fri, 1 Jan 2010 00:31:13 -0500
  ...HasenWerk 2010 Grand Opening <style type=3D"text/css"> -> </style> After a two year sabbatical I would like to announce that HasenWerk is now...
• iiGOT mine! 84 gl!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 15:52:11 -0800
  ...learned ALL about working on Air-Cooled engines. Today Mom still drives a VW(71 Type 3) I can't get her to change...
• Re: Vanagon trivia
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:29:03 -0700
  ...scott newer Rolls Royce's have VW engines....... or is it BMW engines go in Rolls, and VW engiens go in Bentleys ? ----- Original Message...
• Re: Frydae - For VW Oldtimers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 13:53:19 -0600
  ...They were very expensive, and the rest of the world had moved on to better mileage, front engines, etc. My father-in-law had...
• Re: C.A.R.B. Legalities. Was Re: VW Trends and Eurospec
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 11:26:50 EST
  Hi Ken, I agree that you would need prior CARB approval on "frankenmotors", engines which they have not previously certified. As I mentioned in...
• Re: V-belt failure & engine health
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 06:55:58 -0800
  ...Type 4 engines (and flat > Bug-type ie Type 3) have crank-mounted fans, so a broken belt may > cause a flat battery but...
• Re: How To Get Fatherland "Vanagon" Lists delivered here in English
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 04:17:04 -0700
  ...It is _not_ a "type 3" VW, which was a series of VW's with "pancake" engines -- the Squarebacks, Fastbacks, Notchbacks and some Ghia...
• Re: Frydae - For VW Oldtimers
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 12:22:07 -0800
  ...They were very expensive, and the rest of the world had moved on to better mileage, front engines, etc. My father-in-law had...
• Re: 1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 1 May 2018 13:35:50 -0400
  Yes, but VW came out w/ a pancake engine in the early 60’s for their Type 3 cars such as Squarebacks, Notches, Fastbacks...
• Re: 1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Tue, 1 May 2018 20:02:44 -0500
  There are 2 engines that came in the VW Van's from the factory, type 1 which is the upright Beetle engine and type...
• starter changed - thanks for help
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Sep 95 10:06:55 +0200
  ...By the way, you ought to see scrapyards in Switzerland! Walked into a *large* basement warehouse where hundreds of engines and other motor parts...
• Re: westy question
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 4 Dec 2005 21:27:21 -0700
  ...Nowdays I don't take the risk, but use either the VW or at least the cast impeller type. 3. Belt routing. Best routing...
• Re: Engine retardation (way too long)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:19:54 -0700
  ...VW/Bosch introduced the 5 ATDC timing specifications in 1971 model year (Bugs, Buses, Type 3, 411/412) and only models equipped with a...
• Re: 1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Tue, 1 May 2018 18:16:12 -0700
  ...1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale > > Yes, but VW came out w/ a pancake engine in the early 60’s for their Type...
• Re: 1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 1 May 2018 14:31:01 -0400
  ...w/ a pancake engine in the early 60’s for their Type > 3 cars such as Squarebacks, Notches, Fastbacks, etc. > > > On May 1, 2018...
• Re: HasenWerk 2010 Grand Opening
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 1 Jan 2010 19:13:35 -0800
  ...HasenWerk 2010 Grand Opening > > <style type=3D"text/css"> > -> > </style> > After a two year sabbatical I would like to > announce that HasenWerk is now...
• Re: 1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Tue, 1 May 2018 21:30:14 -0500
  ...There are 2 engines that came in the VW Van's from the factory, type 1 which is the upright Beetle engine and type...
• Re: Vanagon trivia
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:50:26 -0700
  ...don't. > scott > newer Rolls Royce's have VW engines....... > or is it BMW engines go in Rolls, and VW engiens go in Bentleys...
• Re: HasenWerk 2010 Grand Opening
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:15:25 -0500
  ...HasenWerk 2010 Grand Opening >> >> <style type=3D"text/css"> >> -> >> </style> >> After a two year sabbatical I would like to >> announce that HasenWerk is now...
• Re: DIY engine hoist?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:30:52 -0700
  ...the world, but after pulling/installing VW rear engines from Bugs, Buses, Ghias, Type 3s and Vanagons since I was 8 (1961), the tried...
• Re: HasenWerk 2010 Grand Opening
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:52:53 -0500
  ...HasenWerk 2010 Grand Opening >> >> <style type=3D"text/css"> >> -> >> </style> >> After a two year sabbatical I would like to >> announce that HasenWerk is now...
• Re: HasenWerk 2010 Grand Opening
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 1 Jan 2010 10:56:12 -0800
  ...HasenWerk 2010 Grand Opening > > <style type=3D"text/css"> > -> > </style> > After a two year sabbatical I would like to > announce that HasenWerk is now...
• Re: cognitive dissonance and refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:01:25 -0700
  ...that the stock fan prop pushes more air than a muffin type 30-50 CFM fan. Marks suggestion of the Alltera fan makes total...
• Re: coolant options
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:17:04 -0500
  ...green color is simply a dye, and is not a reliable indicator of coolant type. 3. propylene glycol may be less toxic than ethylene...
• Re: HasenWerk 2010 Grand Opening
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 10:19:25 -0500
  ...HasenWerk 2010 Grand Opening >>> >>> <style type=3D"text/css"> >>> -> >>> </style> >>> After a two year sabbatical I would like to >>> announce that HasenWerk is now...
• Re: 1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 2 May 2018 11:11:00 -0400
  ...1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale > > Yes, but VW came out w/ a pancake engine in the early 60’s for their Type...
• Re: 1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 2 May 2018 12:29:16 -0400
  ...1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale >> >> Yes, but VW came out w/ a pancake engine in the early 60’s for their Type...
• Re: 1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
  Wed, 2 May 2018 08:42:06 -0700
  ...1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale >> >> Yes, but VW came out w/ a pancake engine in the early 60’s for their Type...
• 2.1 con rod notes from Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 10 Apr 2004 18:09:41 -0400
  ...The max limit of .003th from my experience is that this is to much because the high mileage engines I have taken apart with...
• VW Parts CD
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 06:56:36 EST
  ...This CD is a parts listing for European VW vehicles, European Audi vehicles and VW industrial engines. It contains exploded parts assembly views, part...
• RE: Hi Again + 1962 timing help
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 10:32:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Most type-1 engines have swapped pullies at one time or another, that I've seen anyway. I've found little correlation between Muir...
• Re: 1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 2 May 2018 13:37:28 -0400
  ...1971 on Bring a Trailer for sale > >> > >> Yes, but VW came out w/ a pancake engine in the early 60’s for their > Type...