Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:12:44 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: 81 Air cooled... Engine conversion options??
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one does need to consider which main piipes to use , front to back.
1.. I like the metal ones just fine ...if they can be found in good
condition.
2. the mid-85 and later plastic ones ...have a bad habit of a metal
insert sliding out of the end ....which has been known to lead to fried
engines ...
3. There are numerous stainless steel main pipe sets available.
Starting at around $ 299 I think.
One warning on aftermarket stainless pipes....on one set. ..the
ridge on the end of the pipe that keeps the hose from sliding off ...if
you look at a stock factory made pipe...you'll see the bump is about 1/4
inch from the end, and the bump is smooth . On one set of aftermarket
stainless pipes the bump is right on the end. and very sharp. This cause
the hose to jam on there really, really hard. ...not good at all.
So if buying any aftermarket stainless pipes I suggest checking out that
detail.
( Putting a guys DOHC 2.5 engine conversion together ...we needed to
take a hose back off .....two strong men pulling to get apart had a hard
time getting the hose off ...the guy said 'yeah, if I was in Baja by
myself and had to deal with this I'd be screwed' .)
4. Some people run marine coolant hose all the way from engine to radiator.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
On 3/10/2012 8:33 AM, neil n wrote:
> This might be obvious, but would suggest using a WBX radiator and hoses.
> New if possible. And FWIW, the 1.9 cooling system works fine for me. I'm
> NOT running AC.
>
> There is info (PN's) in the archives on (Gates?) hoses that can be used for
> long pipes to rad.
>
> image of OEM hoses and Gates hoses I used:
> https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wJhv6W0_0xA/TAmkAcWNM4I/AAAAAAAADLU/-b-sdwMOpEk/s640/NAPA%252520and%252520Vanagon%252520Front%252520Rad%252520Hoses.jpg
>
> The Gates hose in bottom of shot needs to be cut, but that should be
> obvious with parts in hand. Be sure to have the long pipe orientation
> correct. They can be installed in reverse. No, don't ask.< grin> In
> my case, this put one of the hoses too close to the spare tire.
>
> Here's my page on cooling system parts I used. Some of this info may be
> useful for you. YMMV as usual. ;)
>
> http://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/partsyouneed
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Mr.mds<mds_1976@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>> So I guess now I need to put a list together of all the diesel van parts
>> that I'm going to require... Any help on acquiring them would be
>> appreciated!
>>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp
>
> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>
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