Date:         Mon, 1 Jan 2007 14:00:04 -0600
Reply-To:     Jerry <jbvelo@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From:         Jerry <jbvelo@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: 82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices?
Comments: To: "Wetzel, Scott" <scott.wetzel@MSO.UMT.EDU>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Wetzel, Scott
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 1:43 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: 82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices?

The engine in my van went to the giant VW junkyard in the sky in September
and I have been weighing my options for a replacement.  I have looked
through the archives pretty thoroughly for potential engine swaps for my 82
Aircooled Westy and besides the Porsche 3.2 engine, I haven't found any
mentioned.  I know that there are several options for water cooled vans, how
difficult would they be (and how expensive) to fit into my van?  It is
originally a California van and had A/C installed new so there are some
plumbing lines running from the front to the back already.  If possible, I'd
really like to fit a more modern water-cooled powerplant (VW inline 4,
subaru, etc) as more power, better fuel economy, better parts availability
and getting away from the quirkiness of the California only setup would be
nice. The potential of actually having HEAT also sounds good - especially
for Montana winters!

Thanks,
Scott