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Re: Thinking swap? Some CA legality comments
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 8 Sep 2000 23:50:37 EDT
...As I said before, the problem is that the engine is new and therefore has to meet VW 2000 standards. A particular problem is...
On the Road Again
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:04:38 -0500
...Jim cleaned it up - got the engine running, rebuilt the front brakes, turned the rotors, and replaced the front wheel bearings. I had him...
Bargain Basement Blowout! Everything MUST GO!
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Fri, 15 Aug 2003 21:40:53 -0700
...Heads could use new seals (probably black jobber at bottom of cylinder?) -Motor mounts. Used, but still nice and squishy. Replace your brittle ones...
Re: '84 Vanagon, -- intermittent "Clunk" coming from under middle of van
Historical mailing list - john
Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:20:08 -0400
...to lower engine to redo alternator bracket mounting. Is there any way one can see/feel the loseness in the mounts without putting van...
Re: Blizzaks on the EV
Historical mailing list - mdstockr
Wed, 22 Jan 97 09:17:37
...I worked as a tire engineer for 10 years and sold tire testing equipment to all of the major tire companies for another 10...
Re: what do you need with a TIICO conversion
Historical mailing list - puzerewski
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 18:48:34 -0400
...confused. > What do i need to use from my old wasserboxer engine on the tiico? see > below regarding my concerns: > > 1) an oxygen sensor...
Re: Advice on possible engine replacement
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 14 Sep 2005 09:24:37 -0500
...There are always small things that don't come with rebuilt engines; New Motor Mounts, Exhaust Parts, Clutches, CV Boots and joints, tune up...
Re: 1700CC reinstall
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Mon, 17 Oct 94 8:51:40 PDT
...The rubber motor-mounts on the the engine bearer were cracked, so we hoped > to replace them , but the part supplied by two local...
Re: Vanagon jerking in stop and go traffic
Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
Mon, 29 Mar 1999 15:14:33 -0500
...Pretty much it sits on top of the engine and has three fuel hoses. Just remove the three hoses, unbolt the regulator and replace...
Re: idea?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 25 Oct 2013 23:07:05 -0400
...The problem of making up some mounts is not trivial but not much harder than some intercooler mounts. I have a friend who works...
Litchfield show and Diesel Vanagon parts available
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Thu, 18 Jun 1998 17:31:40 -0400
...complete set with motor cradle, mounts, oilpan oilpump etc for someone converting a synchro to inline 4 engine. just need the special bell housing...
Subject: Boston Bob Engine
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:00:32 -0400
...Greg has also replaced all the other major seals on parts coming off the engine/oil pump/pcv and re-siliconed the big flathead...
Re: Taking out the dash for BEHR unit / Radio relocation
Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
Mon, 20 Jan 2003 13:29:31 -0500
...TThe original kit came with molded plastic box that mounts the radio in a vertical position down onto the front of the heater vent...
Re: Video guides - Timing belts - Subie engines
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:24:53 -0500
...new engine, not from spending lots of time figuring out which clutch you need or where to re-drill the motor mounts or whatever...
Alternator continuous-duty rating?-V-belt drive rating
Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:56:47 -0400
...a so called 10mm belt requires too much pressure to keep from slipping and results in broken alt mounts and blown waterpumps. JUST BECAUSE...
Re: Wanted: comments on my compression test results
Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
Mon, 4 Oct 2004 19:50:41 EDT
Having done thousands of Bug and Van Engines since the early 60.s // I always liked to have 140 or above for proper operation...
Re: Engine Carrier installed: The Good Bad, and the ugly! --- ;^)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:30:03 -0700
...The throttle body is in the corner of that big air plenaum on the intake ?? I seldom see those engines, as I don't...
83 wasserboxer swap?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 3 Mar 1995 18:43:28 -0800
...engine, repeat NEW engine, of this kind for about $1800, to which you have to add the Fuel Injection, plumbing, intake/exhaust and mounts...
Re: Westy Lean
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:13:12 -0600
...That freed things up to the point where the van could sit like the engineers designed it, not how the rubber and steel bushings...
Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:27:26 -0700
geez Don, so the VW engineers were not just blowing smoke after all? :) Added benefit of the exchanger/cooler is faster oil warm up...
Diesel swap parts for sale
Historical mailing list - D.Belick
Sun, 29 Mar 1998 16:19:12 -0700
...motor mounts- left and right with cross strap oil pan oil pump oil fill pipe and dip stick exhaust manifoldwith pipe to muffler and...
