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Subject:Vanagon Specifications Sheet
From:VW Doka
Date:Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:20:52 -0400

I was poking around my old files and found this list of specifications
for Vanagons (mostly 2.1 liter).  If I remeber correctly, most of this
information came from Mitchell and Alldata sources.  But it should be
"mostly" correct.

Just thought I'd share with the list.

If the formatting is all screwed up in your mail reader, just shoot me
an email and I'll send the original file.

Cheers,

Jeff

2.1 ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
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ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS (Water-Cooled 2.1l)
Application                                         Specification (mm)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Displacement                                        128 Cu. In. (2.1L)
Bore                                                3.701" (94.0 mm)
Stroke                                              2.99" (76.0 mm)
Compression Ratio                                   9.0:1
Cylinder Bore Diameter                              3.701-3.702 (94.00-94.03)
Cylinder Bore Maximum Taper                         .002 (.06)
Cylinder Bore Maximum Out-Of-Round                  .002 (.06)
Pistons - Diameter                                  3.700 (93.98)
Pistons - Standard Clearance                        .001-.002 (.02-.05)
Pistons - Maximum Clearance                         .008 (.20)
Piston Ring #1 End Gap - Standard                   .012-.018 (.30-.45)
Piston Ring #1 End Gap - Maximum                    .035 (.95)
Piston Ring #1 Sided Clearance - Standard           .002-.003 (.05-.08)
Piston Ring #1 Sided Clearance - Maximum            .005 (.12)
Piston Ring #2 End Gap - Standard                   .012-.020 (.30-.50)
Piston Ring #2 End Gap - Maximum                    .040 (1.0)
Piston Ring #2 Sided Clearance - Standard           .002-.003 (.04-.07)
Piston Ring #2 Sided Clearance - Maximum            .004 (.10)
Piston Ring #3 (Oil) End Gap - Standard             .010-.016 (.25-.40)
Piston Ring #3 (Oil) End Gap - Maximum              .035 (.95)
Piston Ring #3 (Oil) Sided Clearance - Standard     .001-.002 (.02-.05)
Piston Ring #3 (Oil) Sided Clearance - Maximum      .004 (.10

CYLINDER BLOCK SPECIFICATIONS
Application             Specification (mm)
-------------------------------------------------
Cylinder Bore
- Standard Diameter     3.701-3.702 (94.00-94.03)
- Maximum Taper         .002 (.06)
- Maximum Out-Of-Round  .002 (.06)

END PLAY SPECIFICATIONS
Application     Specification (mm)
-----------------------------------
Standard        .003-.005 (.07-.13)
Service Limit   .006 (.15)

CRANKSHAFT, MAIN & CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS SPECIFICATIONS
Application               In. (mm)
-------------------------------------------------------
Main Bearings Diameter - Blue Dot
- Journal No. 1           2.3614-2.3618 (59.980-59.990)
- Journals No. 2 & 3      2.1645-2.1649 (54.980-54.990)
- Journal No. 4           1.5741-1.5748 (39.983-40.000)

Main Bearings Diameter - Red Dot
- Journal No. 1           2.3610-2.3613 (59.971-59.979)
- Journals No. 2 & 3      2.1642-2.1645 (54.971-54.979)
- Journal No. 4           1.5741-1.5748 (39.983-40.000)

Journal Out-Of-Round      .001 (.03)
Journal Taper             .001 (.03)

Connecting Rod Bearings
- Journal Diameter        2.1647-2.1651 (54.984-54.996)
- Journal Out-Of-Round    .001 (.03)
- Journal Taper           .001 (.03)

CAMSHAFT SPECIFICATIONS
Application          Specification (mm)
---------------------------------------
End Play            .006 (.16)
Camshaft Runout     .0015 (.04)
Camshaft Backlash   .000-.002 (.00-.05)

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Application                          Ft. Lbs. (N.m)
---------------------------------------------------
Connecting Rod Nuts                       33  ( 45)
Coolant Drain Plug                        37  ( 50)
Crankcase Half 8-mm Nuts                  15  ( 20)
Crankcase Half 10-mm Nuts                 22  ( 30)
Crankshaft Pulley Bolt                    258 (350)
Flywheel Or Drive Plate-To-Crankshaft     80  (110)
Oil Drain Plug                            20  ( 25)
Oil Pump Cover Nuts                       20  ( 25)
Pressure Plate-To-Flywheel                15  ( 20)
Torque Converter-To-Drive Plate           22  ( 30)
Water Pump-To-Crankcase                   15  ( 20)

