[tcb] Re: (no subject)

Lonnie:
Try the Oakhill Automotive guys in Longview.  Phone # 903 297-3496.  e-mail 
oakhillauto@xxxxxxxxxx  Phone will be faster.  They have piles of engine 
stuff laying around.
Sammie


At 05:48 AM 4/7/2005, you wrote:
>I used to have a "bastard" 40hp many years ago. I seem to think it had the
>36hp style fan shroud, but I have been wrong before.
>
>
>I am in DESPRATE need of an 88mm machine-in piston and jug for a type 1
>motor. A good used one would by perfect if I can find one. I melted #3 on
>the way back from St. Louis this week end. Then I need to find some .040
>barrel shims to lower the compression ratio a little. I will call all the
>local shops in the FW area today and keep my fingers crossed. 88's are not
>real plentiful. If anybody has a lead on one, I would be grateful.
>Otherwise, we aren't going to make the TX classic.
>I sold my Ford, then rolled my Toyota on a patch of ice in Wyoming, then
>melted a piston in the bus. It has not been a good month, and I'm running
>out of cars to drive.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>Of Sammie Smith
>Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 2:34 PM
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>
>Peter:
>Tried to e-mail this to you off the list but it came back as a bad
>address.  So I'm trying again through the list.  Have posted this once
>before on the list and didn't get an answer.  Thought I would test your old
>bus knowledge.
>
>In 59 VW introduced the 40 hp engine to the bus (not in the bug till
>61).  This thing is commonly referred to as the "bastard" 40 horse and
>apparently was in some 59s and all 60 busses.  Also, according to my
>sources, there was a factory recall on this engine later; in that if you
>went into a dealership in 61 and later with engine problems, at no charge
>the dealership would pull the "bastard" and install the later 40 hp at no
>charge.
>
>My question is:  Do you know what fan shroud the "bastard" engine had?  The
>first 40hp Type I had the now common larger squared shroud (unlike the 36
>hp shroud) but no fresh air outlets since it was prior to the fresh air
>heaters.  Result:  The "bastard" 40 bus engine could have had the 36 shroud
>as a carryover or had the first of the later type shrouds without the fresh
>air heater outlets.  Have looked in all of my books, including the new one,
>and can't find a definitive answer or a photo of the "bastard"
>engine.  Also have talked to a couple of old VW mechanics who worked in
>dealerships at the time and they can't remember.  Haven't been able to find
>a bus guru who knows either.
>Sammie

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