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Re: cheap air cooled westy-RI
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:31:44 -0500
...B) I shouldn't have said air-cooled because of A) above. I said air-cooled,I don't know why, except I once...
Putting a water cooled engine in an 82?!?
Historical mailing list - Aaron Waxman
Wed, 1 Dec 1999 22:12:33 -0500
Air-Cooled! Air-Cooled! Air-Cooled! Air-Cooled! Air-Cooled! Air-Cooled! Air-Cooled! Air-Cooled! I know I'm out-numbered on this...
if that Oil Press thing is about an air-cooled engine ..
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 15 May 2012 21:28:46 -0700
...because with an air-cooled engine you wouldn't really have a way to know oil temp ... unless with a gauge .. or with an...
Re: Air-cooled Vanagon history
Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 22:59:06 +1000
Porsche was not the last air-cooled car manufacturer. Tatra continued making its big T700 air-cooled V8 rear-engined sedans right up until...
Re: air-cooled or water-cooled?
Historical mailing list - mike
Fri, 19 Apr 2002 15:31:19 -0700
Is is dripping coolant? No? It's air-cooled. Simple. Mike Check the front to two grills, top and bottom, water cooled have 'em...
Re: if that Oil Press thing is about an air-cooled engine ..
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:09:46 -0400
From experience the air cooled engines need head temperature monitoring more than oil temperature. Oil temperature rise from excessive load can be too far...
RE: air cooled? : non van
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 25 Apr 1996 12:29:00 -0700 (PDT)
...the only car manufacture to make air cooled autos...i said that porsche also made air cooled engines but could not think of any...
Re: Air vs. Water - pro's and con's
Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
Sat, 5 Aug 2000 20:23:04 EDT
...What I am trying to get across is that the Vanagon was originally equipted with an air-cooled Type4 2.0L eng. From ' 79...
Air cooled masters
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Fri, 4 Mar 2005 11:03:53 -0800
I am looking for someone in the Seattle area who knows how to start up an air cooled Westy that has some electrical problem...
Re: Longevity of Conversion Engines
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 25 Mar 2002 12:00:38 -0600
...VW made air cooled in Mexico, Brazil, South Africa clear up until 2001. New 2000cc in the crate Air Cooled Engines only were available...
Why the preponderance of air-cooled on Marketplace?
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Mon, 8 Jul 2019 19:10:46 -0500
...Twelve of them are air-cooled. Overall, the air-cooled Vanagons are in nicer shape, at least body-wise, than their later-model counterparts...
Re: cruise control on an air cooled westy
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:16:41 -0800
> > *"I had an air-cooled westy, and enjoyed it quite a bit. However, every * *morning there was a huge puddle of coolant under the...
Air-cooled Vanagon history
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Sat, 6 Jan 2001 13:04:23 -0500
If VW made air cooled vans for MANY decades, then why then was there a problem with the vanagon air-cooled. I figure by...
Re: cruise control on an air cooled westy
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:36:10 -0800
...cruise control on an air cooled westy > > *"I had an air-cooled westy, and enjoyed it quite a bit. However, every * *morning there was...
Re: air cooled? : non van
Historical mailing list
Thu, 25 Apr 1996 11:23:54 -0900
...the only car manufacture to >make air cooled autos...i said that porsche also made air cooled >engines but could not think of any...
Re: Air-cooled Vanagon history
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Sat, 6 Jan 2001 13:05:12 -0600
...Air-cooled Vanagon history > If VW made air cooled vans for MANY decades, then why then was there a > problem with the vanagon air...
Re: Air vs Water
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:38:19 -0600
...The air Cooled system has fewer parts since it has no radiator, water pump, hoses, etc. I've been driving my air cooled for...
Air Cooled or Water Cooled
Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 11:15:02 -0700
...air-cooled or water-cooled? how can i tell if my 83 van is a water-cooled or a air-cooled ? thanks If it...
Re: Air cooled versus water box or injectors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Mar 2015 19:16:42 -0400
...Air cooled versus water box or injectors Hi gang, Does anybody know if there is a difference between the fuel injectors on and air...
Re: air-cooled or water-cooled?
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 19 Apr 2002 18:40:13 -0400
From a distance, the single front grille is the biggest tip off that it is air cooled. The water cooled models have an upper...