Cylinder Head-To-Crankcase Nuts
 - Step 1                                 7.5  (10)
 - Step 2                                 30   (40)
 - Step 3                                 37   (50)

Rocker Shaft-To-Cylinder Head Nuts        20   (25)
Exhaust Flange-To-Cylinder Head Nut       15   (20)
Engine-To-Transaxle Nut/Bolt              22   (30)
Engine Carrier to Body                    19   (25)

CYLINDER HEAD SPECIFICATIONS
Application                         Specification (mm)
-------------------------------------------------------------
Intake Valve Seat Angle             45�
Intake Valve Seat Width             .055-.098" (1.40-2.50 mm)
Intake Valve Head Diameter          1.575" (40.00 mm)
Intake Valve Length                 4.823" (122.50 mm)
Intake Valve Minimum Margin         .020" (.50 mm)
Intake Valve Stem Diameter          .314" (7.97 mm)
Intake Valve Guide I.D.             .315" (8.00 mm)
Intake Valve Guide Oil Clearance    .047" (1.20 mm)

Exhaust Valve Seat Angle            45�
Exhaust Valve Seat Width            .055-.098" (1.40-2.50 mm)
Exhaust Valve Head Diameter         1.340" (34.00 mm)
Exhaust Valve Length                4.823" (122.50 mm)
Exhaust Valve Minimum Margin        Hand lap valve only
Exhaust Valve Stem Diameter         .3508-.3512" (8.91-8.92 mm)
Exhaust Valve Guide I.D.            .315" (8.00 mm)
Exhaust Valve Guide Oil Clearance   .047" (1.20 mm)

Push Rod Tube Length                7.6" (194 mm)

IGNITION SPECIFICATIONS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
IGNITION TIMING TABLE (Degrees BTDC @ RPM)
Application   Checking          Adjusting
---------------------------------------------
2.1 Liter     4-8 @ 800-900     5-7 @ 800-900

SPARK PLUG WIRE RESISTANCE
Application                   Ohms
---------------------------------------
Coil Wire With Connectors     1200-2800
Spark Plug Wire/Connector     4600-7400
Spark Plug Connector          4000-6000
Suppressor (1)                 600-1400

1986-1991 W/DIGIFANT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ignition Timing - Check Value         3� - 7� BTDC
Ignition Timing - Adjusting Value     5 � 1� BTDC  (use conditions 1 - 9)
Timing mark location                  Crankshaft Pulley
Idle Speed                            880 � 50 RPM (use conditions 1 - 8)
CO Content                            0.7 � 0.4 Vol % (use conditions 1 - 8)
Advance                               35� � 5� at 3000 RPM
RMP Limit                             5600 RPM
Spark Plugs                           W7CCO - Bosch
                                      14 L-7 CU - Beru
                                      N 288 - Champion

Spark Plug Gap                        0.7 � 0.1 mm (0.028 � 0.004 in.)
Spark Plug Tightening Torque          14 ft lb (20 Nm)
Firing Order                          1-4-3-2

Ignition Testing Conditions (for Digifant):
------------------------------------------------------------
1) Minimum engine oil temperature - 176� F (80� C)
2) Electrical consumers off.
3) Crankcase breather hose removed and closed tightly.
4) Throttle valve switch turned off
5) Idle stabilizer OK
6) Ignition timing OK
7) Connector for idle stabilizer control valve disconnected
8) Oxygen sensor disconnected
9) Temperature sensor disconnected and RPM increased to 2000-2500

FUEL DELIVERY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PRESSURE TEST
-----------------------------------------------------------
With engine idling, minimum pressure should be 29 psi (2 kg/cm�).
Remove vacuum hose from fuel pressure regulator. Fuel pressure should
increase to 36 psi (2.5 kg/cm�). Turn engine off. After 10 minutes,
residual pressure should be 29-36 psi (2-2.5 kg/cm�).

MAIN FUEL PUMP VOLUME CHECK
-----------------------------------------------------------
Minimum allowable volume is 1.0 pint (0.5 liter) in 30 seconds.

SENSOR SPECIFICATIONS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AIRFLOW SENSOR POTENTIOMETER
Application                Condition         Ohms
-----------------------------------------------------------
Resistance between
terminals No. 14 and 17    Sensor At Rest    Less Than 1000

Resistance between
terminals No. 17 and 18    Sensor At Rest    More Than 4000

COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR
Application                Temperature �F (�C)   Ohms
---------------------------------------------------------
Resistance between         122 (50)              800-1000
terminals No. 6 and 10     176 (80)              250-350
                           212 (100)             100-200

CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE SENSOR
Application                   Temperature �F (�C)   Ohms
-------------------------------------------------------------
Resistance between            68 (20)               2100-2900
terminal No. 13 and ground    176 (80)              270-390

INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR
Application                   Temperature �F (�C)   Ohms
-------------------------------------------------------------
Resistance between            68 (20)               2300-2700
terminals No. 6 and 14

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SPECIFICATIONS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Recommended Transmission Fluid        Dexron or Dexron-II ATF.
Recommended Final Drive Fluid         G50 or SAE 75W90.

