Finally! Type 1 and water boxer pus rod tubes are not interchangeable unless you have a special gasket on the case side. For the type 4 style engines the tubes slide through the head so they can be changed easily.

Dennis,
And I still can't type on this Windows 8 Phone!
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From: Mike Bucchino Sr<mailto:mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
Sent: ‎3/‎18/‎2013 2:48 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject: Re: push rod tubes dilemma

Except for the fact that you appear to missing ! One does not fit the other !

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On Mar 18, 2013, at 2:29 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Yes, that's the essentially origin of the WBX engine case:  1200>1600>1800
> AC to 1.9>2.1 water cooled with the addition of a water jacket to the
> casting.  Clever folks those German engineers!
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> The tubes shown are for a 1200 to 1600cc upright engine!
>
>
> Howard