Don't do it. For purely religious reasons.  Please. 

Chris.

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Dnia Jan 27, 2012 o godz. 13:44 neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):

> Hi all.
> 
> Thanks to Vanagon knowledge gained here and elsewhere, it seems I
> figured out why my Honda alarm sounded off early AM. With alarm
> sounding, and a pounding heart, raced outside to see what was up.
> Nothing was up 'cept me. No signs of forced entry, no issues except
> interior light stayed on and door locks via key didn't work. Tried
> spare key. Same. Disconnected battery, went back to sleep. Next day
> all seemed ok, then noticed Rear Pass. door indicator light and
> interior light stayed on while driving. Removed rear door switch. It
> looked a little moist. Using VOM, compared it to front door switch.
> When open, rear door switch showed a little resistance. Front door
> switch did not. I suspect moisture was the issue. Sprayed rear switch
> with WD, swapped switches, problem solved for now. (any moisture
> issues not withstanding. Don't get me started on that!)
> 
> In doing the work, (disconnecting battery), perused the engine. With
> crazy notions of intake solutions for the ABA 15º constantly brewing
> in the back of my mind, the Honda intake caught my eye. This brought
> out the tape measure.
> 
> ROUGH measurements of Honda engine length show it might fit the
> Vanagon engine bay (though what looks like the cam(s) position sensor
> juts into Vanagon firewall) and height from crank OC shows engine may
> fit under lid. (though did NOT measure down to oil pan bottom). The
> coolant hose in/out looks similar to my ABA so that's not an issue.
> 
> The Vanagon archives and Google show that most older Honda older
> engines spin CCW (facing engine pulley). Mine spins CW as does some
> other later MY Honda engines. The VTEC aspect might make the torque
> band useable in a Vanagon. CURB weight is not that different. But of
> course GVRW is a different matter.
> 
> Is the engine management used on VTEC or I-VTEC K series engine
> something akin to CANBUS in complexity? Electrical challenges aside,
> would a K series Honda engine be ruled out a swap candidate simply b/c
> bell housing/clutch requirements are too large or too different to
> adapt to the Vanagon transaxle?
> 
> Musing,
> 
> Neil.
> 
> -- 
> Neil n
> 
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> 
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