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Re: [T3] Mexican motor and questions


I have a Mexican case that has been converted from horizontal to upright, so 
I'm sure that the conversion can go back the other way. There's a product 
that is sold to plug
up the horizontal oil filler (it's just a plate and a gasket with two holes 
for bolts). The case is then tapped (I think near the place where a vertical 
oil filler would otherwise fit). And, voila! you have an upright engine. All 
it needs is a horizontal oil cooler and 
thermostat.

My hand is now converting a horizontal engine (from a Type 34) to an upright 
one (for
a beetle). They are both 1600 cc engines, the Type 34 being horizontal and 
the beetle being upright or vertical. If you would be willing to spring for 
$50 + shipping from Dallas, Texas, I'm sure that I can get my hand to sell 
you the oil cooler -thermostat setup and show you where to tap your case for 
horizontal operation. I'll even get him to throw in the horizontal oil filler.

Everything else is the same.

The Mexican case is currently residing in my 1971 bus on an upright basis. I 
assume that it was formerly in some Type 3 application. It has recently been 
rebuilt and has less than 400 miles on it. The Type 34 engine is out of a 
1965 Type 34 Ghia, which is 
a Type 3. The engines are identical except for where the oil filler an 
thermostats reside.

Don Garies
dgaries808@aol.com

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