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Date:         Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:01:29 -0700
Reply-To:     Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Engine swap step by step.
Comments: To: Jim Henry <jhenry@JCHGIS.COM>
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Bentley Manual tells it all. It took me about 4 hours to pull the motor with the help of the manual (no beer buddies to cloud the issues), most of that doing the marking of wires and hoses for the re-install. It took about 2 hours to put the 'new' one back in, and another two to sort out the issues.

tim in san jose

84 wb

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Henry" <jhenry@JCHGIS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 8:24 AM Subject: Engine swap step by step.

> Replacing exhaust manifold that was improperly replaced by former owner's > incompetent mechanic, has escalated to very difficult, if not impossible > project and may at the least mean removal and perhaps replacement of the > head. (I have suffered from every repair that they made, bus would have been > trouble free if they had never repaired it. Fortunately not in business any > more) I have a spare engine that I have never heard run but was replaced > with a Subaru by its former owner, supposedly with less than 70K miles, half > that of my engine, so I am tempted to pull original and replace with spare, > hoping for the best. > > Does anyone have a web site or document with a step by step procedure that > might keep me on the right track. I have a copy of the Bentley manual, but > find it lacking in offering the correct sequence of action. > > Thanks for any help and advice. > > Jim Henry > > 84 Westy > Durham, NC > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.1 - Release Date: 4/20/2005


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