[Vwdiesel] Jetta Engine in "The Thing" ?

[TexasTDI]

Actually, the term "pancake" is used to describe the motors in the Type 3.
They had the cooling fan attached to the crankshaft pulley.  The Type 1 Bug
and Type 2 Bus used an "upright" fan.  The fan was on top of the motor,
connected to the generator/alternator.

Chris Thornton
1991 Volkswagen Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 236k miles
2000 Volkswagen Golf 1.9TDI (turbo diesel) - 80k miles
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----- Original Message -----
From: "gary" <gbangs at cfl.rr.com>
To: "Mike & Coreen Smith" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
Cc: "VWDiesel" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Jetta Engine in "The Thing" ?


> The "Thing" used an air-cooled VW pancake four, like those found in
> earlier Bugs.
>
> That said, any engine can be made to fit with enough money and effort.
> An old VW-Trends magazine featured a Porsche Carrera with a Chevy V8. It
> actually fit in the engine bay.
>
> Fitting the engine aside, you would be faced with adding a cooling
> system where one didn't exist before.
>
> -Gary in Orlando