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• Re: Subject: German quality?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 23 Aug 2013 21:12:02 -0700
  ...The replacement that the vendor sent had the same part number stamped on it but was not the same part at all. It was...
• Re: Oil pump size differences? Boston Bob Customers?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 14:18:24 -0600
  My main problem was loss of oil pressure when the engine got hot. ---------------- Clip ---------------------- If you got an air cooled HOT is normal. Notch...
• Re: Bentley wiring typo?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 15:09:42 -0700
  ...If this stops the engine then you can modify the circuit to correct the problem. The root of this problem is likely the relay...
• wanted a decent split window
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Aug 1995 06:43:40 GMT
  ...I plan on going with a newer engine. (No flames, please. It is a cherry 36-horse, I'd leave 'er be.) But I...
• Re: Enter new list member
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nienhuis
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 20:42:36 -0800
  ...I'll take your advice about getting the engine number for further identification...truth is I've been so busy lately I haven't...
• Re: Auto trans interchangablibilty
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:03:45 -0800
  ...engines and he quoted the diesel engine used in the early 80s VWs, the company who made them, he even had production numbers. “From...
• Re: Weird engine noise update (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 18:38:24 -0500
  ...Bus Depot has a rebuilt engine for under $2K, plus a core charge, > shipping, etc. > > GoWesty has a number of different options, price not...
• Re: VW antifreeze ?
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 19:45:34 -0500
  ...VW antifreeze ? You Wrote: >Could someone please tell me the VW part number for the correct Autobahn >antifreeze to use. My local VW dealer...
• Re: [T2] Air-cooled Federal EGR filter and SMOG
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 10 May 2007 07:41:07 -0700
  ...Ditto for the FLAPS. > > I called California BAR and they gave me 3 numbers to call to see if I > could > secure the part...
• Re: Soggy brake pedal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:56:09 -0700
  ...With engine off, apply the brake a number of times, until you've used up the vaccum in the booster. then , holding down the...
• Re: Dang exhaust leak-- any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:52:01 -0700
  ...I'd say there is 'an art' to fitting used exhaust pipes onto a wbxr engine so things work well. For example....where the...
• Re: Bigmotors, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Apr 1994 20:06:17 -0600 (CDT)
  ...Oettinger told me they have no special data on their engines as the engines ]are identical with what we have already. ] ]I think the...
• 93.4% of the way there
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 22:00:56 -0500
  ...after getting intial start up on the new engine and getting rpm up to about 1500, i noticed the exhaust pipes coming out of...
• Re: HELP Flashing red temp light!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:52:42 -0700
  ...It will flash if the engine temp gets too high and also if the coolant level is low. There is a large third possibility...
• Re: the term "barndoor" bus..(was:Re: Sheryl Crow in a Bus
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 9 May 2002 14:52:12 -0700
  ...phone number you "heard" this from ---- >>> >>> I want to talk to him---- >>> >>> Chris is most positively correct---- >>> >>> Barndoor refer's to the engine lid...
• Fridge FUBAR - WORKING!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 17:22:21 -0500
  ...He was formerly the chief engineer for the Minneapolis downtown YMCA. His first question, said looking over the top of his glasses, was, "why...
• Re: PS: leaking gas when engine is on
  Historical mailing list - Sheilah Rogers
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:41:54 -0800
  ...replacement was not done correctly. > > If it's in the engine compartment, number one place to look is behind the right firewall, behind the...
• Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:27:57 -0800
  ...Watch me get > > it spectacularly wrong. > > > > The 1.9L engine has 475cc displacement per cylinder. I think two > > cylinders fire per revolution, so at...
• Broken belt to Water pump
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 7 Feb 2021 23:23:56 +0000
  ...As for engineering and reliability while I have done a number of roadside repairs Fun Bus has only been towed home twice and both...
