Date:         Fri, 4 Nov 94 16:45:51 PST
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Schwarze <schwarze@superc.nosc.mil>
Subject:      Re: Engine Disassembly, EGR, Air Pump

John Ritchie writes:
> 
> 
> David Schwarze wrote:

> > Again, you don't have to change heads to go from 1.7 to 1.8.  The most you
> > will have to do is have the heads flycut, but I don't think so.  I also
> > am almost positive that you can make a 1.8 into a 2-liter by using 2 liter
> > pistons, barrels, rods, and crank.  You can even cut down the old 1.8 liter
> > crank to a 2 liter one.  My source for this is "How to rebuild your Air-
> > Cooled VW Engine", and numerous discussions with machine-shop guys.
> > 
> 
> My experience on this has been that 1700 heads don't fit on an 1800 engine.
> Replacing one of the heads on my `74 (1.8) I was accidentally sold a 1.7l
> head and it definitely didn't fit on the barrels of my bus; I tried it and it
> was too small.  Now how's that for a descrepency in the data?  :)

Ooops...  hehe
Okay, I did say the heads might have to be flycut.  =)  I guess all of the
1700 heads I have seen were already flycut for larger barrels.  The machine
shop guys tell me that most people go to 1.8 barrels when rebuilding 1.7's.

-David

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David Schwarze			'73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat)
SAIC Comsystems, San Diego	'73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast)
schwarze@nosc.mil		'87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser?  Soon...)
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