>>Also a problem is the plumbing to convert the coolent water into the copper >>tube. >Not to mention finding the coolant water in my air cooled. Did anyone You can get a 'water heat-exchanger' that replaces the standard air-cooled engine's heater box. This heats water so you can use a heater/demister unit from a water-cooled car or, if in a camper, as a source of hot water for washing or showering. If you just hook this up to a tank above the hieght of the engine, the water circulates by thermo-syphon so you don't even need a pump. Andy E.
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