• Re: Auxilliary battery relays and wires
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 20:44:57 -0600
  ...97.225.) >> >These relays are intended for a second battery, and are >> >designed adequately by the german engineers for that purpose. >> >The point is...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:12:43 -0800
  ...you install a relay, it could also carry power to any number of OEM > accessories. Radio, horn, kitchen light.... > > Heh heh. > > A little knowledge...
• Re: Canadian Picking up a FedEx'd Vanagon Part in US.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:36:49 -0500
  ...I assume a FedEx > > outlet counts. > > > > If I have tracking number, ID, proof of purchase, I should be able to > > pickup my package at...
• Re: re cut ring&pinion to allow subie transaxle install
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:07:43 -0800
  ...These transaxles can be used with rear-mounted Subaru engines to > create a number of different drivelines, for example : > . 4wd VW type 1 beetle...
• Re: one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:06:05 -0500
  ...The relay number is probably different and I'm away from my Bentley so find the correct relay to do the following test. Next...
• my Carat ad in Seattle already deleted...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:04:12 -0400
  ...Paul (415) 738-2217 (SF cell number.... van is physically in Seattle)
• Re: gas + electric/f
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 10:02:48 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Back home cut up the vanagon engine leaving the > flywheel and some mounting spots. Once the turbine is in place (remember > to drain the...
• Re: Second Battery for Westy, JC Whitney?
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 02:06:25 -0400
  ...I notice that JC Whitney has a number of RV second battery installation kits in their catalog. Has anyone on the list any experience...
• Re: My Westy is totaled!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:26:40 -0800
  ...The curious can see some pics > at: > > http://home.comcast.net/~type2/Vanagon.htm > > While I've had a number of VW campers over...
• Roadhaus Update
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 13 May 2004 12:07:51 -0700
  ...Offered to donate a used engine Markus Benne ... Offered to donate a used engine Jon Seymour ... Offered to donate a used engine Seth Hatfield...
• Re: Overheated Westy '87
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:40:56 -0800
  That white plastic 'air bleed' tube that goes around the edge of the engine compartment ... I have one here in metal, not plastic. Must...
• 1983 Tiico on rvtraderonline.com
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:11:17 -0700
  ...000.00 LOCATION Newport Beach, CA CONTACT NUMBER (949) 221-1000 x223 jbennett@bremerandwhyte.com ENGINE TYPE Tiico 2.0 Liter In-Line 4...
• Re: Jetta Conversion Observations
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:04:21 -0600
  ...mph. > > The engine is a nearly stock ABA 2 liter block and 1.8 liter head, with > Digifant brain. Advertised numbers are 115 hp...
• one more symptom....Re: ECU and starting question
  Historical mailing list - most david
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:41:39 -0700
  ...the engine by pushing the van and popping the clutch (on those rare occassions when turning the key on and off a number a...
• Re: The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 12:20:48 -0700
  ...Comparing those numbers with notes and numbers from other known working afms shows you whether the afm is ok or defective. There should be...
• Re: AMC heads------bad valves, replace when you buy the new head
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 22:11:49 -0500
  ...Our engine rebuilder, AVP has made this comment to me too, and on their rebuilt engines they do the same thing your machinist does...
• Re: Contests for a Vanagon get together
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:41:14 -0400
  ...Most number of roaches found under the drivers seat. Largest hole or tear on poptop canvas. Which van has the most functioning lights, including...
• Fri: opinion on the proper conversion for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 12 Jan 2018 10:21:13 -0800
  ...I'm no expert, and I can't quote exact figures, VW numbers, current costs, etc. but here's my take on this type...
• Re: Diesel conversion kits
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 11:41:45 -0700
  ...The engine ended up costing me somewhere around $600 after selling of the remaining vehicle parts On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 11:36...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:37:06 -0800
  ...I plugged it in & had someone crank the engine (a remote start is a huge help, I bought one after this) and I did...
