On 3/11/05 20:50, "jbrush@aros.net" <jbrush@aros.net> wrote: > In <BE579F51.90CC%camper@tactical-bus.info>, on 03/11/05 > at 07:17 PM, jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO> said: > >> I bought my 82 Westy for a very cheap price. > >> That was basically all that I >> did to it for a year and a half when I finally decided that the 2L AC >> engine wasnΉt what I needed. Subie time. > > So you converted an air cooled to a water cooled Subie, or is there an air > cooled subaru motor? > > I often drift off into "upgrade land" and instantly return to reality when > I remember mine is air cooled :-) > > I would be interested in how that went. > > John
Aircooled to Subaru Water Cooled. Had to add a cooling system to the van at the same time. Actually I built the cooling system several weeks before I did the engine pull so that when I did the engine side I was on down for the day. I had already also test standed the engine and harness so it was basically just an engine swap like done with a water boxer. The only hard parts were that I new that when I put in the engine I was going to have problems with the firewall. The transmissions for the waterboxer and aircooled sit about 2 inches different at the engine mounting surface. So I mounted to the transmission and then would winch up a little to check lower and cut some firewall and repeat until I had a fit. With a Waterboxer you donΉt have that problem. There is a special air intake built to avoid the cutting on the aircooled but I am cheap. jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com |
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