Date:         Wed, 7 Apr 2004 14:57:56 -0400
Reply-To:     "Higginbotham, David A." <dhigginbotham@HAZENANDSAWYER.COM>
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From:         "Higginbotham, David A." <dhigginbotham@HAZENANDSAWYER.COM>
Subject:      Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
Comments: To: BenTbtstr8@aol.com
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Picking nit's are we? :-) My bad, the engine in our bus is indeed stock
and constructed at the factory, although, (like its owner, a proud
member of the zipper club), it was rebuilt +/-40k ago it remains
air-cooled, highly reliable, and not petered out (yet).
 
David 
 
 
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From: BenTbtstr8@aol.com [mailto:BenTbtstr8@aol.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 2:46 PM
To: Higginbotham, David A.; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
 
In a message dated 4/7/2004 11:35:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
dhigginbotham@HAZENANDSAWYER.COM writes:
        HAR!!!!!!!!!!! Now that does put the problem in terms I can
readily
        understand, not that I have experienced the problem mind you as
my 1.9
        is air-cooled, highly reliable (knock on wood) and has not
petered out
        (yet). (puns required)
Hmmmm........... How'd ya get a 1.9 aircooled? Is this a made up story
about a made up engine?
 
IIRC Vanagons came with 2.0 aircooled motors. That's not saying you
can't cobble a 1.9 out of aircooled VW parts. This is gnus to me if your
Vannergon came with them stock. When Vernagon folks talk 1.9, they are
usually refering to the 1.9 liter horizontally opposed with watercooled
heads injun. That's what I wuz stinking.
 
BenT Wood