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Subject:Re: FUNKY-SOUNDING VANAGON ENGINES!
From:Robert A. Alexander
Date:Sun, 29 Nov 1998 16:53:38 -0500

Rob - Shades of TUCKER, you're catching on!  Priced a few BMW twins
lately?  Nah, for this project, methinks good ole American funky iron is
best considered.  There is nothing that has the sound of a Harley. OR,
the funky old air-cooled VW engines, eh?

I've found that John, aka Blue Eyes, is the Mr. Funk of Harley engines
on the List.  I've run some of this past him and am waiting to hear from
him.  Last contact I had, he lost me with "sprague"(?) gears, torque
converters and the like.  Also, his suggest of placing the Harley twins
upside down (to locate the drive shafts in line with the VW tranny to
avoid interfering with the deck height problem) and going to what he
calls an oil "dry-sump" system has me confused.

BOB
'85GL