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• waterboxer weight
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:26:58 -0800
  My reseach showed a waterboxer at 265 lbs. Mark
• Re: waterboxer weight
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:44:11 -0500
  ...waterboxer weight > My reseach showed a waterboxer at 265 lbs. > > > Mark >
• Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 21:00:36 EDT
  I have been wondering alot lately about the longevity of the rebuilt waterboxer. I mean it seems like a rebuilt waterboxer should last as...
• Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:28:17 -0700
  Crazy fool that I am, I'm looking to put a waterboxer into my VW Thing. I don't want to use the fuel...
• Waterboxer connecting rods same as aircooled?
  Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
  Thu, 26 Jan 2017 08:45:42 -0800
  Are the waterboxer connecting rods the same as the air-cooled connecting rods? I was told that you could use the Pauter air-cooled...
• Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 05:13:43 -0500
  ok a few canadian listers have said their waterboxer vanagons have eberspacher BA6 belly pan gas heaters.. ive never seen or heard of this...
• Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:46:42 -0800
  Does anyone know if this rather sturdy looking engine mount ring for a universal engine stand will fit on a waterboxer? http://www.mainelycustombydesign...
• waterboxer turbo
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 02:24:03 EDT
  Looking for a mild turbo application for the waterboxer 2.1 ltr. engine. Any info. would be appreciated.
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:29:40 -0400
  ...If anyone has or knows where to get a carb setup for the > waterboxer please let me know. Please don't steer me to...
• FS: vanagon engines and transmissions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 11:53:31 EDT
  ...2.0L aircooled vanagon motors (2 of them) 1.9L waterboxer vanagon motors (4 of them) 2.1L waterboxer vanagon motors (3 of them...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Metal engine lids - what year?]
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 11:35:00 EST
  all 80-83 non waterboxers had metal lids. all waterboxers had plastic lids. chris [text/html]
• $ value of a good 1.9l waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 12:13:25 -0500
  Hey Volks, I am thinking of replacing my waterboxer with a in-line 4 golf motor. How much is a good running 1.9L...
• Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Jan 2015 19:31:14 -0500
  ...You can add a BA6 to a waterboxer vanagon is you do some custom ducting, but vw never used them on the waterboxers. the...
• need 1.9 waterboxer engine, or good heads
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 11:42:01 EDT
  need good 1.9 waterboxer engine, or one that just needs head gaskets, or a pair of good heads. chris
• engines and transmissions for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 12:52:08 EDT
  for sale: 2.0L aircooled engine, 4 speed aircooled vanagon trans, 1.9L waterboxer engine, waterboxer automatic trans. chris allentown, pa [text/html]
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Metal engine lids - what year?]
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Lewis
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 12:36:07 -0500
  my '85 has a metal lid. JinNJ all 80-83 non waterboxers had metal lids. all waterboxers had plastic lids. chris
• Re: engle 100 cam in a waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 21:13:51 -0600
  ...engle 100 cam in a waterboxer? What is Engle 100 grind? Never heard of it. William > I've got this tip from a wbx...
• What Octane gas does a 2.1L waterboxer need?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:54:24 -0700
  What Octane gas does a 2.1L waterboxer need? I've been using 87 and my mechanic was questioning this. -David
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:27:06 -0500
  ...Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds > I think you will have to go to Europe. I think all North American > Wassers were FI: > Maybe...
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Richard Green
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:04:08 -0500
  ...Richard mark drillock wrote: > Crazy fool that I am, I'm looking to put a waterboxer into my VW Thing. > I don't want...
• waterboxer
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Jul 1996 21:27:02 -0400
  Help! My motor threw a rod (87 waterboxer) and cracked the case. I want the best rebuild or?? for my bus. Any referals or...
• Re: Waterboxer rebuild survey Update! (more data please!)
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:31:58 -0400
  ...What would the "best way to drive" your rebuilt Waterboxer be? Is there particular RPM, acceleration patterns etc which are better for the motor...
