ok, well my parents have had this VW convertible beetle since 1974. Thats the year by the way. The engine has been rebuilt and in my opinion, it has come to need some more maintenance. Although some of it you just have to deal with and in my opinion we need to just buy a new motor. Its the smaller 1600 cc engine and wouldnt be much more then $2000.

any advice or comments on where to look for a good engine

6/25/2007 3:12:21 PM

6/25/2007 3:17:55 PM

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6/25/2007 3:27:00 PM

don't those old hondas from like 1979-80 come with 1600cc engines

6/25/2007 3:27:49 PM

shit. honda had 1.6 in US through like 2002. still have em in europe i think.

vdub is air cooled pushrod engine and is completely different.

6/25/2007 3:32:02 PM

2k for an air cooled vdub engine? lawl. you could get a built long block for that much.

ask optmusprimer, i think he's about to pull a good running stock motor out of his in favor of something better.

6/25/2007 3:34:02 PM

Yeah $2k is waaaaaaaay too much for that motor.

Check out the http://www.samba.com

And locally there are several places that specialize in air cooled VW's, and they probably have something laying around, aircooled shops always seemto

6/25/2007 3:51:07 PM

http://www.thesamba.com is what he ^ meant

i know a dude in kernersville that has a bunch of watercooled engines... probably has an aircooled one somewhere.. or transporterwerks here in raleigh can get you one.

[Edited on June 25, 2007 at 4:07 PM. Reason : or import auto werks]

6/25/2007 4:07:33 PM

thoff sells rebuilt engines, pretty good prices, but i have to ask why do you feel the need to replace the engine that has already been rebuilt? more details.

6/25/2007 5:12:16 PM

Quote :

"Its the smaller 1600 cc engine and wouldnt be much more then $2000. "

FYI, all Type I's from 1970 to 1979 were 1584 cc. There was nothing bigger. Type II's (buses) and Type 4's (Variant squareback and hatchback) had the 411/412/Porsche 914 boxer in 1700, 1800, or 2000 ccs.

And you can get reman long blocks from tons of sources. I'd be willing to bet for quite a bit less than 2 grand.

6/25/2007 8:47:01 PM

6/25/2007 10:55:13 PM

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6/26/2007 12:58:51 PM

how is a long block going to fit in a VW super beetle

6/26/2007 1:41:26 PM

^ wtf?

6/26/2007 1:46:19 PM

^thats wat i thought

6/26/2007 1:48:18 PM

im done with this thread

6/26/2007 1:54:44 PM

^^^^AHAHA! for real?

6/26/2007 1:58:05 PM

im lost

6/26/2007 2:32:20 PM

type 3s are where its at. I used to have one of these:

6/26/2007 2:34:40 PM

^^a long block is a mostly assembled engine, minus accessories, carb, etc.

a short block is only the block and the rotating assembly. no intake, heads, etc.

^square backs are hot. i have many a fond memory as a kid bouncing down muddy trails in one with a jon boat strapped on top going to remote fishing spots with my dad and one of his friends (it was his). i swear that car went alot of places a 4wd wouldn't have.

[Edited on June 26, 2007 at 2:38 PM. Reason : .]

6/26/2007 2:35:01 PM

^yeh no kidding. rear engine RWD ftw.

when i had it we lived in a neighborhood and the only road out was uphill. one time it snow/iced real bad and i swear i was the only car who made it out.

my family and i fully restored the interior, did some body work (i crashed a lot back then, 16), and had it all ready for paint when we had to move and sell it. I sold it to my friend cheap cuz he was broke and not a month later he totalled it.

6/27/2007 5:50:11 PM