Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:28:03 EDT
Reply-To: Vanagonluvr@AOL.COM
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Subject: Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
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to Wormy guy or whatever....
I see that you are only reading what you want to read and you are spouting
off about something entirely different than I was talking about. I have no quams
with the inline four motor. I beleive it is a better motor for its INTENDED
PURPOSED. But as for it going into the Vanagon it is a BAD Idea. It rattles
itself apart. the only gain apart fom a little HP is eas of access to high
maintenence parts, but at what cost, you will need new teeth when you get done
summer traveling from the vibration. The vanagon flat four is a smooth running
motor and the german engineers knew that. they actually wanted to put a six in
there. American EPA rules wouldnt allow for a higher capacity motor without major
price changing. So you should be happy to have a Vanagon at all. the I4 was
desinged for a front wheel drive car not a rear wheel drive Vanagon.... As for
a water pump. Yup I done that..... In fact I have probably changed 100 or
more, it aint that bad dude. dont be such a whimp. Go buy a Hyundai they have
10000 mile warranties. you wont have to change that H2O pump. you can just throw
away that car when your done with it. Have you ever changed the valley pan
gasket on an Audi? now that was a FU%^ up on the engineers part. but they are
still selling those like crazy. Now try the water pump on one of those, you need
special tools that cost as much as the I4 motor. What about a good ol SAAB 900
have you ever changed the Oil Pump gasket? They always leak there. You want to
scream for a while at some bad engineering. <<<<Something Almost Always Broken
>>>. While we are at it. have you ever owned an american car? After 90k miles
they are pretty much crap throw out peices of scrap metal. they have no blue
book value and you want to complain about changing motor parts! there isnt any
rhym or reason as to the bolt selection so you need every tool that I dont
have to fix anyhting.
In fact have you ever changed anything in anything else other than your
vanagon?
It wasnt supposed to be easy , cause then the dealer wouldnt make any money
on the maintenance, DUH.. get greasy and think about the zen involved dont
hurry through it like its a race...
FYI I have been woking on and specializing in WBX and flat fours as well as
Audis and other VWs for 16 years
Chris is my name
VT
91 westy
87 westy syncro
Both w flats and still happy
<<<< wormywagen wrote>>>>
To "No Brain Available" or anyone else who thinks the inline four is a very
bad idea have you ever changed a water pump on a WBX? Or the head gaskets?
Now try this on the I-4- it's a piece of cake.
Please please please think before you speak trash about our beloved inline
four engines.
Get you some wrenches and do the head gasket change on both WBX and I-4 and
see for yourself how much more complicated it is to change head gaskets on
the WBX.
The beauty of the inline is that the headgaskets almost never need changing.
A very durable design which is why these engines last so long .
I've been driving my inline four Westfalia for 8 years>>>>>>>>>>>>>>