> > The Brooklands Volkswagen Bus-Camper-Van Performance Portfolio 1968-1979 has an article that originally appeared in the February 1973 issue of "PV4". That details several engine swaps for the bay window bus. There are a ton of engine swap possibilities but the Corvair and 914 engines wouldn't require radiator work. > > Keep in mind that the Corvair crank turns in the wrong direction, so > that little fact has to be dealt with. Unless you like having four > reverse gears and one forward! > Larry I contacted Clarks Corvair parts yesterday and got a very prompt reply that was depressing :) They said that their engine swap kits worked on 68 to 79 busses, but they have nothing for vanagons. I looked at their website briefly and they inferred that they modify their engines for such swaps, to turn in the other direction (the right way for VW), which I found fascinating. They don't know what VW did differently when they went to the vanagon, so they didn't expect that their kits would work. A giant "awww rats" from this part of the valley. John |
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