Re: Selling Various Vanagon Parts in Austin, TX
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:28:18 -0700
...manual transmissions for '84-91, $350 ea. >> >> One automatic transmission & differential (trans won't shift into 3rd >> gear) >> >> Radiators, cooling fans & sheet metal mounts...
Re: request for information, please
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:21:49 -0700
...DV engine mounting system ...large aluminum engine brackets, cradle bars, rubber mounts, misc hardware. DV oil pan and oil pump DV cooling system hoses...
Fwd: For Sale: 1990 Tiico Syncro Westy
Historical mailing list - John Silverman
Mon, 7 Oct 2002 20:28:19 -0600
...We've had wonderful journeys with the van, and the >new engine, shocks and springs make it a pleasure to drive-faster, more >comfortable...
Re: Hi Gang! I'm back!!!
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:31:11 -0230
...The original waterboxer engine was determined to be the best for the > Vanagon. > 6. Somebody has begun making oil drain plugs for diesel vanagons...
Why you stick your head in your engine now and again...
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 25 May 2010 00:57:45 -0700
So I'm underneath the van tonight looking at the engine with a 250w halogen light, trying to see if I have a broken...
Re: Cat/Muffler Too Low? (PICS)
Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
Fri, 30 May 2008 18:46:27 -0700
...I seem to be the only engine conversion person saying this, but believe me, the engineering of the stock diesel vanagon exhasut system is...
Re: Gas->Deisel?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 23 May 97 11:04:05 EDT
...The motor mounts and beams. Transmission (it has different gearing) I think the easiest swap is to buy the whole engine+driveline from a...
Re: More Power to the Wasserboxer
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 23:05:42 -0700
...along with the engine. Granted, the carrier is bolted to the crossmember which in turn is bolted (via soft mounts) to the framework, but...
Re: trailer conversion/FRIDAY
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Fri, 7 May 1999 19:06:30 -0400
...it...weld up a bracket that > would bolt into the existing mounts for the rear bumper brackets. The > only drawbackis that you would probably...
Re: clutch shudder
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 22 Sep 2000 20:25:43 -0700
...quoting archives, I've > never been inside a tranny), flywheel, engine/tranny mounts, a certain brand > of clutch plates, & other theories like air in...
Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 06:53:15 -0400
...I bought some Rabbit radiator mounts (thanks vw mags) to mount the cooler on. as well as some 90 degree fittings. I used a...
Re: Vngns ARE junk! Wilder's Law
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sat, 12 Mar 2005 23:39:50 -0500
...I have even gotten engine > mounts in > that were made in two countries. The left from india and the right > from > brazil. Both with...
Re: Install Auto transmission to final drive problem
Historical mailing list - Dave Szurszewski
Sun, 28 May 2006 05:47:34 -0700
...I did not > separate > >the transimission from the engine. > > > >My van is an 88 westy. Any advice appreciated. > > > > > >Thanks, > >Dave > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired...
Re: Fun with fixing up stuff...(long post)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 2 Nov 2010 13:24:28 -0700
...mounts have resulted in a super smooth inline...I thought it was >> pretty good before, but after my latest change to my cross-engine...
Re: More fun with mechanics
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 2 Apr 2011 12:43:56 -0700
...The tranny was pulled and replaced, mounts inspected. I had my son stare down into the engine compartment while driving and the engine did...
VW Howard looking for ideas...
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 08:32:06 -0700
...2.0 engine and a vanagon diesel. By that I mean the long block is OEM with a different oil pan, mounts and exhaust...
Re: '91 Carat AC Inoperative.
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 27 Apr 2017 00:31:12 +0000
...When I first turned it on, I did so with > ignition in accessory mode, not actually starting the engine. The AC > condensor fan did...
Re: 80 Vanagon AC
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Sun, 23 Aug 1998 11:05:19 -0400
...It looks like the compressor mounts in the left rear of the engine compartment (only real space for one anyway and that is where...
Re: Considering sale of Syncro Westy
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sun, 2 Mar 2014 13:38:30 -0800
...In fact, I've never even >>> unpacked it. >>> * Retractable camp awning which mounts on the passenger >>> side. I don't recall the brand name...
Re: Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:22:21 -0500
...90 needed to hang > from the subframe. > > Once I get the engine at the right "height", and make some test pieces > out of wood...
