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Subject:Re: Watercooled Mexican Microbusses
From:mark drillock
Date:Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:36:37 -0800

Why not just use a KEP setup? They make and sell the adapter/flywheel
setup that works with your stock clutch and starter in your application.
About $500 I think. Then the wear parts, i.e. clutch and starter are
standard parts you can get anywhere.

The Mexican buses mount the engine at 15 degrees. KEP offers a 15 degree
setup. The Mexican buses use a larger capacity cast alloy oil pan with
the filler tube attached to it but you can use stock USA market parts
and modify as needed.

I'd be curious to see what was done for cooling system stuff, for sure.
Maybe I will try to get a closer look sometime.

Mark

Daniel Stevens wrote:

>Chris, I've been wanting to know more about the tranny/engine connection
>in these.
>but NO ONE seems to know anything.. I know we can get 'parts' from
>mexicao.. heck we get parts from all over the world
>
>I would be interested if the H2o microbus uses a bellhousing like a
>late TII tranny and what flywheel/pressure plate..
>for those of use 'conversion minded.. or me with my baja I would be
>very interested in a mexican conversion ... but again NO ONE knows
>anything about these... or their parts..
>
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