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hdenter
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 Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:22 pm Post subject: WBXer into a Tow'd... how should I run the cooling? |
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I have had the good fortune to come across an original Tow'd in rough condition for a rock bottom price. While I will chronicle it's build in the buggy forum, I thought I might ask a little advice here about mounting a WBXer into it. I'm sure I can come up with how to mount the engine, but I was thinking about how I would reroute the cooling. My thought would be to put the rad above the engine either on a rack or integrate it into the roll bar. Where ever it goes, I will need to modify the stock cooling. Which cooling style would be easier to adapt: 2.1 or 1.9? I am inclined to think the 1.9 system would be easier since the thermostat is mounted on the pump and the out/in hoses basically originate in the same spot and run side by side. If I found a rad with a normal cap on top and mounted it higher than the engine, could I get rid of the pressure tank and just relocate the overflow to work with the rad cap? Since I would not need heat, I could block off the outlet by #1 and get rid of the cross pipe on the engine where the coolant returns. Now, with that pipe gone, can I just get rid of the H pipe and cap off where the hose comes out of the pump/thermostat? What do you guys think?
Hans
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: WBXer into a Tow'd... how should I run the cooling? |
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hdenter
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| Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: WBXer into a Tow'd... how should I run the cooling? |
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Because I have a garage full of WBXer cores and tranies... And, while I can understand why some choose the Subbie for their vans, a buggy is so light that there should be no problem for a WBXer to push it around.
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xoo00oox
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| Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:22 am Post subject: Re: WBXer into a Tow'd... how should I run the cooling? |
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The 1.9 cooling system is easier. I went through this years ago putting a WBX in my bug. I was determined and successful at getting this engine in without cutting up any part of the bug body.
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hdenter
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| Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: WBXer into a Tow'd... how should I run the cooling? |
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Thanks for posting that link Dave, my towd is so sad compared to those that I wouldn't be caught dead in it.
Xoo00oox, that is a great install! I couldn't find a build thread in your profile, only the finished project. Did you take pictures as you went that you might share? I see the golf coolant reserve/pressure tank, how is it all plumbed up? What are those silver squares on the right side of the rad?
Hans
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