• BA6 Gas Heater in a waterboxer?????
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  16 Oct 96 00:50:20 EDT
  How many of you waterboxers out there have that optional gas heater on your Van (most likely Canadian Westy models) ???? I have a BA6...
• Timing waterboxers?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Jun 1996 08:29:04 -0500 (CDT)
  Hi friends, Can anyone point me to archives or web sites that explain how to set the timimg on a waterboxer? Specifically, how do...
• Waterboxer Head Studs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 20:09:54 PST
  Does anyone have the number fo a place called Raceware? They make studs fo waterboxer engines with a special anti-corrosion coating. Any help...
• Re: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 22:34:41 -0500
  Ken Said: >Just want to know if rebuilding a waterboxer is worth doing or not. That's my burning question, Ken Ranger Jim Chapel...
• engle 100 cam in a waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 19:01:05 -0600
  I've got this tip from a wbx builder here in So Cal.....anyone here of using an Engle 100 grind on a waterboxer...
• Re: Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 07:54:38 -0800
  ...is there any canadian lister with the BA6 on > their waterboxer van that can take pics of the ducting setup? where does > the heated...
• 2.1 to 1.9 waterboxer conversion
  Historical mailing list - Fred D. Dyen
  Sun, 23 May 1999 19:38:26 -0800
  I recently acquired a 2.1 liter waterboxer that I plan on installing in my 1984 Vanagon. Is there anything I should be aware...
• Re: Carrier Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 17:58:07 -0800
  83 diesel vanagon carrier bars perfectly match the waterboxer transmission fore-aft location. it will all bolt right up. if interested why/how ..... that...
• 2.1 for 1.9 waterboxer advice
  Historical mailing list - Fred D. Dyen
  Sun, 23 May 1999 19:25:45 -0800
  I have just secured a 2.1 liter waterboxer engine that I plan to swap into my 1984 Vanagon. Any advice on pitfalls to...
• Re: Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 16:01:47 -0800
  ...Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer? > Craig, > I get as intrigued by gadgets as the next guy, but I really think you're...
• Re: Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:09:33 -0800
  ...Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer? > Does anyone know if this rather sturdy looking engine mount ring for a > universal engine stand will...
• Late-model radiator in a diesel vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 19:34:39 -0400
  ...I understand that the waterboxer radiator can be made to work with this van. The following will be needed: 1. Water cooled radiator. This...
• fs 86 2.1L waterboxer 100k no leaks, took out for replacement
  Historical mailing list - cbsid
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 18:35:38 -0700
  1986 waterboxer out of 1986 crewcab, runs great, just needed more horse power. We installed a 99 A4 1.8 T. $1000 obo Byron...
• Re: waterboxer pinging
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:39:27 -0700
  ...Mark Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > ............. > I would not say that waterboxers engines are 'sensitive to fuel quality' > myself. > Not more than any other car...
• Re: Bucking, missing & just plain cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 21:23:17 -0800
  Does this infamous bucking ever happen in an air-cooled Vanagon? Or is this a waterboxer problem only? I remember it *fondly* from my...
• Re: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
  Historical mailing list - Edward Berlett
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 10:26:35 -0400
  On Thu, 2 Sep 1999 KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > I have been wondering alot lately about the longevity of the rebuilt > waterboxer. I mean...
• San Diego boneyards
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:16:02 -0800
  ...One is a late waterboxer, one early waterboxer, one diesel, and one aircooled. The engine was still in the aircooled this morning. Gone in...
• Re: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 07:23:35 -0400
  KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > I have been wondering alot lately about the longevity of the rebuilt > waterboxer. I mean it seems like a rebuilt...
• '84 waterboxer won't idle, Bosch probs
  Historical mailing list - BACCHUS761
  Sun, 15 Mar 1998 13:44:19 EST
  I am putting this 84 waterboxer engine together, it is all to gether, works, except it won't idle, maybe a vacum leak? could...
