Quote There's a lot more on this at http://www.n56ml.com/kvw.html , from back when I was planning to use a Type 4 VW, but discovered the Corvair. I still regret selling my Type 4...I sure wish I had it now! Unquote I've got a new one, trouble is I don't know what it's worth.
---- Mark Langford via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > > Mike Stirewalt wrote:w > > > Would somebody take the time to explain why the Type IV engine is not > > the engine you usually see in homebuilts. Why is the Type 2 favored? > > The small 1600cc based Type 1 is what you see in most aircraft. The > larger, more robust 1700-2000cc (from the factory) engine is usually > referred to as the Type 4, since it mostly came in Type 4 VWs. That > would be "fastbacks" and station wagon 411's and 412's), as well as the > Porsche 914 and later air-cooled buses. Earlier buses used the Type 1, > with later buses using the Type 4 engine (from about 1972 on) The buses > themselves (not the engines) are called "Type 2"s, but the engines in > later buses and Type 4 VWs are essentially the same. > > The Type 4 is a much better engine than the Type 1...it's VW's "fix" for > the issues Type 1 engines have. The "problem" is that there were not > that many Type 4 engines built compared to Type 1's, and when they were > built, they were soon overtaken by the far superior (for auto use) > water-cooled engine. So no aftermarket emerged to create replacement > parts for the type 4, unlike the Type 1, which flourishes still, with > many choices for every engine piece you can think of. Type 4 parts are > harder to find, and therefore, several times more expensive. They are a > better engine, with better reliability and life, however. > > There's a lot more on this at http://www.n56ml.com/kvw.html , from back > when I was planning to use a Type 4 VW, but discovered the Corvair. I > still regret selling my Type 4...I sure wish I had it now! > > Mark Langford > ML at N56ML.com > http://www.n56ml.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
