Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 08:03:19 -0700
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
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I see this 'inline 4=Vibrate' statement often. This 'assumption' that
inlne 4 vws are all vibrators....Even though 'everyone always says it'.
That assumption is actually wrong.
I think this internet wisdom comes from those original Tiico motors that
had internal changes done before they were sold to customers. Audi/VW
internal engine parts mixed and modified somehow? Yeah, those things are
said to be shakers and buzzers, according to the people who bought them....
Normal VW inlines aren't like that.
You can also find complete motors with all the stuff still attached,
motors that are almost "plug and play" using all VW diesel parts and most
of your original WBX harness, instruments, pumps, etc.....probably for the
cost of a used WBX head or a Subie conversion muffler connection...I think
the VW inline conversion route is (debatable, I know) the most
cost-effective way to get a decent drivetrain into a Vanagon.....by a large
sum of money...
Yah, the 2.5 Subie motor is probably a great "fit" for the Vanagon.
People seem to really love em...and I guess you could buy that conversion
and end up with a really smooth, silent, almost modern feeling and driving
Vanagon..
.
But back to the point of my post... only a few people complain about
vibration in the inline VW motors in Vanagons, and these seem to mainly be
the drivers of the oldest Tiico conversion packages..The rest of us...it's
not an issue.
On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 9:31 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:
> Jeeze, I don't have a TIG welder! You need to embrace your fear of the
> unknown and go for the Subaru 2.5 in your Syncro. At least it looks like a
> WBX, sort of, and won't vibrate as much as an in-line 4.
>
> We need you on the subaruvanagon list!
>
> Stuart
>
> Alistair wrote:
>
> "Funny thing is, as good as the subie 2.5 is in a van (and I have driven
> one), I'm not very excited about doing it. I don't know why, but I lean
> more
> towards a 2.0 aba type inline 4 ."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alistair Bell [mailto:albell@shaw.ca]
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 9:03 PM
> To: Stuart MacMillan
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
>
> I recently removed the other head from my spare engine. Surprised by the
> pristine condition under the seal. No pitting, unlike it's mate. But this
> head did have a stuck stud, broken head. I tig'ed on a nut, put down the
> welder, grabbed the wrench and had at it. By that time it had cooled down
> from cherry/yellow (I really put a lot of heat into the weld) and the stud
> would not budge. I heated again and tried, broke the nut off. I don't do
> this very often and I guess my technique was wrong. I got the stud out by
> drilling.
>
> The good news is, that even if you screw up drilling out the stud, and
> bugger up the studs, you can fill the hole with weld and drill and tap.
>
> I've started saving for funds to install the EJ25 motor I was given last
> week. Motor needs stripping down and checking before install, and I need to
> decide what route to go - adapter plate or bellhousing. Funny thing is, as
> good as the subie 2.5 is in a van (and I have driven one), I'm not very
> excited about doing it. I don't know why, but I lean more towards a 2.0 aba
> type inline 4 .
>
> alistair
>
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