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Subject:Re: air cooled to 5cyl=heat?
From:Tom Carrington
Date:Mon, 25 Jan 1999 13:45:54 -0500

Yes, it will be up to you to rig a heating system. The easiest method
will probably be to find a donor setup from a wasser powered Vanagon.
Get the front radiator, fans, front heater core, pipes and anything else
that looks good.

Another option is to use the Porsche 911 6-cylinder for your conversion.
I will probably cost the same or less than your 5-cyl setup, and you can
hook up the Porsche heater boxes to your existing system.

TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com

mac stricklen wrote:
>
> I've got an '80 Westy and am currently saving my pennies to do the
> oft-mentioned 5cyl. conversion.  I was wondering the other day as I
> drove around feeling chilly--what happens with heat when I do this
> conversion.  Will I get some?  Will that be automatic or will I have
> to convert a bunch of other stuff to make that happen?