• Water boxer cooling
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 09:48:47 -0500
  ...While the engine temp did climb it never reached 220deg. When traffic started to flow the engine temp began to drop. I had been...
• Re: Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:48:06 -0700
  ...a subaru with > this SAME engine doesn't get that mileage!!! better aerodynamics and less > weight, less mileage than what you're claiming. and...
• Re: Engine removal, long winded...... Seeking advice
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:22:47 -0700
  ...How high can you go? (ceiling height) Then, > > dimension of engine WITH floor jack so you can leave it sitting on > > floor jack as...
• Re: Head Retorquing On New Engine
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:03:07 -0800
  ...Head Retorquing On New Engine > If the studs are good, the cap nuts new, and things are properly > torqued, there is no need to...
• Maximum engine power and Performane Chip Discussion
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 10:30:39 -0800
  ...As with any engine, there is a finite amount of horsepower available. These are the posted numbers we all compare from engine to engine...
• Re: Performance Wasserboxer: Fact or Fiction
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 18:44:33 -0500
  ...paper until used. > > THE number one reason rebuilt engine DO NOT last as long as new is because > the engines were not properly cleaned...
• response # 8 to original solar beat fraidaye
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 17:46:24 -0700
  ...to a week.... > > > > and 7 deadly sins > > > > and 7 is the number most often chosen when asked to choose between 0 > > and 10 > > > > newton...
• Re: '82 diesel water pump belt adjustment woes
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 20:56:58 -0800
  ...engineers figured out how to adjust the water pump fixed solidly to the block with a single belt. But removing the correct number of...
• Re: Auto trans interchangablibilty
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:57:14 -0800
  ...engines and he quoted the diesel engine used in the early 80s VWs, the company who made them, he even had production numbers. “From...
• Vanagon Carat - 1991
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:40:48 -0500
  As mentioned any number of times, I have a new to me 1991 Carat. There are many things wrong, but they are mostly old...
• Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 23 May 2014 17:33:50 -0700
  ...2014 5:03 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter I'm assuming they are still available...
• Re: Audi Turbo motor swap
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:35:43 -0400
  ...even though actual number of problems > in any particular area are similar. > > There are also things which aren't really engine problems - timing > belts...
• Re: Oil pressure -- normal range?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 14:25:00 -0700
  ...On one engine I tested, oil pressure was as high as 60 psi cold, and as low as 7 psi at hot idle. the...
• gas + electric
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Jun 95 10:39:49 EDT
  [.........] > What would be really spiffy would be to > have the electric and gas motors in parallel. > Good Luck > Bill Duff The diesel-electric engine...
• Re: O2 Sensor Installed and CO adjustment problems (Sorry, Long)
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 12:21:51 -0400
  ...2> turn off engine and disconnect O2 sensor from ECU but leave monitor connected to sensor. 3>start engine and adjust AFM spring to...
• Re: Charging system questions.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:41:28 -0800
  ...how about disconnecting the starting battery after the engine is running and alt changing ? very low tech way to make sure you get full...
• DJ-code WBX technical specs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:36:40 -0500
  The gentleman from whom I bought my engine sent me technical specs for the mysterious and marvelous DJ-code WBX. I know there's...
• Re: What happened?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 May 2002 21:53:40 -0500
  ...As for installing a new engine, you can buy a whole van for less than a quality rebuilt engine. If you're not really...
• Re: Automatic Starter options was: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 29 Jan 2020 01:15:34 +0000
  ...1300 units sold?....I hope you will double and triple that number!  You are a smart man. Fires up every time! Rich San Diego...
• Re: Radio Safe mode
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:16:52 -0500
  ...can't get back to "Safe Mode" to put the code numbers in.  And I don't really remember if there is a specific...
• Re: [NVC]-Friday Subject: Howto Locite question
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:58:19 -0700
  ...metric bolts are, and for the same reasons.� Working on a number of Toyotas, one Subaru and one Honda, I've experienced nothing different...