AirCoooled or WaterCooled? Neither is very hard, the tin is a real PITA but the cooling hoses are pretty simple to do. Just follow the bentley. Took me about 1 1/2 hours my first time on my 84 Watercooled, about 2 hours for the aircooled 83. Going back in... the water cooled was much easier getting all the pieces in correct. Damned tin. Anyhowz, best of luck... tim >I'm pulling the engine tonight on the "new" (to me) 83, I just >bought. Anywords of wisdom. The last VW engine I pulled with the >tranny (A1s and A2s excluded) was a 69 square back 20 years ago. >With the D jetronic frying valves on a regular basis I got quite >adept at pulling that engine. > >Bentley is rather non descriptive on this issue. Do I need to remove >any engine tin? Where do I need to place the jack. Where is the >center of gravity. > >Any and all help is greatly appreciated,, > > > >-- >Steve Blackham >Centerville, Utah > >77 transporter converted to camper (Westy top) >83 Vanagon (New and current project) >87 Weekender > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com |
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