In a message dated 2/15/06 4:43:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU writes:
> But various people have told me that zambonis actually have VW engines used to.. not anymore. the aircooled industrial beetle engine was used to power all kinds of things back in the 50's 60's and early 70's. back in the 60's you could walk in your vw dealer and order a industrial upright aircooled engine..came strapped to a pallet with its own fuel tank, and pulleys for the PTO, etc. . they were used for pump engines, small machinery, even tractors and snowblowers, snow cats, etc.. lots of instances where cold weather made liquid cooling a problem. most of today's Zamboni's and the like have industrial japanese watercooled engines. chris |
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