>At 12:26 PM 3/9/2005, you wrote:
>>Fact 1.
>>Original aircooled Engine was designed by Hans Edlinka of Tatra(former
>>Chechoslovakia)in 1923.
>
>Actual Facts:
>Hans Ledwinka was the first to come up with the 4 cylinder air cooled boxer
>type engine in 1926, for the Tatra T30. You're thinking of the T11, a small
>"people's car" with a TWO cylinder aircooled engine, which was likely an
>inspiration for Dr Porsche in designing the original Type 1 "Volkswagen".
>
>>Ferdinand just copied it together with car shape to be sold as Bug.
>
>If you think the T11 <http://www.tatraportal.sk/popisky/t11/t11_07.jpg> (or
>any Tatra car) looks like a Type 1, you're nuts.
>If you think the 4-cyl aircooled boxer Ledwinka designed for the T30
><http://www.tatraportal.sk/popisky/t30/t30_09.jpg> looks anything like the
>aircooled Type-1  engine (other than the basic layout), you're DOUBLE-nuts.

The original engine intended for the Beetle was a 2-stroke...
fortunately Porsche saw sense in time! The Beetle was an entirely
original design, and a brilliant one.

>>Wasserboxer engine is aircooled with coolant system "attached"
>
>If you think the wasserboxer is just a Type-1 aircooled with a water jacket
>instead of cooling fins, you're TRIPLE-nuts.
>You ARE aware of the VW 411, yes?

In fact the T3 engine IS a modified Type 1, adapted for watercooling;
NOt a Type 4. The crank is interchangable with a Type 1.

Vanagon's ain't totally junk. The body is a good one, and so is the
suspension. And that is the main thing. It's the electrics &
mechanicals which suck... and you can change all of these.
--
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Dunedin
New Zealand
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<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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