BTW, how do I take out the oil pump? ------------------ Clip -------------------------- I'm not a Waser Boxer guy but on type 2 and type 4 engines I use two of the tire tools used for changing motorcycle tires. If you've ever had any bikes you probably got some with the tool kits. They seem to have the right curve or deflection that they rest securely on the case and give plenty of leverage to remove an oil pump unless it is glued in with Permatex. I've removed them with the case torqued up and with the case loose and it appears to be about the same effort in either case. Naturally if the case is about ready to split it might just drop out. I've got lots of FuFu air cooled parts, forged steel counter weighted crank, 96 mm piston set, 290 lift cam and solid lifters, big valve 78 heads but haven't put them together. I might build that engine if I had a dune buggy but it's just too much trouble to work on Vanagon engines in a Vanagon. As for Turbo chargers ........... they normally use a cam tuned to the performance of the Turbo or visa versa. Sounds like a fun project but it doesn't sound like a long life engine. Waser boxers tend to chunk rods at anything over 5000 rpms and most Turbo are designed today for 7000 rpm redline engines. I'm running stock 2000cc Air Cooled and after 20K it just purrs. Without a tach you'd never know it was running at stop lights. Same underpowered engine it came with but dependable and cheap to maintain when it works out to a rebuild every 150K at about $1000.00. Stan Wilder ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com |
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