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Date:         Sun, 22 Mar 1998 14:06:46 EST
Reply-To:     JordanVw <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: My Dumb Question No. 37 (Was bring back the Vanagon)
Comments: To: mstretch@SPRINTMAIL.COM, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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In a message dated 98-03-22 09:07:45 EST, mstretch@SPRINTMAIL.COM writes:

<< My dumb question is, why canšt the engines they make now in S.A be used in our Westies? If you can put a Subaru engine in, or some of the others that have been mentioned, isnšt there anything they make in South Africa, new, that could be used in a late model Westy, like a Œ91? >>

is your '91 van a 4spd? then you can get a SA 5cyl bellhousing, and put a 5cyl in, but you have to raise the decklid height a little.

chris


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