Mark.

Your idea is possible and can be done.  A Subaru water cooled motor was
placed into an 83 Vanagon over here in Australia.  I read an article
covering it in one of our local VW Mags.  The article was scanned and placed
on Tom Carrington's Web Page.  Tom posts on a regular basis and has his web
address at the bottom of his messages.  Why dont you look it up.  Just
remember there is a lot of work involved in the swap.

Ray Hunnam

-----Original Message-----
From: vwvanman@EXCITE.COM <vwvanman@EXCITE.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 12:14
Subject: Re: Air cooled to Water cooled

>> Mark Kazman wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi All,
>> > I plan on doing a subaru engine conversion in the future. Since I have
>> > an '81 air-cooled model, I will need to install a radiator and the
>> > associated plumbing. I looked through the archives and did not find
>much
>> > info on installing one, or how to do it, and would the one that's in
>the
>> > VW water boxer be adequate?. If the one that is used by the water boxer
>> > would work, how difficult is it to install?.
>
>Why convert?
>The 2L T4 engine is easily able to increase power to 130 to 150 HP or more.
>I built one for my 73 that enables my van to cruise at 75+ and go to 100+
>and still get @30 MPG at 65 .
>Change the cam, exhaust, ignition, a little head work crank work, a few
>other tricks and it will fly.
>
>The T4 engine is becoming the engine of choice for many T1 engine
>replacements.
>
>
>
>Robert
>
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