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2.0l for 1.6 swap?
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<blockquote data-quote="pete nice" data-source="post: 10752" data-attributes="member: 121"><p>They are a pain to get into a beetle as the standard tinware pokes out of the back of the car. You can convert to upright cooling which requires the case to be machined & parts cost about £1000 before you have rebuilt it.</p><p></p><p>Type 4 parts are expensive & usually sound clattery, I guess my experiences with them revolve around moody campers that have done lots of miles. They never seem to run right. Oh, & they are Soooo heavy.</p><p></p><p>They are indeed very misunderstood & it is possible to build a good one. There are little anoying things about a type 4 motor, like it takes ages to change a fan belt as you need to remove parts of the engine. The rocker covers are an arse to fit aswell, the spark plugs are awkward to get at too, so is the dizzy clamp.</p><p></p><p>Some good points are you can change push rod tubes in sutu quite easily. & if the fan belt does snap, it won't cook the engine. Aluminium case is stronger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pete nice, post: 10752, member: 121"] They are a pain to get into a beetle as the standard tinware pokes out of the back of the car. You can convert to upright cooling which requires the case to be machined & parts cost about £1000 before you have rebuilt it. Type 4 parts are expensive & usually sound clattery, I guess my experiences with them revolve around moody campers that have done lots of miles. They never seem to run right. Oh, & they are Soooo heavy. They are indeed very misunderstood & it is possible to build a good one. There are little anoying things about a type 4 motor, like it takes ages to change a fan belt as you need to remove parts of the engine. The rocker covers are an arse to fit aswell, the spark plugs are awkward to get at too, so is the dizzy clamp. Some good points are you can change push rod tubes in sutu quite easily. & if the fan belt does snap, it won't cook the engine. Aluminium case is stronger. [/QUOTE]
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