Fluid Capacity                        Qts. (L)
-----------------------------------------------
Transmission Refill                   3.2 (3.0)
Transmission Dry Fill                 6.4 (6.0)
Final Drive                           1.4 (1.3)

Draining & Refilling
-----------------------------------------------
Remove transmission protection plate (if necessary). Remove rear pan
bolts. Loosen front pan bolts. Carefully lower pan to drain as much
fluid as possible. Remove oil pan. Pour out remaining fluid. Remove
filter. Clean oil pan in solvent. Dry pan with compressed air.

Install new filter. Tighten filter retaining screws to 27 INCH lbs. (3 N.m).

Install oil pan with new gasket. Tighten oil pan bolts to 15 ft. lbs. (20 N.m).

Install protection plate if it was removed. Tighten bolts to 18 ft.
lbs. (25 N.m). Add 3.2 qts. (3.0L) transmission fluid. Check fluid
level. Add if necessary.

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Application                         Ft. Lbs. (N.m)
--------------------------------------------------
Axle Shaft-To-Transaxle Bolt              33 ( 45)
Axle Shaft-To-Flange Bolts                33 ( 45)
Drain Plug                                15 ( 20)
Engine-To-Transaxle Nut/Bolt              22 ( 30)
Flywheel-To-Crankshaft Bolt               80 (110)
Pressure Plate-To-Flywheel Bolt           18 ( 25)
Torque Converter-To-Drive Plate Bolts     22 ( 30)
Transaxle-To-Engine Bolts                 41 ( 55)
Transmission Mount                        22 ( 30)

BRAKE SPECIFICATIONS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Brake Line Bleeding Sequence
----------------------------
Right Rear -Left Rear -Right Front -Left Front

Wear limit of pads is .28" (7.0 mm),

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Application                    Ft. Lbs. (N.m)
---------------------------------------------
Caliper Mounting Bolts               26 ( 35)
Pad Carrier Mounting Bolt           200 (271)
Rear Axle Nut                       369 (500)
Rear Backing Plate-To-Flange Bolt    47 ( 64)
Rear Brake Shoe Support Bolt         48 ( 65)
Wheel Lug Nut                       123 (167)
Wheel Cylinder Bolt                  17 ( 20)

-SYNCRO
Brake Caliper-To-Housing Bolt       177 (240)
Brake Rotor-To-Hub Assembly Bolt     14 ( 19)

FRONT SUSPENSION SPECIFICATIONS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Application                        Ft. Lbs. (N.m)
-------------------------------------------------
Ball Joint Self-Locking Nut              80 (108)
Brake Caliper Bolt                      118 (160)
Caliper Pin Bolt                         26 ( 35)
Lower Control Arm Pivot                  66 ( 89)
Shock Absorber Mounting Bolt - Lower    110 (150)
Shock Absorber Mounting Bolt - Upper     22 ( 30)
Strut Rod-To-Chassis Nut                 74 (100)
Strut Rod-To-Control Arm Nut            133 (180)
Tie Rod-To-Steering Knuckle Nut          22 ( 30)
Upper Ball Joint-To-Control Arm Nut      43 ( 58)
Upper Control Arm Pivot Shaft            54 ( 73)
Wheel Lug Bolt                          133 (180)

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS - SYNCRO
Application                        Ft. Lbs. (N.m)
-------------------------------------------------
Axle Shaft Nut                          236 (320)
Ball Joint Self-Locking Nut              81 (110)
Brake Caliper-To-Housing Bolt           177 (240)
Brake Rotor-To-Hub Assembly Bolt         14 ( 19)
Lower Control Arm Pivot Bolt             66 ( 89)
Shock Absorber Bottom Bolt              110 (149)
Shock Absorber Top Nut                   22 ( 30)
Stabilizer Link-To-Strut Rod             22 ( 30)
Stabilizer Mount-To-Frame                18 ( 24)
Strut Rod-To-Chassis Nut                125 (169)
Strut Rod-To-Lower Control Arm Nut       51 ( 69)
Subframe-To-Body Bolt                    33 ( 45)
Tie Rod End-to-Bearing Housing Nut       22 ( 30)
Upper Ball Joint-To-Control Arm Bolt     44 ( 60)
Upper Control Arm Pivot Bolt             54 ( 73)
Wheel Lug Nut                           123 (167)

