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Subject:Oxyboxer Motors
From:Simon Glen
Date:Tue, 30 Jan 2001 22:48:22 +1000

With the continual discussions about engine transplants for the much
berated Wasserboxer motor which powered T3 Transporters or Vanagons from
1983 to 1992, one often reads about Subaru, Golf, Audi, Corvair and
other motors put into the back of the Vanagon.  But, has this list ever
discussed the so-called "Oxyboxer" motor as an alternative?

A company in Sydney, Australia, (Hell Bug Engineering) has for a number
of years been converting 1.9 and 2.1 Wasserboxer motors into Oxyboxers.
They machine off the water jackets and fit air-cooled cylinder barrels
and cylinder heads to make an air-cooled version of the Vangon's
engine.  Has anyone been doing this in the USA?

Simon Glen
Toowoomba, Australia
1992 VW T3 Transporter Syncro van
1969 VW 411

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