Correct Tranny?
Historical mailing list - Joe Hunt
Fri, 5 Oct 2001 00:56:26 EDT
...If this is not an Air Cooled Tranny does anyone have a good used unit for sale? Thanks for you help, Joe Omaha, NE...
Re: Going air cooled on my water cooled?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sat, 25 Nov 2000 18:56:13 -0800
> I use exclusively air cooled engines for the sole purpose of having minimum > maintenance and maximum reliability. > You can not leave town with a...
Re: air cooled? : non van
Historical mailing list
Fri, 26 Apr 1996 09:28:01 -0500
...the only car manufacture to >> make air cooled autos...i said that porsche also made air cooled >> engines but could not think of any...
Re: 1983 Air Cooled Westfalia
Historical mailing list - George A Lehman
Thu, 23 Aug 2001 19:04:58 -0500
Stan, I have a 1982 air cooled westy I just did a partial rebuild on. Perhaps they didn't sell too many 1983-1983...
Re: air cooled? : non van
Historical mailing list
Thu, 25 Apr 96 17:14:35 PDT
Thu, 25 Apr 1996, rsthj@aurora.alaska.edu (Thomas Johnson) wrote: >Chevy made the Corvair and Honda made an air cooled two cylinder in...
Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Thu, 6 Feb 2014 14:33:11 -0800
...Some of the info there is > applicable to the Vanagon air cooled. > > IIRC, the air cooled in my '81 would show as high as...
Re: Craigslist Ad
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:43:08 -0700
which means it's a non-California air-cooled Vanagon. I had never seen an air-cooled vanagon with points and condenser, until I...
Engine Transplant Possible in an Air-Cooled?
Historical mailing list - Joseph Dor�
Sun, 6 Dec 2009 06:39:03 -0500
My wife and I own an '82 Air-Cooled Gasoline-powered Westfalia Vanagon. It currently has a rebuilt original engine which, I assume, might...
Regarding
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:25:16 -0700
Putting an air cooled engine back on an air cooled van . -Stacy
Re: cruise control on an air cooled westy
Historical mailing list - Ron
Sun, 14 Dec 2014 16:13:41 -0800
Well, since the coolant is air, and that’s what is under (and all around) the air-cooled westy, there is indeed a large...
Re: air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 6 Feb 2014 13:32:08 -0800
...Some of the info there is applicable to the Vanagon air cooled. IIRC, the air cooled in my '81 would show as high as...
air cooled? : non van
Historical mailing list - Alan Yamada
Thu, 25 Apr 1996 11:49:48 -0700
...the only car manufacture to make air cooled autos...i said that porsche also made air cooled engines but could not think of any...
Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 20:37:08 -0500
Greg, The air cooled engine is easier to work on than the WBX?---- Yea, all except the suitcase 914 type engine -- I'd rather...
alternator question...are wbx and air-cooled interchangeable
Historical mailing list - Mike Mycology
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 20:57:54 EST
...i'm just wondering if i can put an air-cooled alternator on my 84 wbx...thanks in advance for any insight. Mike
Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:18:05 -0500
How could anybody possibly be confused about if their van is water or air cooled? Air cooled have only an upper grill, water cooled...
'80 Air Cooled Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Christopher
Sat, 15 Apr 2006 16:30:56 -0700
Here is one for all you air cooled owners. I have an '80 air cooled Vanagon with about 80,000 miles on it. It...
Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Sun, 21 Apr 2002 11:02:49 -0400
The Air-cooled Vanagon fitted with AC had the same bottom grill as the later water cooled Vanagon. Not a reliable predictive device. Developing...
Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 14:26:37 -0700
I thought an air cooled had fins on the heads which were obvious. Am I wrong about this? Also, no radiator indicates what? William...
Re: In praise of aircooled vanagons
Historical mailing list - John
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:03:54 GMT
I'd agree you in general, having made the switch from air-cooled to water cooled, but I feel the air cooled engine is...
Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:31:00 -0400
The air-cooled is deeply "finned" with heat sinks all over (including the heads)... but almost all of these fins are covered by the...
Re: air cooled? : non van
Historical mailing list
Sat, 27 Apr 1996 15:04:12 -0400
...the only car manufacture to >make air cooled autos...i said that porsche also made air cooled >engines but could not think of any...
