>> I am wondering what my options are as to replacing the original engine >> in a ('50-'79) bus with a water-cooled engine so I can have some *real* >> heat...what specific engines will work? And how must the heating system be >> modified? Any information on this type of modification would be greatly >> appreciated! > >It would be A LOT easier, and cheaper, I think, to put in a gas heater, >either aftermarket, or original, if you can find one. You can get a >rebuilt one for about $500-$600, and be toasty warm, without going to a >lot of trouble to put in a water-cooled engine. >> >> Also- I have never seen a VW camper before. Could someone tell me >> about what the layout of stuff inside a camper is like? And any other >> differences between a camper and a regular "bus"? >> >depending on the year, it will contain various arrangements of folding >beds and cabinets. Some have tops which pop up, and some of those have >extra beds up there. It totally depends on the year... >anyway >all this is of course my opinion. >Richard I have seen a 71 bus with what looked like a rabbit engine in it. The thing wasn't running when I saw it, and the job looked like a whole lot of rigging to get it to work. He had a small heater core in the cab, and when I saw it, it was parked at school, with the motor out in the cargo area. I can't help thinking that he couldn't get the thing to work with the stock tranny. my $.02 Chris Bridge Currently building an engine for a ''71 Westy (Sportsmobile?) E-mail cbridge@vt.edu
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