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Date:         Fri, 12 Sep 2003 13:48:41 -0400
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: Aircooled engine in Watercooled vanagon
Comments: To: Mike Noble <a74ghia@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY1-F107DnYWPidlML00007398@hotmail.com>
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On Fri, 12 Sep 2003, Mike Noble wrote:

> What is required to convert a watercooled vanagon to aircooled (assuming the > running aircooled engine is available). It seems a little too easy to just > remove the watercooled engine and associated parts and put in the aircooled > engine.

The trick is you'll need a "complete" engine, including all the tinware and fuel injection parts. Most engines are not sold this way, so you'd probably need a donor aircooled van to take the stuff out of. You'll also need the exhaust and all the heater parts; they're different for obvious reasons. There's probably other stuff I'm not thinking of, but those are the first obstacles you'll have to overcome.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si


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