This is far from a straight swap, though.  You need to find or fabricate the
tinware needed to seal the smaller engine in the Vanagon engine bay.  Plus
you'll have all the problems that Beetle and early Bus owners have, with no
oil filter, an inadequate oil cooler, and a soft case that gets the thrust
bearing surfaces pounded out.  Not a good option, IMHO.

----- Original Message -----
From: "phil cain" <bearsvw2000@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: 80 Westy Engine Fire - Mystery Solved

> Hi Richard, One way to go would be to put a 1600 bus
> engine into it, there was a bus at Everybus this year
> that had one installed, the owner said it ran well,
> just not as fast as the big engine. PHIL