Yuck!
All that engineering and manufacturing effort to make a flat six and not fix the antiquated pushrod design!
I'll take a sohc cam 4 banger over that "corvair"

Doug
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Andrew Grebneff 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 2:04 AM
  Subject: Re: Oettinger flat-six motor and accesories info wanted

  >http://www.oettinger.de/
  >
  >Does anybody has any info on these motors and
  >accessories?

  They were merely stretched VW Wasserboxers. Not cut & welded, but
  manufactured as sixes, but with the VW design throughout.

  >Heard something like the engine has 175
  >HP? Is it worth it?

  There were two capacities, based on the 1.9 & 2.1 fours; they were
  2.8 & 3.2 liters. They performed pretty well, but were grossly
  overpriced. The 3.2 probably throws rods too...

  >And of course... Do they have the
  >dreaded head gasket leak syndrome?

  It sure does.
  --
  Andrew Grebneff
  Dunedin
  New Zealand
  Fossil preparator
  <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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