My brother has a `72 westy, and has had no problems in 2-4 years....

but then again, he has a 914 engine innit........

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*Eric Oster (ekoman@u.washington.edu)| Max. output(DIN)...34bhp.@3600 rpm*
*				     | (SAE, w/air cleaner)...41.5 bhp@  *
* `63 kombi   			     | 			      3900 rpm   *
* `55 Ford 'vert		     |Max. torque(DIN)...8.4mkg(61 ft.lbs*
* `66 westy(This Wed.:):):))	     |                   @2000 rpm       *
* `I think this next hill _may_      | (SAE, w/air cleaner) 9.0mkg(65 ft.*
*  be a problem...'		     |  		lbs.) @2400 rpm	 *
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On Mon, 26 Sep 1994 DerekDrew@aol.com wrote:

> I had a 72 westy for 17 years and I always considered it a dog of a year. 
> 
> You had the horrible combination of the first year of the type IV motor, but
> it was little larger than the beetle motor in the 71 and earlier motors.
> while the later busses had those nice 2.0 litre motors. Meanwhile, the type
> IV motors cost double the beetle motors that 71 busses had. 
> 
> And to kick me in the shins, the engine could only be accessed from the rear
> instead of the top like later 70s era busssses. It made it a pain and near
> impossible to work on the carbs, which always seemed to need work.
> 
>