In a message dated 2/15/06 4:43:09 AM Eastern Standard Time,
jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU writes:

> But various people have told me that zambonis actually have VW engines

used to..  not anymore.    the aircooled industrial beetle engine was used to
power all kinds of things back in the 50's 60's and early 70's.  back in the
60's you could walk in your vw dealer and order a industrial upright aircooled
engine..came strapped to a pallet with its own fuel tank, and pulleys for the
PTO, etc.
. they were used for pump engines, small machinery, even tractors and
snowblowers, snow cats, etc.. lots of instances where cold weather made liquid
cooling a problem.

most of today's Zamboni's and the like have industrial japanese watercooled
engines.

chris