Joe: Having several years ago converted an 82 to use in a 79(bass ackwards of your goal), let me try to recap what needed to be done. The biggie is the heat exchangers, if your 79 isn't a fairly late 79, this swap will be expensive. I was fortunate that I had the later design square port exhaust flanges like the vanagon air cooleds had. Next you need to change over the fanhousing as the altenator is in a different spot as is the oil dipstick. Some one else will have to cover the FIend of it, I was running 44IDF Webers. Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel 90 GL Millennium Fallcon III 139k -----Original Message----- From: joe Hunt <Yovanguy@aol.com> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Sunday, October 03, 1999 12:25 PM Subject: Engine from '79 westie to '81 AirCool
>Can any body tell me if the basic engine is the same on a '79, as there is >one at the local pick and pull, as it is in the '81 or is this a 1700 or >something, the heater boxes outlets are not, but might be worth it if the >long blocks the same?? > >Appreciate any help, any other major part interchangable > >Thanks > >Joe |
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