Not having a water-cooled van, I can't be positive. Having owned a number
of air cooled vans, I can say that the air cooled power plant is
self-contained.  Meaning to say, other than the fuel injection computer,
and some other devices the would be easy to affix to the firewall there are
no ancillary devices that are required to support the air cooled motor.

In addition, the "hole" for the motor appears to be virtually identical
between a water air cooled motor, if I recall correctly.  This is very
important, because the tinware that covers the motor must seal at the edge
with a small foam rubber seal to keep HOT exhaust and used cooling air
(which is now very hot) below the motor, forcing the fan to pull its air
through the side vents for the motor. You would obviously need the
air-cooled mount bar.

The only other fly in the ointment I can imagine is the heater, and heater
ducting.  Since the heater for the air cooled motor is vastly different
from the water cooled motor, this might be an additional concern.

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree

-----Original Message-----
From:   Ben Wampler [SMTP:ben@ERUPT.COM]
Sent:   Wednesday, April 28, 1999 12:15 AM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        converting watercooled vanagon to aircooled

 << File: ATT00000.html >> Hello,

If I where to come accross an eighties air-cooled vanagon motor, what
modifications would have to be made to put it in an '85 van? It seems
logical with all the problems with WC vans, but is it possible?

-Ben