Date:         Mon, 15 May 1995 09:53:21 -0400 (EDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Morris H. Arthur" <marthur@gibbs.oit.unc.edu>
Subject:      Re: Some 1600cc questions.


Sorry if I'm jumping into the middle of an already discussed topic, but 
is the "2 liter" a souped up type 1 or a real 2 liter FI pancake ?

My real question:

I'd be really interested to know if anyone has put a Bug engine into a 
'76-'79 Bus. Or alternatively, '76-'79 Westfalia camper components on a 
'68-'71  Bus.

I love my 2.0 liter, but It makes me uncomfortable in Mexico/CA. Any 
experiences ?

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Morris Arthur --> '77 Campmobile
Environmental Sciences and Engineering
University of North Carolina

On Mon, 15 May 1995, M.Grant wrote:

> Date: Mon, 15 May 95 08:28:44 CDT
> From: M.Grant <mty016@coventry.ac.uk>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu>
> Subject: Some 1600cc questions.
> 
>  
>  Having pulled the dead 2 litre from my bus a few weeks ago I'm
>  left with the dilema of rebuilding the 2 litre (which is what
>  I really want), or slapping in a 1600 (which is all I can really
>  afford). 
>  
>  I have a number of partially complete 1600s lying around, and
>  so would really only require bearings, gasket set and rings to
>  get a reasonable motor. That lot cost less than the gasket set
>  alone for the 2 litre. 
> 
>  I pulled apart an AS21 based engine yesterday and the case, pistons 
>  and bores are in excellent condition, but the whole thing has been 
>  running really rich. The layer of carbon on the pistons and head 
>  is amazingly thick! 
> 
>  I noticed as well that the oil deflector plate has been installed
>  the wrong way round, probably not a problem but more a comment on the
>  care (!?) that the previous builder put the engine together with.
> 
>  Which leads to some questions. This engine has a 050 dizzy fitted.
>  Now Muir says this is a no no for this engine, as it dosn't retard
>  #3. Has anyone run a 1600 with a 050? Any problems?
> 
>  I would have to use the alternator from the 2 litre with the 1600.
>  I pressume that as the later 1600s had alternators, that they
>  were of the same type for both engines?
> 
>  Having changed the engine mounting arrangement to suit the type 4
>  style (i.e.) solid mountings on the chassis, rubber mounting on the
>  engine, I now find the mounting bar for the 1600 is the other way round
>  (rubber on the chassis mounts, bolts on the engine). I'm unwilling to hack
>  the mountings around again, so is there a quick and easy solution to this?  
> 
>  (The more questions I come up with the more I start to realise I'd
>   better re-mortgage the cat and go the 2 litre route, but anyway any
>   answers would be appreciated)  
> 
>  TIA
>  cheers
>  Marcus
>  '70 bus
> __
> Marcus Grant
> mty016@uk.ac.cov
> 
>