Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:39:38 -0700
Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
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GoWesty warrants their 2200 1.9 case engine for 48,000 miles or 48 months.
You should be able to do at least as well, and keep us posted. Follow their
guidelines as well: http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=860
Stuart
'85 Westy, considering engine options while the 1.9 still runs!
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
George Laubach
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 4:49 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
Thanks for the catch, Scott. Not drive shaft, I should have stated crank
shaft....I appreciate correct verbiage as well. As they say in the birding
world, you're only as good as your last mis-identified bird....
Re coolant changes and radiator, new rad 4,000 miles ago (10 months) and new
coolant since May, and new "half pipes" from TK. I can imagine that the
engine may tax the cooling system a bit more (needle right over LED and
steady). I run Valvoline 20W 50 and premium gas.
Has anyone else on the list done this conversion? I'm kind of interested in
hearing any counterpoints to doing this conversion; not necessarily what
would be a better motor option, but why this is not a good idea. Total
engine investment (engine parts and labor) = $2500.
Skip
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On Jul 24, 2012, at 10:34 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> I wouldn't worry about the studs in a waterboxer ( other than
> corrosion from lack of coolant changes getting to them.)
>
> sure, air-cooled VW's had chronic case stud problems, but never in a
waterboxer that I have heard of.
>
> Not sure what is meant by a 'driveshaft' in an 84 Westy. It's not AWD or
anything.
> rear axles ?
> camshaft ?
>
> The heat load on the cooling system will be more than that produced by
tired 1.9 that came out of course.
> If the radiator is original , you may think about that.
>
> Just be nice to it and if it's going to hang together it probably will.
> 1,000 miles without any real engine issues is a good sign.
>
>
>
>
> On 7/24/2012 7:35 PM, George Laubach wrote:
>> Interesting, so extra stress on the head studs. I reused the heads (and
studs), "refurbished" by the machine shop.
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> On Jul 24, 2012, at 9:25 PM, "Tom Hargrave" <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't know about the water cooled engines but pushing a set of air
>>> cooled cases could make the studs that fasten the cylinders & heads
>>> to the cases strip. We used to install a set of "case savers" in
>>> anything that made horsepower.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Tom Hargrave
>>> www.stir-plate.com
>>> www.towercooler.com
>>> www.kegkits.com
>>> www.grow-sun.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
>>> Behalf Of George Laubach
>>> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 8:59 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
>>>
>>> Now that I've driven subject for 1,000 miles or so with
>>> satisfaction, learning as I go about timing, rocker arm adjustment,
>>> compression, and brake, clutch, and coolant bleeding, etc., etc.,
>>> etc., I was curious about any potential hazards that I should be
>>> paranoid about as it relates to this arrangement of a 2200cc
>>> piston/cylinder into a 1.9L case ('84 Westy) (longest sentence I've
>>> ever written). Along with the new P/C's I also installed new
driveshaft, connecting rods and cam (and new lifters).
>>>
>>> What might your wisdom conject? What might I worry about? I was
>>> thinking things like, well, the air flow, fuel injection, and
>>> cooling system was designed for a 1.9, but now is "managing" a 2.2L
>>> system. Maybe the larger system puts an extra strain on the
>>> components? I've seen no outward symptoms that I can correlate to an
"imbalance".
>>>
>>> So, care to wonder, perhaps with more wisdom or experience than this
>>> writer/driver?
>>>
>>> Skip
>>>
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