Jeff, I know a guy who has an '81 that has a '76 motor that he put in. What he did was transfer the AFC fuel injection from the previous Vgon engine- he has little experience with FI, and wanted to play it safe. He also kept the original tin in there. Everything else is the same. I assume you won't be installing the A/C compressor. Make sure that if the '80 had A/C, that you patch up the hole in the tin that is left by the absence of the compressor. Duct tape won't happen- he tried it. Just rivet some aluminum in there, but do something, or else you will run hot. For future reference, if any listees want to put a '76 or '77 Type IV into a Vgon, yes, you CAN do your valves. :) Best of luck, Sam
---"CARVER, JEFFREY D" <Jeffrey.Carver@AEROJET.COM> wrote: > > Oops, neglected to mention that the engine > would ALSO be from the '79. > > Anything different here? Is the engine hanger > the same? Does any of the tinware need to > be exchanged? > > Anything to be wary/cautious of in doing this '79 > into a '80 exchange? > > Jeff > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com |
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