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• Re: 1 - power; 2 - cooling; 3 - weekender
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:53:56 +0100
  ...You will get exactly as many opinions as the number of people you ask! I think the greater power of the water-cooled engines...
• Pgh. area people listen up!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:21:51 -0400
  ...NEW WATER COOLED PERFORMANCE SHOP NEW WATER COOLED PERFORMANCE SHOP By Bob Dalrymple Roy "Jr." Shelley has recently opened a new shop for performance...
• Re: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 20:53:00 -0500
  ...Cheers, Dave On 2/8/07, Paul Guzyk <paullist@guzyk.com> wrote: > > d'ohh! It should say water cooled engine! > > You're the first...
• water cooled head leaks???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:28:28 -0500
  For my general education as I shop around I'm wondering how serious coolant leaks from head gaskets in water cooled Vanagons should be...
• Anybody !!!!
  Historical mailing list - stanwild
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 01:31:50 -0500
  Ever put a water cooled tranny, std, in an 83 aircooled ? stanwild@airmail.net
• cv AXLES
  Historical mailing list - kenneth price
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 20:12:58 -0800
  Is there a difference between CV axles in aircooled and water cooled vanagons?
• Re: VW Fires
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 19:14:28 -0700
  ...Additionally, the rate of air-cooled VW engine fires is << that of water-cooled VWs. (Can anyone back me up or shoot me down...
• Hot VW's artical
  Historical mailing list - Ronald P. McDonald
  Sat, 6 Sep 1997 11:13:06 -0700
  The October 1997 issue of Hot VW's has an editorial about if they should include more about the water cooled vw's in...
• looking for water-cooled vanagon with sunroof
  Historical mailing list - beth phemister
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 16:35:24 +0000
  I am looking for a water-cooled vanagon with a sunroof. What I really really want is the dreamsicle orange with cream vanagon. Ooh...
• Trade you Vanagon for 68 camper?
  Historical mailing list - ncbus
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 15:16:30 -0400
  ...If you have a water-cooled or diesel Vanagon camper that you might be interested in trading let me know. The bus is located...
• Air-cooled to Water-cooled
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:09:30 -0500 (EST)
  I was just curious if anyone has ever turned an air cooled vanagon into a water-cooled one. I never hear much on the...
• Re: Worst vanagon change
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:44:13 -0400
  ...model >>> years? >> >> Some volks would argue going from air cooled to water cooled in >> 83.5! Not moi. > > I guess I'd question why...
• 12mm fuel line supplier?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 10:08:13 -0700
  ...1983 VW Westfalia, water-cooled, automatic http://communitybuilders.dhs.org/craigoda/vw/
• Fwd: Urgent Need of a Vanagon mechanic in Truckee, CA
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 21:27:38 -0700
  ...Jim Begin forwarded message: > > Found this: > > Nevada Reno J&R VW Vans water-cooled & air-cooled Vans, also all > other VW;s like bugs...
• Re: cool vw site
  Historical mailing list - DAPrescott
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 17:10:26 EST
  Not sure why... First thing that comes up is NO WATER COOLED PARTS
• 2 questions...(still looking for a westy)
  Historical mailing list - gordy jones
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:08:44 -0700
  My first question is about air cooled vs water cooled. I am still on the hunt for a westy and i have really appreciated...
• Porsche Eng. Retrofit Kits
  Historical mailing list - PETE GALT
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 10:50:41 -0500
  ...Vanagon's are water cooled. Why would you take a water cooled engine and replace it with an air cooled Porsche engine, other than...
• Electric Engine Heaters
  Historical mailing list - "Rob (by way of Ron Lussier )"
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 15:02:08 -0800
  Do you know of any electric engine heater for a water-cooled vanagon? (1990) Rob
• Re: New Beetle = water bug
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 10:52:30 -0400
  Hey, the "old" beetles were dry. The new ones are Water (Cooled) Bugs!
• Re: why did VW ditch the boxer motor?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 20:59:26 -0600
  Latest Porsche boxer engine (Boxter, for example) is water cooled.
