Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:50:23 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: steel coolant lines on a '84 westy
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It had to be an 83 or 84 ..
and most likely a Westy ..
two hints ...............the old mounting bracket for the wbxr coolant
pressure bottle .
and the upholstery.
On 2/25/2013 12:30 PM, nirav patel wrote:
> My bad. It's a '84 westy, formerly powered with the 1.9L engine.
>
> Thanks for the kick in the pants, Jarrett.
>
> +n
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
>> Just make sure the coolant is going through the radiator in the correct
>> direction.
>> I.e. one pipe is 'feed to the radiator' the other is 'return to the
>> engine' ..
>> Bentley shows you which is which.
>> 'the rule' at the radiator about which is which 'down and out' ...
>> the bottom connection sends coolant back to the engine.
>>
>> It always helps if people say what year and version of vanagon they are
>> asking questions about.
>> Looks like it was an 83 waterboxer to me.
>>
>> I thought this type engine conversion was a no-brainer and eeverythingjust bolts right up from the kit.
>>
>>
>> On 2/25/2013 9:55 AM, nirav patel wrote:
>>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> Was wondering if anyone on this list has replaced the original steel
>> coolant lines with the 1.5'' four part system? I finally got mine in place
>> in addition to a new radiator and had a few questions in terms of the
>> install. The pipes are strong and sturdy under the van, but I plan to use
>> some worm drive clamps to get a tighter fit.
>>
>> The question I have is with the pipe entry points into the engine bay. They
>> are not exact. It seems like I will make it work in terms of attaching to
>> the coolant hoses, but just wanted to know if anyone else had the same
>> placement of pipes. Essentially I want to make sure I did not do anything
>> glaringly wrong.
>>
>> video of underside of van:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXfMl5ZzNZA
>>
>> video of engine bay (100Mb file):http://dl.dropbox.com/u/867582/steel-lines.MOV
>>
>> images:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/867582/steel-lines1.JPGhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/867582/steel-lines2.JPGhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/867582/steel-lines3.JPG
>>
>> I think I might be firing up this van soon. Wish me luck. I'll be the last
>> in the group-18 bostig. Quite an achievement.
>>
>> +n
>>
>>
>>
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