Date:         Sun, 19 Jan 97 20:46:33    
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         mdstockr <mdstockr@neo.lrun.com>
Subject:      RE: Engine seized 

You might want to post on the Type 2 mail list for this question.  They deal with air cooled 
Vanagons.

--- On Sun, 19 Jan 1997 19:42:41 -0600  jmatchet@iu.net wrote:

>Thanks for all the advice so far...its helped..
>However lastnight the engine seized.
>Its only a 2year old factory rebuild, but got heated up and blew its
>heads due to a loss of waterpump belt.
>
>We dropped the engine and trans today. After seperating the trans, we
>tried to turn the flywheel with the plugs out....it turns 3/4 of the way
>but then jams up.  My friend believes that something could have gotten
>stuck in one of the cam/gears causing it to get stuck.
>Before it seized THe engine would run errattic...some times on 4
>cylinders, sometime missing....
>
>We are going to crack the case this week...my friend is pretty adept at 
>engine rebuilds, but we are toying with the idea of a 6cylinder
>porshe conversion Type4 , or even an Air cooled Bus Engine.
>Is there any sources of info for such a conversion?
>
>Thanks..
>John in Melbourne

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  Michael Stocker <mdstockr@neo.lrun.com>
  North Canton, Ohio, USA
  Date: 1/19/97
  Time: 8:46:33 PM
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