• 82 tranny
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:37:18 -0700
  Hi All, Will an 82 tranny air cooled fit in an 88 water cooled GL? Jere
• Re: aircraft engine NVC
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:55:50 -0500
  ...SCAT used to build brand new water cooled heads for air cooled VW engines. Could be that Rotax picked up the design and technology...
• Re: [T2] Can you identify this distributor??????
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:22:11 -0700
  ...Your number starting with 025 leads me to believe it is a water cooled distributor. A water-cooled 84-85 1.9 DigiJet engine...
• 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - HAROLD JAYNES
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 07:52:36 MDT
  ...I own an 84 water cooled Vanagon. I have owned two air cooled Vanagons previous to this. I have had engine problems with my...
• Re: porsche water cooling
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:41:40 -0500
  >Like I said, Water cooled is better Just can't help by notice that a huge percentage of the requests for help in this...
• Re: Temperature Gauge Going Crazy...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 20 Jul 96 17:46:01 CDT
  ...Indicator LED is Water-Cooled System Flashing at Normal Temperatures ALL ALL 90-87-03 Electrical Coolant Temperature Gauge Water-Cooled System Light flashes...
• Want to buy a Vanagon camper in Texas
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:04:25 -0700
  Anyone know of a nice water-cooled camper in Texas? � Thanks, Ed �
• Re: Oil pump removal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 May 2003 21:09:07 -0400
  ...I have seen pullers to remove the oil pump on air cooled engines but nothing for water cooled. Does anybody have any hints on...
• Fail-Safe thermostst
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:55:15 -0400
  ...anyone have water cooled vanagon experience with FAIL-SAFE thermoststs by MOTORAD? http://www.motoradusa.com/products/failsafethermo/ autozone carries them; probably other suppliers...
• Is my 83.5 Westy really 83.25?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 02:24:32 EST
  ...Delivery date, in Germany, as March 4, 1983 Now it's a water-cooled bus. A Westfalia conversion at that. But all this time...
• Re: Aussie Wasserboxer Hot Rodder (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 6 Nov 1996 23:54:15 -0500 (EST)
  > > Hi > I seem to be in between the air cooled and water cooled news groups. I have > a beetle fitted with a 2.1...
• New to Water cooled and list, 1 need
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 21:14:23 -0400
  ...Last night I bought an 83 water cooled Vanagon. And I need a part, was wondering if anyone could point me in the right...
• Re: converting watercooled vanagon to aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 20:14:19 -0400
  ...A water cooled Vanagon accelerates better and can travel at higher speeds than the air-cooled. Where you run out of power at 70mph...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Buying a Vanagon -- fixing model years]
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:42:59 EDT
  > > As you may know, the early water-cooled vans (the first was in mid > '83) had a lot of problems with overheating although the...
• Re: Pad over engine & Fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 17:42:57 -0800
  Not so ... my 83.5 Water cooled has metal engine cover. Seems to be stock. DDF
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 19:28:15 -0700
  Air-cooled AFC: .6-.7mm (023-.028 in) Bentley 28.3 and 28.9 Water-cooled digijet: .7+.1mm (.028+.004 in.) Bentley 28...
• Re: '84 California water-cooled fuel probs
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 08:07:28 -0500
  ...Jeff Tribble <SeabornProduct@AOL.COM> >Subject: '84 California water-cooled fuel probs > >. >. >. >I once heard of a friend's BMW that had a similar...
• I'm looking to buy a VW Caper-Any out there for sale
  Historical mailing list - Alec Valos
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 22:51:56 -0500
  Hi -I'm new to this list starting today and I'm looking to purchase a water cooled camper in great shape. I don...
• Re: Model/year recommandation
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 21:19:56 -0700
  ...as a longtime bus owner and later a vanagon owner, i have a very strong bias against the water-cooled vanagon and a very...
