My bad.  It's a '84 westy, formerly powered with the 1.9L engine.

Thanks for the kick in the pants, Jarrett.

+n

On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

>  Just make sure the coolant is going through the radiator in the correct
> direction.
> I.e. one pipe is 'feed to the radiator' the other is 'return to the
> engine' ..
> Bentley shows you which is which.
> 'the rule' at the radiator about which is which 'down and out' ...
> the bottom connection sends coolant back to the engine.
>
> It always helps if people say what year and version of vanagon they are
> asking questions about.
> Looks like it was an 83 waterboxer to me.
>
> I thought this type engine conversion was a no-brainer and eeverythingjust bolts right up from the kit.
>
>
>  On 2/25/2013 9:55 AM, nirav patel wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> Was wondering if anyone on this list has replaced the original steel
> coolant lines with the 1.5'' four part system?  I finally got mine in place
> in addition to a new radiator and had a few questions in terms of the
> install.  The pipes are strong and sturdy under the van, but I plan to use
> some worm drive clamps to get a tighter fit.
>
> The question I have is with the pipe entry points into the engine bay. They
> are not exact.  It seems like I will make it work in terms of attaching to
> the coolant hoses, but just wanted to know if anyone else had the same
> placement of pipes.  Essentially I want to make sure I did not do anything
> glaringly wrong.
>
> video of underside of van:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXfMl5ZzNZA
>
> video of engine bay (100Mb file):http://dl.dropbox.com/u/867582/steel-lines.MOV
>
> images:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/867582/steel-lines1.JPGhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/867582/steel-lines2.JPGhttp://dl.dropbox.com/u/867582/steel-lines3.JPG
>
> I think I might be firing up this van soon.  Wish me luck. I'll be the last
> in the group-18 bostig.  Quite an achievement.
>
> +n
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