Date: Sat, 04 May 96 13:44:30 -0700
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Tom Carrington <tcarrington@relitech.com>
Subject: 82 Diesel Westy re-power project status and other musings (long)
Just thought I would keep the list up to date....
I'm still looking for the donor for my engine project. I have contacted a
local dismantler, and he is going to get an engine for me. I am promised
it will be complete, and in good running condition. I specified a 1989 or
newer 8v, 1.8l engine, totally complete.
I am quite fortunate that I am good friends with this yard owner, as we
go all the way back to 2nd grade together. In fact, we even have the same
birthday! So, wait I will....
Other stuff:
I just got back from spending 2 days teaching in the San Jose and San
Fran area..WOW! Everywhere I looked, I saw old VW's, and tons of newer
busses and Vanagons. I could hardly go down any street in SF without
seeing at least on parked! I WANT TO GO BACK!!!!!
The trip did cost me an engine, though. I was running rather late for my
flight on Sunday afternoon, and was afraid I would miss it. So, as I
headed north on I-95 to Baltimore/Washington Airport, I got in the fast
lane and pushed the pedal to the floor on my '65 Notchback. I was able to
keep the speeds in the triple digits for about 20 minutes before I felt
the engine starting to lose power. The last 4 miles to the airport were a
20mph, foul-smelling, smoke belching, white-knuckle experience. The car
just barely made it to the airport, and into the parking lot. Shut it off
and ran like hell to catch the plane. Still missed it---grrrrrr!
So, now I have two engines to fix. I'm thinking of doing the Van first,
then the Notch. My gut tells me that I just burned a valve (130k on
original engine), but I will take it all the way down to fix it. I plan
on putting together a 1776 as the replacement. Would anyone know where I
could get my hands on a set of dual-port manifolds for the original carbs
(dual solexes)? That would really finish it off nicely!
Thanks for listening!
TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com
82 Westy (repowering)
65 Notchback (rebuilding)
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