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Subject:Re: Engine swap over heating problem (F)
From:Aristotle Sagan
Date:Fri, 31 Aug 2001 11:52:54 -0700

>
>HELLO . I AM FROM GREECE AND I WANT   TO ASK YOU FOR A PROBLEM I HAVE WITH
>A VANAGON SYNCRO ENGINE SWAP.
>  I HAVE INSTALL A VW GOLF III  2.0L (2E) ENGINE IN MY VANAGON WITH ALL
>MOUNTING STUFF FROM THE DIESEL ENGINE AND EVERYTHING IS PERFECT EXEPT THE
>EXSAUST SYSTEM. I HAVE INSTALL THE EXSAUST OF AUDI WITH THE TWO (2) WITH
>THE PIPE OF DIESEL AND THE MUFLER OF THE CATALYTIC VANAGON BUT THE EXSAUST
>WHEN I RUN OVER THE 4.000 RPM IS STARTING TO BE BURN AND BECAME RED FROM
>OVERHEATING.PLEASE INFORM WHAT TO DO TO STOP THE OVERHEATING.
>THANK FOR YOUR ANSWER.

Reminds me of a very fine weekend in 1979 camped out at the end of the long
straight at Le Mans, watching Paul Newman come in second, and seeing the
bright cherry red exhaust systems on the Porshes. Impressed me. Drinking
french beer, huddling down in my sleeping bag (yep, it rained that night),
the noise, the smell of racecars..

This was long before Vanagon ownership was even a twinkle in my eye... come
to think of it, they hadn't been sold yet.

tim o'brien
sj,ca

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