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• 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...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 22:10:05 -0500
  Don't forget, Waterboxers and Type IV pancake air cooled engines were never sold new in Mexico... While Mexican mechanics can work on Type...
• Re: ok 2.1 liter factory rebuilt waterboxers engines ...
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 5 May 2004 15:24:13 -0700
  ...ok 2.1 liter factory rebuilt waterboxers engines ... > Factory rebuild waterboxer engines straight from south africa... they > are now going for 2,300 plus...
• FS: vanagon engines and transmissions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 11:53:31 EDT
  folks, i have some good used vanagon engines and transmissions for sale: 2.0L aircooled vanagon motors (2 of them) 1.9L waterboxer vanagon...
• genuine VW rebuilt engines available
  Historical mailing list - Peter B
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 15:25:33 -0800
  ...2.1 Waterboxer $1850.00 exchange or $1995.00 outright 1.9 Waterboxer ditto The rebuilt Waterboxer includes a new waterpump and thermostat installed...
• ok 2.1 liter factory rebuilt waterboxers engines ...
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Wed, 5 May 2004 18:00:23 -0400
  Factory rebuild waterboxer engines straight from south africa... they are now going for 2,300 plus shipping... P-mail me if you need to...
• 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: was: Valve Adjustment NOW: Hydraulic
  Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 21:04:29 -0400
  ...These are not great in number. > >Mark Drillock > >Mark McCulley wrote: >> >> All Vanagon engines, both air-cooled and waterboxers, have hydraulic valve >> lifters. >> Tim...
• Re: genuine VW rebuilt engines available
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 08:01:45 -0800
  Peter, Please specify what is new and what is not new in the rebuilt engines offered, specfically the 1.9. Thanks. Tom Hanlon Palm...
• 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: ok 2.1 liter factory rebuilt waterboxers engines ...
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Wed, 5 May 2004 15:43:17 -0700
  jesse johnson wrote: > Factory rebuild waterboxer engines straight from south africa... they > are now going for 2,300 plus shipping... > P-mail me if...
• Re: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 12:14:01 -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...
• Re: any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 18:37:01 -1000
  ...any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines?Speaking of leaks I've had my GEX 2.1 and have to take in in for...
• Correction-Vw dealer engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 14:13:15 -0700
  ...So VWoA will not be building any rebuilt or new waterboxer engines in the future. Some vw dealers still have some in stock. So...
• vanagon engines/trannys for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 01:30:03 EDT
  i have 2 good aircooled 2 liter vanagon engines for sale, and 2 running 1.9L waterboxer engines for sale. also have a good...
• Re: genuine VW rebuilt engines available
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 21:04:24 -0500
  ...Domestic > freight not included. > > I have seen these engines and toured the production line. These engines > are beautiful and all are hot tested before...
• Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:46:42 -0800
  ...a universal engine stand will fit on a waterboxer? http://www.mainelycustombydesign.com/enginecomponents.htm#enginestand The description says it will work on Porsche...
• 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: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 08:37:21 -0400
  ...Eric At 10:11 99-09-03 -0400, L&A Johnson wrote: >bmn wrote: > >> <snip>Are there waterboxer engines that ARE (remanufactured ed.)?<snip...
• factory rebuilt 1.9 engines in stock $2050.00
  Historical mailing list - Peter B
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:50:27 -0700
  I have 4 factory rebuilt VW 1.9 Waterboxer engines in stock for $2050.00 outright (no core return req'd) plus freight from...
• Re: Sources for waterboxers: now more powerful wasserbxrs
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 07:55:25 -0800
  ...Sources for waterboxers > > I'm looking for places that sell just engines. > I've spent about 3 hours and 7 different search > engines looking...
• Re: HHO Kits
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:22:26 -0700
  D'ya suppose John the Baptist is the patron saint of waterboxer engines?
• Fwd: difference between waterboxer and air cooled engines
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 00:50:39 EDT
  sorry, got the address wrong the first time,ducky [message/rfc822]
• the vw waterboxer...and why it sucks..
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 21:27:31 EST
  why are people considering alternative engines for the vanagon? because VW never figured out how to make a good one. They could have taken...
• Re: Engine out--won't come apart. Need heads!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:25:00 -0500
  ...a head. > The cam runs in the aluminum head on VW diesel engines, with aluminum cam > bearing caps. > Right... this is a waterboxer. Jim
• FS: 4speed vanagon transmissions, wbx and aircooled engines FS too
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 12:12:29 EST
  ...he has quite a few 4 speed vanagon transmissions, for waterboxer, or aircooled. he also has a few motors for sale, some aircooled 2...
• Re: any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines?
  Historical mailing list - mike barker
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:05:38 -0500
  ...any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines? http://www.gex.com/17wbxeng.htm anyone out there have any first or second hand experience with...
• 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...
• What does a Waterboxer longblock weigh?
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 12:04:40 CDT
  ...2.1 waterboxer without heads or externals (longblock?) is? Any anecdotal information about UPS shipping costs/weight regarding (partial or complete) engines would also...
• Re: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 07:23:35 -0400
  ...a rebuilt waterboxer should last as long as > the original engine right? Ken, I would agree with you if the engines were "remanufactured" but...
• Re: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
  Historical mailing list - bmn
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 08:53:37 -0400
  ...30 k miles? Is there a message here? > Larry Are there waterboxer engines that ARE remanufactured? On a similar note, I've been looking...
