[Vwdiesel] Jetta Engine in "The Thing" ?

[TexasTDI]

It was sometime in the 70's that VW started using the Type 4 Porsche
"pancake" motor.  1983 was the last year of the air-cooled bus.  1984 used
the same motor, but started using water-cooled heads.  1991 was the last
year of the rear engine Vanagon.  There was not van in 1992.  1993 was the
first year of the front engine Eurovan.

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: "Lee Hillsgrove" <hillsgrove at adelphia.net>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Jetta Engine in "The Thing" ?


>
> > 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.
>
>
>   I'm not sure of the years, but I know some of the later busses used
> engines with the fan on the crank. It made for a lower load floor.
>  My Dad used Squarebacks for years on his rural mail carrier route. One of
> the things he liked about that type of engine layout was that if the fan
> belt broke, he could still drive it home. If the belt broke on a bug, you
> had better be stopping right now!
>  Either way, talk to someone who has converted an aircooled bus to a
> watercooled for advice on engine mounting, transaxle gearing, etc.
>  I  know someone in town who put a Toyota 2TC in his aircooled bus. Worked
> quite well, too.
>
>   Lee
>   Oo-v-oO
>   PP-ASEL
>   KB1GNI
>
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