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- Additives: Why GoWesty Says "Don't Do It, Ever!"
- Alternator Bracket: The GoWesty Fix
- Cam Backlash: The Whole Story
- Camshaft Timing: My New Engine Doesn't Run Right—Is the Cam Timing Off?
- Check Engine Light (CEL): Eurovan
- Compression: It's Good, But What Does That Mean?
- Coolant Pipe Repair Kit for Vanagon
- Coolant: Flush It Every Two Years!
- Coolant: Type, Concentration, Mix?
- Cooling System in Vanagons: Explained
- Cooling System Overhaul: A $3 Hose Takes Out a Fresh 2300cc Engine!
- Crankshaft End Play Shims: The Whole Story
- Crankshafts: Evolution of the Flat Four Crankshaft
- Cylinder Head Temps: Why Is It So High On My Aircooled Vanagon?
- Cylinder Heads for Waterboxers: The Full Story
- Diesel Engines in Vanagons: Diaries of the Wounded
- Digifant: The Vanagon Highway Hiccups - Hesitation, Cough, Cough
- Digijet EFI: Can I install GoWesty EFI?
- Distributor Drive Clamp: The Whole Story
- Engine Block Clearancing: A Tale of Danger
- Engine Block Story: 1.9 vs. 2.1 Waterboxer Designs
- Engine Case Damage at Water Pump
- Engine Core Charge: A Necessary Evil
- Engine Noise: The Vanagon Sticky Lifter Syndrome
- Engine Overheat Indicating Melt Tabs
- Engine Overheated! What Will It Cost Me?!
- Engine Overheating: The Blown "Head Gasket" Isn't a Chicken
- Engine Rebuild Kits: Why Don't We Include Instructions?
- Engine Replacement: What Does That Cost?
- Engine Speed: Will the Larger, More Powerful GW Engine Lower My RPMs?
- Engine Swaps: GoWesty Waterboxer Upgrades Are Not "Engine Swaps"
- Engine Warranty: The Water Pump Warranty Explained
- Engines: How Long Does The VR6 Last?
- Exhaust Valve Burned: Chicken or the Egg?
- Exhaust: The Stainless Steel Story
- Flywheel Bolts, Pilot Bearing and Seal: The Whole Story
- Flywheel or "Rear Main" Seal Story
- Fuel Economy: Tire Changes & Engine Changes Affect MPG
- Fuel Injection 5-Pin Relay: The Whole Story
- Fuel Injectors: The Whole Story
- Fuel Pumps & Fuel Filters on a Vanagon: The Skinny
- Fuel Tanks & Level Senders: An Investigation
- Fuels: Bio-fuel vs. Petroleum
- Full Story: The GoWesty Fuel Injection Component Replacement Kit
- GoWesty Waterboxer Torque/Horsepower Graphs
- Head Gaskets Leaking on Waterboxers
- Head Gaskets on Water-Boxers: To Change or Not to Change...?
- Head Studs: Broken Studs in Waterboxer Engines
- Idle Control Issues: 1986-91 Vanagon
- Maintenance: Break-In Guidelines for all Waterboxer Engines
- No-Crank Symptoms: How to Diagnose the Issue in Vanagons
- Oil Consumption: How to Check in a Waterboxer Engine
- Oil Pressure (or Lack Thereof) in Water-Boxer Engines
- Oil Pressure Warning System (Idiot Light/Buzzer) Explained
- Oil Pump: The Whole Story
- Oil Temperature in Vanagons: What is Normal?
- Oxygen Sensors: Not All Are Created Equal
- Pistons for Waterboxer: The Whole Story
- Pistons: Ceramic Coatings and NASA Research
- Pistons: GoWesty 2.2 Piston & Liner Set vs. the Competition
- Pistons: What caused them to fail? How can I tell?
- RPM. What is Best?
- Running Issues: Which Injection or Ignition Part On My Vanagon is Causing the Problem?
- Running My Existing EFI With a Larger GoWesty Engine: How Can This Work?
- Stripped Oil Drain Plug: What to Do?
- The Starter Story: Rebuilt Bosch, Gear Reduction or Permanent Magnet?
- Timing Chain Failures on Eurovans: Word of Warning!
- Timing Chain in Eurovan VR6
- Timing: How to Set Digifant EFI Timing
- V-Belt Pulley and Seal: Syncro
- Vacuum Leaks and Running Issues: Setting the Record Straight
- Valve Adjustment Screws: The GoWesty Way
- Warranty: Is the GoWesty Engine Warranty Legit?
- Water Pump on VR6 Engine: The Whole Story
- Waterboxer Development in a Nutshell
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