Hi Jim. My initial "Friday" thoughts are pretty much just that. The engine was there, staring me in the face, tape measure nearby..... ;) Hypothetically speaking, if I had a proper space, a spare Vanagon etc., at best it would be an interesting exercise. I do appreciate what you're suggesting. Even "designing" and making my new engine carrier is challenging enough. (I really hope it works out). Can't imagine tackling something like a Honda engine swap! Neil. On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 3:38 PM, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com> wrote: > "ROUGH measurements of Honda engine length show it might fit the > Vanagon engine bay (though what looks like the cam(s) position sensor > juts into Vanagon firewall) and height from crank OC shows engine may > fit under lid. (though did NOT measure down to oil pan bottom). The > coolant hose in/out looks similar to my ABA so that's not an issue." > > > This reminds me of something I did way back when. I would encourage > the curious, but would advise correcting this before doing anything > else: > > "(though did NOT measure down to oil pan bottom)" > > I would think you'll find the rest of the effort vastly more > troublesome and time consuming than this, and perhaps precluded by it > as well. > > Cheers, > > Jim Akiba
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