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Fastest engine swap



I used to be able to pull one out by myself in about 15 minutes


On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:53:06 -0800, T Berk <tberk@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Kervin Ridgley wrote:
> > The fastest time to switch the engine from one VW Beetle to another,
> > then drive 5 meters (16 ft 5 in) is 1 minute 37 seconds by a team of
> > four mechanics, Stefan Klotz, Ralf Kaelche, Markus Jung, and Stefan
> > Worner, of Kaefer-Station Jung Klotz. They carried out the swift swap
> > in Mulhheim, Germany on January 17, 1999. They were competing against
> > another team to break the record.
> >
> >
> > <http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=54123>
> >
> 
> Well- Yeah but that's an air cooled motor.
> 
> There isn't much more than four bolts holding it in, two wires, a fuel
> supply, and some linkages. (What am I forgetting?)
> 
> Still, it's work to beat any record, Good Show!
> 
> <Retroactively deleted brainstorming on Watercooled Motors out of
> deference to our Brother in the GreatNorthWest.>
> 
> TBerk
> 
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