Date:         Mon, 3 Jan 2000 22:43:37 EST
Reply-To:     JDStanton5@AOL.COM
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From:         Jon Stanton <JDStanton5@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Engine conversion ?
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Hi all.  I'm relatively new to the Vanagon list, though I've been into VW's
for about 19 years and have been a past president of the Arizona Bus Club
(the old "splitties").  I also have an '89 Vanagon and have been going
through what is apparently a very common 'head case'.  I think I am about
ready to get the Vanagon back on the road soon with a rebuilt head from Mark
Steven's Machining (comments ?) and a few new hoses.

Anyway, back to the subject....I recently spent a week in Germany and while
there picked up a copy of "VW Scene", a magazine that puts the American rags
to shame.  In this magazine are a lot of want-ads and quite a few are for
Vanagons that have been 'fixed up' or customized or what ever you want to
call it.  Of these ads for Vanagons, a rather large part of them refer to
having a "Ford V-6" in them.  It seemed that this was the conversion of
choice over there.  Can anyone offer any comments or explanation on this.  If
it's that common over there, why not here?  It would seem to me that parts
should be relatively inexpensive and available.  I should look myself, but
does KEP offer an adaption kit for this?

Well, there's my first querry of the Vanagon list.  Hope it is not an "tired"
subject.

Jon Stanton
ABC
'61 Double Cab
'66 Bug
'89 Vanagon