snakebaby Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I'm mechanically incompetent for the most part but like to figure this stuff out. How exactly do you use a water-cooled engine to power an air-cooled machine? Do you have to modify it to fit a radiator in there? If so, where do you place the radiator? I know these are base-level questions, but I'm just not getting it and I've been reading the forum well past my bedtime:). Thanks for any help. Tim B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I'm mechanically incompetent for the most part but like to figure this stuff out. How exactly do you use a water-cooled engine to power an air-cooled machine? Do you have to modify it to fit a radiator in there? If so, where do you place the radiator? I know these are base-level questions, but I'm just not getting it and I've been reading the forum well past my bedtime:). Thanks for any help. Tim B. For the Vanagon, yes, you would need to mount a radiator in front, and run hard piping from it to the rear... ShawnW did his first one this way, but then found a later water cooled one to start with... much easier.... for Bugs and sand rails, you'd also have to mount a radiator somehow.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Or uo can convert a water cooled vanagon to sooby power, as that would take care of the plumbing part. There is a subaru powered vanagon list on yahoo if your really curious. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebaby Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 Yeah I just joined that. I had seen the multiple VW Bugs on here that had Sub engines and wondered. Thanks for the info. I was afraid I was missing something. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 On the vanagon there is basically a spot for the radiator you just need to open up the lower grill hole and add a grill, fans, plumbing, wiring for the fan, etc.....extensive and not worth it. On a bug you have to decide if you want a heater, decide where to mount the radiator (seems popular to put it in place of the back seat somehow?), and same as above wiring for a fan, adding lines in/out of the engine, etc. Creativity is the short answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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