VANAGON archives -- June 1998, week 5 (#27)

Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:38:08 -0100 Reply-To: The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM> Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com> From: The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM> Subject: Re: '80 engine into a '79... doable? Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM In-Reply-To: <c1ac2f95.3595f280@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

> looking to put a '80 vanagon aircooled 2 liter engine into a '79 > bus. i know > all the tin and fan shroud and alternator placement is different > between bus > and vanagon, but how hard is it to do?? > will it even fit?

Yes. Besides changing out the heat exchangers, fan shroud, etc., you will have to drill out the engine mount bolt hole because it is larger on an engine designed for a bus. Otherwise the long block is the same.

- Ron Salmon The Bus Depot http://www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW

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