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Westy Steve Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2006 Posts: 1095
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:44 am Post subject: Engine Tins & Type IV questions |
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Hey all,
Sooner or later I'm going to get a Westy. I think I have located a 1974 model. Because of the size of my family, I need a 1974 or later Westy if we're going to camp.
But, I have no experience with the Type IV motor.
How are they? Problematic? Expensive? I know they cost more, so I'm asking about the cost relative to reliability. Have folks purposefully moved from Type IVs back to the 1600 dual port engines due to the cost effectiveness issue? And if a guy was to do that, how much would you expect to pay for tins to convert late model buses back to the early engine?
This is more curiousity than a plan of action. I'm just trying to figure out the pros and cons of the larger engine.
Steve |
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kevin77westy Samba Member
Joined: November 12, 2004 Posts: 795 Location: Ocean Springs, MS
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Hey Steve.. Saw your posting on TV2 as well.. The T4 is a stronger beast and you will appreciate it with the weight of a fully loaded westy with family.. Reliable? They certainly can be if you do your part.. If you go thru, check it all out and make it all right, you should be good to go for longer than a T1 motor, especially a T1 motor pushing a late westy around. If its sketchy, rebuild. Expensive? That is a relative term, they cost more to do a rebuild and even more to do it right. Worth it? Absolutely. I learned the hard way and used rebuild heads and I will not likely ever do it again, at least to one of my busses (unless the heads were close to new). I will not use a 30 yr old head ever again and I think that is just the way trend is going if you want a reliable bus.. Read up on the head threads, there are many to be found..
I know a couple volks that put a T1 in a later bus. They seem happy with them but they had to do some tin mods and get a mustache bar. I personally would not go that route but hey, to each his own.
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dtrumbo Samba Member
Joined: March 30, 2006 Posts: 787 Location: Mill Creek, WA
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:05 am Post subject: |
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Stay with the Type 4, you won't be sorry. I'm sure some folks have gone backward from a Type 4 to a Type 1, but probably only because they didn't do what you're doing which is asking questions to overcome the fear of the unknown. Owning both, I feel the Type 4 is just as easy to maintain and is just as reliable (if not more) as the Type 1. Bottom line, you won't be sorry staying with the type of engine that came in your bus originally. _________________ 1970 Transporter. 2074cc, dual Weber IDF 40's
1971 Super Sedan.
1973 Squareback.
1976 Transporter.
1978 Riviera Camper.
1979 Transporter.
1979 Beetle. |
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kevin11 Samba Member
Joined: March 12, 2004 Posts: 828 Location: Arlington,Texas
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Ditto...I have a 72 that has a t1 single port in it.(Got it like that) I just ran across a 2.0 motor,and have a 1.8 in the garage which I plan on rebuilding as soon as I get the new bearings. (Standard). I can't wait to put it in. |
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Wildthings Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50350
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:45 am Post subject: |
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I bought and installed a used engine out of a T4 when I bought my 74 Bay twenty years ago. It had 150K on it then and now has 350K. It has been resealed twice over the years and reringed and recammed once. The heads have never been touched. How many T1 motors would that have taken? Even if you pay for Adrian or Hoffman head work, T4 run cheap. |
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josh Samba Member
Joined: July 13, 2003 Posts: 1773 Location: laid back in the tall grass
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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Long term a well built type4 should be more economical do to longevity and reliability.
The type 4 had two achilles heels from the factory. Poor valve seat intsallation and oil galley plug failures.
Todays type4 head specialists have techniques that eliminate the valve seat problem. And the oil galley plugs should be replaced with threaded plugs at rebuild time.
With these fixes a well built type 4 will likely do over 200k in a bus though a valve job is often needed within that time. _________________
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...If If stoner A takes a hit and then stoner B goes right away(not waiting two seconds), he's trying to suck on it while it's still got a vaccum, doesen't get much of a hit at all! Cause it hasn't filled back up all the way yet.
Stoner A is cylinders #2/4 B is #1/3 The plugged bowl is the throttle, the bong is the manifold |
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Blaubus Samba Member
Joined: October 25, 2003 Posts: 5153
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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now lets discuss the expense. $1500 for new heads that wont drop a valve seat? WTF????!!!!!??????!!!!????? |
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Bleyseng Samba Member
Joined: July 03, 2005 Posts: 4752 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:43 am Post subject: |
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Wildthings wrote: |
I bought and installed a used engine out of a T4 when I bought my 74 Bay twenty years ago. It had 150K on it then and now has 350K. It has been resealed twice over the years and reringed and recammed once. The heads have never been touched. How many T1 motors would that have taken? Even if you pay for Adrian or Hoffman head work, T4 run cheap. |
The T4 has the advantage of a huge bottom end that last for a long time. Valve seats were an issue starting with the 2.0l.
Spending the money for a set of long lasting heads $1500 pays off in the long run-no breakdowns.
Some of the valve seat issues is also owner caused as people let vacuum leaks/poor running evolve into a hot hot engine which then drops seats. _________________ 70 Ghia Black convert-9/69 build date-stock w/133k 1600 SP-barn find now with a rebuilt tranny and engine
77 Westy 2.0L w/Ljet, Camper Special engine-95hp and with LSD!(sold)
76 Porsche 914 2.1L L20c, 120hp Djet (sold)
87 Syncro Westy Titan Red 2.1L 2 knob 100k miles |
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Jeff Geisen Samba Chaplain
Joined: December 21, 2004 Posts: 1882 Location: N.W. Georgia
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:14 am Post subject: |
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... the Type IV is for American buses, most of the rest of the world enjoys their late bays with the Type I. Americans typically have more disposable income than people in most other nations. It is a personal choice for sure, but nobody can argue with the fact that the suitcase engine's parts are significantly more expensive across the board. Check head prices, gasket prices, alternator prices, cam, piston/cylinder etc.
Having owned both, wrenched on both, and bought parts for both, I vastly prefer the low operating costs of the upright engine. I may be the only one, but I am never going back. _________________ I Corinthians 4: 1 thru 5
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busman78 Samba Member
Joined: August 17, 2004 Posts: 4524 Location: Oklahoma City, OK
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:47 am Post subject: |
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RIMCO will install the new style valve seats and valves for around $300 to $350 per head. SST valves would cost a little bit more. $1,500, yea for new heads, but a good core set of 1.8L heads are ideal for rebuilding and can be had for around $100 in rebuidable condition. |
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