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Date:         Fri, 23 Jan 2004 19:19:04 +1300
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Airplane VW Engines
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>On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Jon wrote: > >> There is even a two >> cylinder version out there you cut a 1600 in half (plans on E-bay). > >That always struck me as an awful lot of work to go to considering you >basically end up with a BMW motorcycle engine. ;) > > >David Brodbeck, N8SRE >'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia >'86 Volvo 240DL wagon

There's 2 ways to do it... cut the engine across the crank to make a boxer twin, or remove 2 cylinders on one side to make a parallel twin. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand 64 (3) 473-8863 <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Fossil preparator Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut -------------------------------------- A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?


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