At 03:25 AM 7/19/98 EDT, you wrote: >send all replies to him...NOT ME > >My name is Sam and I have been looking for a solution to the bad engine >woes of my Vanagon and came across a reply in the Vanagon archives that you >may have wrote regarding doing an engine swap using a Subaru unit. I was >wondering (if I indeed have the right person) if you could tell me if you >know of anybody who has done it, or of any shops that perform the swap? >Thank you, Sam Sam, I drove Kennedy's Engineering Subaru Vanagon last year. It was fun to drive with plenty of guts(even for an automatic). As to shops that are doing the conversion, I haven't found one yet. The biggest problem I see is getting a "good" Subaru unit from a junkyard. My experience with most wrecking yard has not been good. You can go to one of those Japanese engine import places and get a good used Subaru engine, but it will lack all of the extra goodies(computer, wiring, etc.) that you need to do a successful engine swap. Bill Lund > > >Sam Punderson >19 West Street >Rutland, VT 05701 >(802) 775-2552 Ext 203 >Fax (802) 775-0309 >Toll Free (888) 977-9777 > >Visit us on the web! >http://www.remaxvermont.com > > |
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