I agree. Don't think about converting this rig, just put a rebuilt stock
engine in it. Enjoy it for a while, and then sell it and move on to a water
cooled Westy of some sort (preferably Subaru or Zetec engine) if you like
this style of camping.

Don't waste time and money converting this one, it will be a money pit and
not worth it.

Stuart
'85 Westy bought in 2012 after 35 years of VW campers

 Dennis Hayes wrote:

The most reasonable approach will most likely be repairing or replacing your
engine in like kind. Any step into a water cooled engine will become very
expensive fast just due to the labor involved unless you can do it yourself.