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Subject:Air Cooled Cylinder Head Questions
From:Flowers, Robert O Mr (CPF N69RF)
Date:Tue, 17 Sep 2002 11:31:12 -1000

All-

If anyone has been paying attention ... I 'bought' an 82 humpty dumpty van.
I got it back together enough to see if I could get it to fire and yes,
Virginia, there is a Santa Claus ... with no exhaust on it ... man, it was
loud! Neighbors *love* me.  ;)

Looked at how the exhaust connects and realized the buffoon PO tried to swap
an early type2 head on there - so, the vanagon exhaust will not connect. So,
I'm going to take a chance on a junkyard head ...

1. Is there a right-left difference in the heads?
2. What should I look for in a junk-yard special?
3. Can I swap the head w/out dropping the engine?

No, I don't have a Bentley, yet. Have a hard time spending as much as for
manuals as I'll have spent on the van ...

Much Mahalo,
Robert Flowers
99 Yamaha VStar 1100, 98 SVT Contour, 90 Mustang GT, 82 VW Van
71 Wife, 90 Son, 94 Daughter, 99 Son

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