• Re: On Longevity, Displacement,Efficiency and Technology in Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 08:27:38 -0800
  ...The 1.8L Digifant engines (RV, RD and PF) are much stronger than the VW > waterboxers as well as the 1.8L CIS and...
• Re: Hoover "Sermons" off-line
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 18:27:39 -0700
  ...And, like it or not, his predictions about the 1.9l and 2.1l waterboxer engines may come to pass some day. Mark McCulley...
• Long block air cooled for vanagon 2.0 L
  Historical mailing list - Glen Moon
  Fri, 3 May 2013 15:46:18 -0400
  I had very bad luck with GEX. Any other places with good reputations? Waterboxer Engines? , Glen in Florida
• fwd Tiico VWoA
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 11:27:40 -0700
  ...So VWoA will not be building any rebuilt or new waterboxer engines in the future. Some vw dealers still have some in stock. So...
• Re: Where have all the Vanagons gone
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 23:16:59 -0500
  ...VW engine foundries producing Rabbit engines could not keep up with the demand for Rabbits, hence the waterboxer conversion. Bill 83.5 Westy 87...
• Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 motor?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:33:01 -0700
  ...That waterboxer design , to me, dates from .....really, the overall layout and concept dates from the first bug engines. Sure fuel injection and liquid...
• Rebuildt engines and the problems with it
  Historical mailing list - Detlev Hanschke
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 00:35:02 EDT
  ...Reman waterboxer engines Date: 99-04-06 00:33:06 EDT From: DeHanschke To: thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM Hi Karl, this is a good idea...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 Waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:57:36 -0400
  ...Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines. On 7/29/11 9:17 PM, Harry Hoffman wrote: > What's the difference...
• any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines?
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 14:19:46 -0800
  http://www.gex.com/17wbxeng.htm anyone out there have any first or second hand experience with the GEX rebuild?????? TIA eddebolt@netzero.com...
• Re: Long Block Advice
  Historical mailing list - Rich Burdick
  Sun, 02 Feb 1997 10:22:32 -0500
  > I recently went to AVP Engines in Sacramento:) Taken from AVP's price list: Year Model Description AVP Part Number With Core Core Fee...
• 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: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 17:47:52 -0800
  ...Try buying a brand new waterboxer engine. There are a lot more of these engines in newer cars than waterboxers. Your concerns are much...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 07:44:57 EST
  ...Don't forget, Waterboxers and Type IV pancake air cooled engines were never sold new in Mexico... While Mexican mechanics can work on Type...
• JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 19:52:43 -0800
  ...anyone ever deal with or hear anything about this company ? http://www.waterboxer.com/engines/vw-vanagon-21l-engine a 2.1 is $ 1...
• VDO oil sender extension hose
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 16 May 2005 18:20:10 -0600
  For those that have been trying to get around placing the VDO dual output pressure senders on the aircooled or even the waterboxer engines...
• Re: Porsche engine mounting ring work on waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:09:33 -0800
  ...a > universal engine stand will fit on a waterboxer? > > http://www.mainelycustombydesign.com/enginecomponents.htm#enginestand > > The description says it will work on Porsche...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:21:18 -0400
  ...Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines. Not easy to find the Shell rotella. Only places I've found are oil...
• RE:Re: Well oh ya?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 13:22:56 -0400
  ...This pounding even happens to Waterboxers. >>> >>>Dennis H. > >Why then do so many aircraft engines have horizontaly opposed engines? They >run at that rpm...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:31:54 -0400
  ...If gas engine oils are not formulated correctly > for diesel engines, I wonder whether diesel engine oils are less good > for gasoline engines. > Possibly...
• FS: 2.1 engine with rebuilt top end
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 07:49:14 EST
  ...See details at _VW Waterboxer Engine Rebuilding_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/engines.htm) follow the link for 2.1 engines. Cheers, Frank Condelli...
• Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:33:16 -0400
  On 7/29/11 5:07 PM, Mike Miller wrote: > consensusize? > > I thought you gave that up? None of us are as dumb as...
• Re: Correction-Vw dealer engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Road Camper
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 15:56:07 -0700
  ...to retool to produce new waterboxer engines. >So VWoA will not be building any rebuilt or new waterboxer engines >in the future. Some vw...
• Re: Waterboxer Head Studs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 01:46:12 -0300 (ADT)
  ...the number fo a place called Raceware? They make studs >fo waterboxer engines with a special anti-corrosion coating. Any help >would be appreciated...
• Re: New question..Waterboxer rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 12:24:31 -0700
  There is a production rebuild shop in Seattle that has been doing VW engines, including waterboxers, for years. Some list members have had good...
• Re: The writings of Gene Berg and ETC.
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 11:50:59 -0500
  ...Gene Berg only makes parts for T1 engines. He won't touch a pancake or waterboxer. Do you know why he doesn't like...
• RE:Re: Well oh ya?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 02:01:14 -0500
  ...This pounding even happens to Waterboxers. >> >>Dennis H. Why then do so many aircraft engines have horizontaly opposed engines? They run at that rpm...
• Reman waterboxer engines
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 13:27:54 -0400
  I've been calling around looking for a decent reman 2.1 for a customer. So far there is just GEX. Are they a...
• Re: vanagon engine conversions vs rebuilt 1.9 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:09:39 -0100
  ...I just picked up an '84 Vanagon Westy with a bum engine-and I have 2 Corvair 110 engines sitting in my garage-hmmmmmm...
• Re: Engine Conversion Idea...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:42:56 -0500
  ...I have been thinking of off-beat, kind of "cool" engines to replace the not-all-it-could-be waterboxer, and one I keep...