

| Subject: | Re: Engine swap step by step. |
| From: | Stan Wilder |
| Date: | Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:07:32 -0500 |
Try this site for help. http://www.cycoactive.com/Urabus/urabus_registry.html http://volksweb.relitech.com/convert.htm http://www.weirdstuffwemake.com/weird/stuff/automotive/vanagon/soob_engine.html http://volksweb.relitech.com/subacrew.htm http://www.weirdstuffwemake.com/weird/stuff/automotive/vanagon/soob_electrical.html You need to go over to Yahoo Groups and get with the Vanagon Subaru Conversion group there. I've only done one conversion and that was just the bolt together part. Someone else made up the wire loom and installed all the electrical. Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Henry" <jhenry@JCHGIS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 10:24 AM Subject: Engine swap step by step. > Replacing exhaust manifold that was improperly replaced by former owner's > incompetent mechanic, has escalated to very difficult, if not impossible > project and may at the least mean removal and perhaps replacement of the > head. (I have suffered from every repair that they made, bus would have been > trouble free if they had never repaired it. Fortunately not in business any > more) I have a spare engine that I have never heard run but was replaced > with a Subaru by its former owner, supposedly with less than 70K miles, half > that of my engine, so I am tempted to pull original and replace with spare, > hoping for the best. > > Does anyone have a web site or document with a step by step procedure that > might keep me on the right track. I have a copy of the Bentley manual, but > find it lacking in offering the correct sequence of action. > > Thanks for any help and advice. > > Jim Henry > > 84 Westy > Durham, NC > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.1 - Release Date: 4/20/2005 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.1 - Release Date: 4/20/2005 > >
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