Date:         Wed, 8 May 2002 23:28:24 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
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From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Air Cooled to Subaru Conversion.
Comments: cc: wetwesties@yahoogroups.com
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Impossible?
I don't think so.
I spent about three hours stripping out the entire engine cooling system
from a donor 85 Waser Boxer.
I was very pessimistic about this being a viable conversion until I had
stripped these parts out in about three hours.
I've got to go back and strip out the front blower / heater core and the
rear blower /heater core cause I got rained out.
This is definitely more difficult than a diesel to Subaru or Waser Boxer
to Subaru but if you've got all the parts, I'd think it might add about
twelve hours to your conversion labor.
The parts weren't all that expensive and the removal went off without
parts damages.
The conversion will be taking place on an 81 Westy Air Cooled with an
automatic transmission and adapter plates by Kennedy Engineering.
This is not my vehicle and I'm not doing the conversion, I just traded
labor and parts for Air Cooled salvage parts that will be up for discard
once they are removed.
So guys. If you're dead set on more horse power and you've got an Air
Cooled 80-83 this conversion isn't impossible, just a little more work
than on current water cooled vehicles.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia (and keeping it that way).

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