• Chicago area show
  Historical mailing list - Ken Ehlert
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 21:24:02 -0500
  ...Early Bug Pre 1968 Early Water Cooled Pre 1985 Late Bug After 1967 Mid Water Cooled '85 - '93 Beetle ConVertible Late Water Cooled After...
• Re: Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 11:17:52 -0600
  ...My Vanagon is an '81 (air cooled), but I would never deceive myself that it's better in any way than a later water...
• Re: '85 Haynes Manual
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 13:04:55 -0400
  ...Haynes Publications Inc. (USA) does not publish a manual for water-cooled Vanagons. They only have one for the air-cooled: 1029 - Vanagon all...
• Re: Air-cooled to Water-cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:13:08 -0400
  ...Re-engineered air-cooled (bored out, new cam, etc) > 2) Vanagon water-cooled engine > 3) Subaru > > I have two questions to help me make...
• Installing a 1982 Westy rear seat into 1987 water cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 18:35:58 -0400
  ...What I need to know is (looking at the same thing in a water-cooled Westfalia) whether the rear heater assembly lives on top...
• Re: Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 08:43:31 EDT
  No. Any more questions? Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16
• Does anyone know of a water cooled list? Any other VW lists?
  Historical mailing list - David Utley
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 23:56:36 EST
  Any recommendations, sites, ideas here also would be greatly appreciated. David
• Re: Water cooled AT 1980?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 10:14:07 -0800
  ...ca Email sales@fastforward.ca - Engine Conversions and Accessories for classic water-cooled Volkswagens - Electrical harness fabrication and customization Due to the large quantity...
• Re: Is my 83.5 Westy really 83.25?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 16:29:44 -0100
  ...It lists my bus's > production date as March 2, 1983...Now it's a water-cooled bus. > My question is when did VW...
• Re: Easiest Platform to Convert to I-4 FROM?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:39:33 -0700
  ...You can make use of a water cooled but non diesel bus with this project by using (plate optional or required?): My basic question...
• SA busses and quad grilles
  Historical mailing list - Luke Darby
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 09:51:28 +0200
  ...If you would like to see it try http://users.iafrica.com/l/ld/ldarby/ and click on the Water_cooled link. There is...
• Re: vanagon - warm air please!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 12:55:00 -0800
  Good info but not applicable to air-cooled or some early water-cooled models (diesel), AFAIK. The air/heater control box was changed during...
• Re: Vanagon sighting
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 08:58:08 -0800
  White water-cooled Vanagons with round headlights WERE used by various UN forces... ...I wonder if that is where this one started out as...
• Vanagons in junkyards in Columbus OH area?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 08 Jan 1997 17:05:53
  Does anybody know of any junkyards in the Columbus Ohio area that have water-cooled Vanagons? -Ron
• other VW mail lists
  Historical mailing list - Pierce, John D
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 09:36:28 -0400
  Can someone provide me with some other Water cooled VW mailing lists. Thanks, John P. Plano, TX 1985 Westy-Bastet
• recalls list
  Historical mailing list - Paul Albert
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 10:17:28 -0700
  Apr 22, 1999 Hello, Anybody know where I can attain a list of recalls for Vangon water-cooled vans? thanks. Ciao, Paolo
• dumb idea 104??
  Historical mailing list - Michael Heron
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 08:30:29 -0400
  is it possible to swap in a 80-82 air cooled bus engine into a water cooled bus circa 85"" m.
• Re: Anyone running a Porsche 6?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:49:42 EST
  ...I kind of have had the idea he's running a water cooled Porsche 6 in the bus if there is such a thing...
• Re: What year vanagon to buy?
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 21:35:23 EDT
  ...If you cannot afford the syncro westy I'd go with a water cooled vanagon because your up in colder climate and you'll...
• Re: VolksWorld Subscription Info...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Aug 94 10:07:50 bst
  ...It is heading more and more towards the water-cooled side of things but still has the occassional feature on a *REAL* VW :-) Andy...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:44:31 -0400
  Behaviour like water cooled vanagon syndrome can also occur in air-cooled van because of a bad hall sender, or loose connections to the...