Date:         Wed, 16 May 2001 11:39:04 -0600
Reply-To:     John Brush <jbrush@aros.net>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Brush <jbrush@aros.net>
Subject:      Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
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> > 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