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At 08:14 PM 1/13/97 +0930, you wrote: >I recall seeing one of those cases and the only problem I could see >(main problem that stood out!) was that to convert to upright, the oil >cooler location on these weirdo motors is more towards the pulley by >about 100mm or about that. Yes they look like an excellent basis for >something special with hydraulic lifters, massive oil pickup and >standard with a real filter.! > Aaron Britcher <abritcher@ezinet.com.au> I haven't seen one in the metal, only a photo. Pity about the oil cooler location. There must be something to fix that. Mart Viljus <marty@edu.ttu.ee> of Tallinn, Estonia wrote: >Yes, there is a late model air-cooled bus engine (type CT) with >hydro-lifters, electronic ignition and real oil filter. >But, the cranccase isn't the same. Several differences, most >unpleasant probably location of the oil cooler - it sits horizontally >above the left-side cylinders. >"De-pancaking" seems not to be very easy. Remote oil cooler maybe? A remote oil cooler is certainly an idea, but I like my engine to be a true VW quick-change power-pack. I'm not looking for ultimate hp (which could require a remote cooler), but more for dependability and low maintenance. Hanno Spoelstra <H.L.Spoelstra@WbMt.TUDelft.NL> Bloemendaal, The Netherlands