Joe:  Having several years ago converted an 82 to use in a 79(bass ackwards
of your goal),  let me try to recap what needed to be done.

The biggie is the heat exchangers, if your 79 isn't a fairly late 79, this
swap will be expensive.  I was fortunate that I had the later design square
port exhaust flanges like the vanagon air cooleds had.  Next you need to
change over the fanhousing as the altenator is in a different spot as is the
oil dipstick.  Some one else will have to cover the FIend of it, I was
running 44IDF Webers.

Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel  90 GL  Millennium Fallcon III  139k
-----Original Message-----
From: joe Hunt <Yovanguy@aol.com>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Sunday, October 03, 1999 12:25 PM
Subject: Engine from '79 westie to '81 AirCool

>Can any body tell me if the basic engine is the same on a '79, as there is
>one at the local pick and pull, as it is in the '81 or is this a 1700 or
>something, the heater boxes outlets are not, but might be worth it if the
>long blocks the same??
>
>Appreciate any help, any other major part interchangable
>
>Thanks
>
>Joe