• Re: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 10:11:20 -0400
  bmn wrote: > <snip>Are there waterboxer engines that ARE (remanufactured ed.)?<snip> I believe that the engines from the VW plant in Toronto are...
• Waterboxer Madness
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 22:59:07 -0400
  Now What - The VW dealer won't even sell me a rebuilt waterboxer because of all the problems they've had with them. I...
• 2.1l waterboxer - max horsepower?
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 16:27:55 -0700
  What is the max horsepower you can get from hot-rodding a 2.1 waterboxer? Without using forced induction, nitrious, or a new FI...
• 2.0 Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Jones
  Wed, 8 May 2002 08:06:06 -0700
  I've got a 2.0 L Waterboxer with 70K on it that needs a home. Lots of parts including ECU. Ran strong prior...
• Tool for removing Waterboxer Valve Springs
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 02:31:54 +0100
  ...I need to remove some stuck valves from a waterboxer head, and need a spring compressor tool. Is a VW-specific tool required, or...
• Re: Air Filters, K & N, extra performance?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 09:29:30 -0500
  Does K & N make a filtercharger for waterboxer? I suppose the heavy duty syncro filters will not fit a 'regular' waterboxer? Would be nice...
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Richard Green
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 11:40:42 -0500
  Try the ShopTalkForums for waterboxer http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewforum.php?f=37 Richard Rocky Jenkins does some work on engines likes this plus...
• Re: 2.0 Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 2002 11:37:14 EDT
  ...SELWAY.UMT.EDU writes: > I've got a 2.0 L Waterboxer with 70K >> i think you mean 2.1L.. the 2.0L boxer...
• carbureted waterboxers
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:47:02 -0400
  ...mention of any commercial "kits" that are available for carbureting a waterboxer. Do any exist, or is this a matter of acquiring and/or...
• Re: Where have all the Vanagons gone
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 23:16:59 -0500
  ...I was browsing an old issue >of Hot VW's and saw a company advertising a waterboxer "upgrade" engine swap >for bus owners. Bet...
• 2.1L vanagon waterboxer motors for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Dec 2011 13:52:18 -0500
  i have two vanagon 2.1L waterboxer motors for sale. both were running/driving/ when they were removed from '90-'91 vanagons i parted...
• Waterboxer hop-up vs. swap
  Historical mailing list - Eric Pickering
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 22:25:54 +0000
  Has anyone done a comparison of pros and cons for an engine swap versus a nicely modified waterboxer? Looking at things like ratio rockers...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Metal engine lids - what year?]
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 18:32:02 -0600
  ...AB JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > all 80-83 non waterboxers had metal lids. all waterboxers had > plastic lids. > chris [text/html]
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:28:55 -0700
  I think Joe Gibbs Racing Hi Zinc Forumlation 15W50 works well in my waterboxer vanagons. Available in conventional, that I use, or synthetic too...
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:38:02 -0500
  ...Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds > Yes, of course they all came with FI here. I am looking for an > aftermarket kit to replace...
• vanagon engine conversions vs rebuilt 1.9 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Cedar House Inn & Yurts
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:58:36 -0400
  ...I have been reading about Tiico, 1.9 waterboxer rebuilds and jetta conversions. I am reluctant to consider the rebuilt waterboxer due to the...
• Re: Audi motors vs. VW (reformatted) vs Modified Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 20:23:06 PST
  ...VW Waterboxer: AUDI AUDI VW Audi motors vs. VW (reformatted) Engine Comparison between Audi 5-cyl vs. VW Waterboxer Modified Wasserboxer: AUDI AUDI VW...
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:19:25 -0700
  ...I may just have to adapt the waterboxer manifold ends to a 80-83 plenum and carb setup. Mark Richard Green wrote: > I think...
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:01:58 -0700
  ...I need it for a waterboxer, that is the problem. I have run aftermarket single and dual carbs on Type 4 engined VW vans...