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Subject:Air-cooled to Water-cooled?
Date:Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:25:06 -0400

I checked through the archives briefly thinking that this topic must have
come up in the past, but I am looking to replace my 82 air-cooled engine
(3rd!) with something else.

As I see it, I have three alternatives:

    1)  Re-engineered air-cooled (bored out, new cam, etc)
    2)  Vanagon water-cooled engine
    3)  Subaru

I have two questions to help me make my choice.

    1)  What problems should I expect in putting in the radiator?  I
understand the '82 bocy style had a water-cooled option and therefore would
make it tedious but not impossible

    2)  Are there any re-build options to make the air-cooled engine last?

thanks!

Eric - Colorado springs

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