Re: Exhaust hangers for the 1.9 don't exist either......
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sun, 6 Jul 2008 08:25:54 -0400
...find > the design engineer at VW who came up with that plan ! Also the tabs at > the > exhaust stud mounts will not stay POR...
Galvanic rust protection, rust repair
Historical mailing list
Mon, 24 Apr 1995 12:57:15 -0700
...with his engine hoist- bolted the hoist chain to the outer two holes where the apron between the engine and bumper mounts, and just...
FS: Enhanced 1988 Wolfsburg
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:16:35 -0400
...engine mounts, added Gene Berg short shifter kit and shift rod extension, are among the many parts I have changed As it sits: Engine...
Re: Carry an outboard & 1.9ltr conversion
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Mon, 23 Aug 1999 08:19:18 -0500
...in this conversion and would like to begin it soon if > engine, mounts and instructions are available. I'd like to speak on the...
Re: 2.1L Oil pressure switch R&R
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Mon, 23 Dec 2002 10:02:17 -0700
...the muffler, rear engine hanger and tinwork to get > access > to it. If you go this route, replace your motor mounts if they haven...
Re: rear backing plate/distributor
Historical mailing list - neil
Sun, 5 Nov 2006 22:37:31 -0500
...It was very > loose, and had pulled out of the engine. At the > bottom of th > distributor, the steel (?) "pins" that engage with > the...
Re: WBX Nightmares...For me I turned them into pleasant dreams...
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Sun, 13 Aug 2000 19:56:19 -0700
...about custom making my > wiring harness, not > fabricating > > engine mounts, worrying about when the used engine > will blow, what custom > > made part will break...
SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE
Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
Tue, 4 Jan 2005 16:38:40 -0800
...Westfalia front and rear tables, TWO front Westfalia table mounts on driver AND passenger front seat pedestals. 5. Carat jumpseat mounting brakets have been...
Re: mixing urethane and rubber bushings
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 16:15:02 -0500
...I would not mix > >> bushings and mounts of drastically different durometer on single > component, > >> such as transmission/engine. You want to be careful about...
Re: Neil's motor..
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:40:02 -0700
...Neil, > �> > �> � I haven't been bringing up your pics of the engine mounts, etc. because > �I > �> �have this *glacial* dial-up internet connection here...
Re: Rear Oil Seal (Flywheel) Leak
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:28:47 -0500
...that VW engineers designed. The felt dust seal for the pilot bearing is held in place by that bushing which mounts in the flywheel...
happenings with home engine repair: The big picture (part 1)
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Fri, 23 Feb 2001 20:38:24 -0800
...Today I drained more of the coolant out of the radiator(still one hose left), installed my 45 bucks worth of three engine mounts...
** FS: '82 Westy- No Mechanical Repairs Needed/Good Body/Interior **
Historical mailing list - C. Stafford
Mon, 1 Nov 1999 10:15:00 -0800
...brakes, exhaust system, emissions equipment, new clutch (1K ago), motor mounts (200 miles ago, along with some other repairs/welding to re-inforce the...
Re: Digifant II 'Diesel' Conversion Pics
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 19:58:25 -0700
...The Audi mounts that we use work very well and I think the angle of the engine also has something to do with it...
Re: CIS fuel injection, Inline 4 conversion.
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:18:11 -0700
...fuel injection system that was used > mounts the fuel distribution block on the right wall of the engine > compartment, meaning there are solid (as...
Re: Shift Lever + Box (1981, 1985) PICS
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 8 Jul 2014 12:36:04 -0700
...With the 1981 shifter assembly installed on a 1985 shift box, engine off, I could feel the gears but due to base plate differences...
FS 86 Syncro, Avon, CT 208K miles $3600 obo
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 14:18:05 -0500
...Lower temp Fan Switch 4 new motor mounts ---------------------------------4/7/1998 $2,463 VW Check after Engine Install -------------------------------- 6/5/1998 $320.00 New...
Re: 82 Vanagon Heat Exchanger/Exhaust hangers?
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:49:20 -0800
...I assume that the go between the fan shroud and the where the crossover pipe mounts to the heat > exchangers? > > Regards, > --Jeff Strickrott > 82...
'87 Syncro GL Oil Purge
Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt2
Tue, 25 Nov 1997 09:35:19 -0900
...I managed to plug in the engine pre-heaters for about 45 minutes before starting it the next morning, but I don't think...