VANAGON archives -- April 2004, week 1 (#520)

Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:27:08 -0400 Reply-To: David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US> Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> From: David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US> Subject: Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....? Comments: To: tomdurkin <tjdurkin@TELEPORT.COM> In-Reply-To: <002001c41bf4$aad0d740$0300a8c0@tom> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

On Tue, 6 Apr 2004, tomdurkin wrote:

> The Volvo B-230 is exactly what you say, and it can easily > last 400,000 miles or more with routine maintainance.

The other thing is, I'm not sure it would last 400,000 miles pushing a Vanagon around. A Vanagon is a lot harder on an engine than a Volvo 240 is. It's heavier, has more wind resistance, has a more confined engine bay, and has a more restrictive cooling system.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon

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