i purchased a 65 beetle in 2004 that was fitted with a 1000 engine, the engineer fitted a 800 radiator and the car was overheating, but was running well other wise, we changed the radiator with the one for Indica made by behr ,the car ran well and i tried running long distances,one day the thermostat switch didn't work and the fan remained off,so the engine overheated/seized,i got the original engine with the car,so i preferred to overhaul the original vw engine rather building the 1000 engine, so its now back to original, its a personal choice but i love the sound of original engine,but i have seen many (3 in ludhiana) that are running on gypsy ,esteem engines with ac.will dig some pics |