How to but an 80-83 Air Cooled Westy
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 8 Mar 2002 19:48:14 -0600
I just posted a page to my website that may be useful to anyone trying to find and buy an 80-83 Air Cooled...
Re: Anybody seen a chopped and shortened Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:53:03 -0400
Air cooled Vanagon would be easier to convert...and the air cooled motor could probably handle the load better since van would be considerably...
Re: Air-cooled fuel pump ...
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 4 Apr 2008 13:54:47 -0700
...As you suggest. ('81 Canadian model air cooled) Westy. Neil. On 4/4/08, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Most likely, if...
Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 20:41:50 -0500
Answer to this is simple---and fast-- Air cooled Vanagon's have zero bottom grill---just check the nose out----that'll tell the...
Re: Engine Transplant Possible in an Air-Cooled?
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:23:51 -0500
...Engine Transplant Possible in an Air-Cooled? My wife and I own an '82 Air-Cooled Gasoline-powered Westfalia Vanagon. It currently has a...
Re: Correct Tranny?
Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
Fri, 5 Oct 2001 11:58:48 -0400
...I know mine is from an 82 Air Cooled Vanagon transporter. Bryan Belman Pt. Pleasant, NJ 1990 Audi 200 Turbo (Money Pit) 1982 Westy...
Re: Simply Stunning....
Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:40:02 -0600
No one has mentioned, probably partly because there are almost no air-cooled Vanagon folks here, but my observations, owning both an air-cooled...
Re: Engine tin for air cooled Vanagon...
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Tue, 13 May 2008 15:10:22 -0400
I have a large supply of air cooled tin for the vanagons and a complete engines worth For $200 Bob Donalds Boston Engine 508...
Air Cooled Temperature Sensor?
Historical mailing list - Glen Moon
Tue, 3 Dec 2013 14:27:56 -0500
Has anyone put an engine temperature sensor on 1981 air cooled and a gauge on the dash?
Re: Mileage survey closing
Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
Fri, 9 Nov 2007 20:06:21 -0700
...Its simply pointing out that the air cooled vanagon was not a part of an vanagon survey, other than a write-in. Don't...
Re: [Fwd: Re: Buying a Vanagon -- fixing model years]
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:42:59 EDT
...Cheers, Art > > FWIW, the '82 was not quite the last air-cooled Vanagon. There were indeed '83 model air-cooled Vanagons and the wasserboxer...
AC in Air-Cld vs Water-Cld, Opinions Please!
Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
Mon, 30 Jun 1997 06:37:04 -0700 (PDT)
...Can the same be said for AC on an air-cooled VW? What's the story on AC in an air-cooled VW (say...
air-cooled air conditioner effectiveness
Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:44:47 -0400
How potent (or impotent) is the air cooled air condition? All of this talk of air cooled air conditioner part got me to thinking...
Re: air cooled? : non van
Historical mailing list - UofT IC HelpDesk
Thu, 25 Apr 1996 16:17:19 -0400
howsabout a trabant (those e. german cars) weren't they 4 cylinder air cooled two strokers?? michael
Re: air cooled? : non van
Historical mailing list - Riku Aarikka
Fri, 26 Apr 1996 15:06:21 +0300 (EETDST)
One more air cooled - my friend had... -Honda, 2 cyl 500cc (like in motorbike), 4 seats Riku
Air Cooled List
Historical mailing list - saytay
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 22:45:24 -0700
I have a friend who would like to know how to get on the Air Cooled List. Thanx, Saytay
80-83 Air Cooled Vanagon Parts For Sale
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:31:55 -0500
...Patrick Koch pkoch@waldos.net He has the biggest part of an 81 Vanagon Air Cooled that he's parting out. Any one that...
Re: Air-cooled to Water-cooled?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:13:08 -0400
Eric very recently there was a list member that converted his air cooled to turbor diesel. perhaps someone else can pipe up with that...
Aircooled Westy and Large sunroof vanagons for sale
Historical mailing list - John Branstrom
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:02:30 EDT
Someone Please cross post to air-cooled list if you would be so kind Air-cooled 80 Westy and Air-cooled 81 Large Sunroof...