Date:         Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:02:19 -0700
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Vngns ARE junk! Wilder's Law
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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.

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