REAR SUSPENSION SPECIFICATIONS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Application                            Ft. Lbs. (N.m)
-----------------------------------------------------
Axle Nut - 10 Slot                          370 (500)
Axle Nut - 6 Slot                           250 (340)
Brake Backing Plate-To-Housing Lower Bolt    48 ( 65)
Brake Backing Plate-To-Housing Upper Bolt    15 ( 20)
Drive Shaft Bolt                             33 ( 45)
Housing Assembly-To-Trailing Arm            101 (137)
Shock Absorber Retaining Bolt                65 ( 88)
Trailing Arm Pivot Bolt                      76 (103)
Wheel Lug Nut                               133 (180)

POWER STEERING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CAPACITY
 - Fluid capacity is approximately 1 qt. (.95L).

FLUID TYPE
 - Recommended fluid type is V.W. Hydraulic Oil (G 002 000).

HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE
 - Pressure should be 1670-1750 psi (117-123 kg/cm�).

TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
Application                       Ft. Lbs. (N.m)
------------------------------------------------
End Housing Bolt                        37 ( 50)
Power Steering Pump Bolt                18 ( 25)
Pressure-Flow Limiting Valve Cap        42 ( 57)
Pressure Line Fitting                   29 ( 39)
Return Line Fitting - On Pump           29 ( 39)
Return Line Fitting - On Valve Housing  22 ( 30)
Steering Gear Retaining Bolt            22 ( 30)
Subframe Bolt - Long                    96 (130)
Subframe Bolt - Short                   59 ( 80)
Tie Rod-to-Steering Arm                 32 ( 44)
Valve Housing Bolt                      15 ( 20)

WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Application       Preferred Range
----------------------------------------
Camber
- Front           0 -1/2 to 1/2
- Rear            -13/16 -1 5/16 to 5/16

Caster            7 1/4 7 to 7 1/2

Toe-In
- Front           5/16 1/16 to 9/16
- Rear            0 -5/16 to 5/16

--SYNCRO--
Camber
- Front           5/16 0 to 5/8
- Rear            -1/4 -7/16 to 1/16

Caster            4 5/8 4 3/8 to 4 7/8

Toe-In
- Front           0 1/4 to -1/4
- Rear            1/8 -1/8 to 3/8

A/C SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Compressor Type Sanden 5 or 7-Cylinder
Compressor Belt Deflection 3/16" (4.8 mm)
System Oil Capacity 7.0 ozs.
Refrigerant (R-12) Capacity 50 ozs.

--System Operating Pressures
High Side
 150-210 psi (10.5-19 kg/cm�)
Low Side
 26-40 psi (1-2 kg/cm�)

FUSES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Fuse # Amperage Identification
1  30 Amp (Green)  Radiator Fan
2  10 Amp (Red)    Brake Lights
3  15 Amp (Blue)   Interior Lights, Illuminated Mirror, Clock,
                   Cigar Lighter, Radio
4  15 Amp (Blue)   Emergency Flasher System
5  Blank
6  Blank
7  10 Amp (Red)    Left Tail & Side Marker Lights
8  10 Amp (Red)    Right Tail & Side Marker Lights
9  10 Amp (Red)    Right High Beam
10 10 Amp (Red)    Left High Beam
11 15 Amp (Blue)   Windshield Wiper/Washer
12 20 Amp (Yellow) Cruise Control, A/C, Power Windows,
                   Auxiliary Heater, Electric Mirrors,
                   Auxiliary Heat Exchanger, Rear Wiper
13 20 Amp (Yellow) Fresh Air Fan, Rear Window Defroster
14 20 Amp (Yellow) Rear Defogger, Heated Mirror, Lighting
                   Switch Illumination Auxiliary Heat
                   Exchanger (If Equipped)
15 10 Amp (Red)    Back-Up Lights
16 15 Amp (Blue)   Horn
17 10 Amp (Red)    Windshield Wiper Motor
18 10 Amp (Red)    Brake Warning Light, Cruise Control,
                   Heated Driver's Seat
19 10 Amp (Red)    Turn Signals
20 10 Amp (Red)    License Plate Light, Headlight Washer(If Equipped)
21 10 Amp (Red)    Left Low Beam
22 10 Amp (Red)    Right Low Beam

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