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• Re: air-cooled or water-cooled?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 18:40:13 -0400
  ...air-cooled or water-cooled? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >how can i tell if my 83 van is a water-cooled or a...
• Re: Installing a 1982 Westy rear seat into 1987 water cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 07:40:32 -0700
  ...the heater? > On a water cooled Westy, the rear heater is mounted the same way as a water cooled Vanagon...directly on the metal...
• Re: air-cooled or water-cooled?
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 15:31:19 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: air-cooled or water-cooled? > > how can i tell if my 83 van is a water-cooled or a...
• Water Cooled Vanagon Concerns
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Sat, 18 Jan 97 17:20:39
  ...I have the impression that there might be some concerns about the reliability of water cooled Vanagons. Specifically concerning the heads. Are there problems...
• Re: Fair prices?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Oct 1995 16:55:15 -0400
  In a message dated 95-10-13 20:06:13 EDT, A_OLIVARES@upr1.upr.clu.edu writes: >2.- 1987 Vanagon Synchro, good interiors...
• Air Cooled or Water Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 13:06:02 -0700
  The easiest way to tell if your vanagon is air or water cooled is to look at the VIN. The fifth letter/number will...
• Re: water cooled alternators
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:38:52 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: water cooled alternators For number of years I was suggested by my german friends to think of replacing of...
• History of the westy?
  Historical mailing list - Alec Valos
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:59:05 -0500
  ...Are any years less problematic? Benefits of water cooled? Difference between Westfallia and Vanagon and Winabago? Thanks, Alec _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam...
• Air vs Water
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 00:42:11 -0800
  Volks, i would be interested in hearing from owners of air and water cooled Vanagons. In your eyes what are the advantages and disadvanges...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 15:18:05 -0500
  ...LaLanne" <lalanne@IX.NETCOM.COM> writes: > The easiest way to tell if your vanagon is air or water cooled is to > look at the...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:26:34 -0400
  ...Air Cooled or Water Cooled >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >>how can i tell if my 83 van is a water-cooled or a...
• Looking for a good water-cooled vanagon Mechanic in Northern New Mexico
  Historical mailing list - Peter R. Guerzenich Small
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 12:21:10 -0600
  ...Can someone point me to a good mechanic in Northern New Mexico that I can bring my 1985 water-cooled vanagon to for engine...
• WTB: Older Water-cooled Vanagon SF
  Historical mailing list - Eric Kortman
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 14:45:57 +0000
  ...I'm looking for an inexpensive, older, water-cooled Vanagon in San Francisco. Cosmetics are not that important, but it must be a runner...
• Re: water cooled alternators
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:44:33 -0700
  ...dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 7:45 PM Subject: Re: water cooled alternators > At 08:38...
• Re: water cooled alternators
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:25:00 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: water cooled alternators For number of years I was suggested by my german friends to think of replacing of...
• 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...
• ENG NEEDED, 83-85 WATER-COOLED
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 May 1997 15:03:38 -0400
  I NEED A USABLE ENGINE OR WRECKED VAN W/ GOOD RUNNING PARTS FOR '83-'85 WATER COOLED VANAGON. THERE IS ONLY ONE SIZE. DON...
• Re: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 22:59:14 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine? Just a curiosity question. One post about the radiator/coolant problems for...
• Re: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 23:14:28 -0500
  ...Oxroad@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 10:53 PM Subject: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine...
• Re: 85 water-cooled Vanagon and OXS
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 9 May 2002 08:23:36 -0400
  ...Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM cc: Subject: 85 water-cooled Vanagon and OXS Hello all, I am...
• FW: engine
  Historical mailing list - Rodrigo Bonilla Soto
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 10:37:12 -0600
  ...It is water-cooled SALUDOS Rodrigo, Bonjour! Is your vanagon 1983 the model with the air-cooled engine or the water-cooled engine? VW...
• Vanagon Water-cooled best year(s)
  Historical mailing list - Scott A. Harvey
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 20:34:28 -0700
  Posting this for a friend who is looking for a Vanagon 'falia but water-cooled. He wants to know which were the best years...
• Re: Air vs Water
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 11:11:13 -0500
  ...I have a 71 Westy for warm seasons, and an 83.5 Water cooled Vanagon for the winter;-) Peace, John Baker On Mon, 7...
• Re: Air vs Water
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 07:16:43 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Air vs Water Volks, i would be interested in hearing from owners of air and water cooled Vanagons. In...
• Re: Air-cooled to Water-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:22:53 -0500
  ...Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > Subject: Air-cooled to Water-cooled > Date: Thursday, February 27, 1997 1:11 PM > > I...
• Re: Air vs Water
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:38:19 -0600
  ...After reading the Vanagon list and WetWesties list for over two years I would never own a Water Cooled but you've got one...
• 82 vanagon water cooled conversion questions
  Historical mailing list - Eli Hopper
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 00:29:34 EDT
  Hi all, I'm wondering about air cooled to water cooled engine conversions. I have a 82 air cooled which presently has the case...
• 85 water-cooled Vanagon and OXS
  Historical mailing list - Peter Brandt
  Thu, 9 May 2002 07:47:14 -0400
  ...The oxygen sensor light in the dash of my 85 water-cooled Vanagon keeps coming on for a while, then going off. Any common...
• Fear of Water ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 10 Jul 96 17:28:21 CDT
  ...and found out about Air Conditioning and Water-Cooled Vanagons. and i was seduced. :) i LIKE the water-cooled vanagons. they have a lot...
• Volksfest '98 VW SHOW THIS SAT near Hershey, Pa
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 20:21:14 EDT
  ...Bus/Vanagon - Thing - Air Cooled Cnvtbl - Water Cooled Stock to '84 - Water Cooled Modified to '84 - Water Cooled Stock '85 & Up - Water Cooled Modified...
• vanagon sightings - St. John's, NL
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:12:11 -0230
  ...A radiant yellow water cooled, a brown and tan water cooled, plus various others. Anyone on the list? Something going on that I don...
• Re: Looking for a good water-cooled vanagon Mechanic in Northern New Mexico
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 13:11:26 -0600
  ...water cooled> engines.> > Can someone point me to a good mechanic in Northern New Mexico that I> can bring my 1985 water-cooled vanagon...
• Air-cooled to Water-cooled?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 12:25:06 -0400
  ...1) Re-engineered air-cooled (bored out, new cam, etc) 2) Vanagon water-cooled engine 3) Subaru I have two questions to help me...
• Re: Installing a 1982 Westy rear seat into 1987 water cooled Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:39:07 -0400
  ...the heater? > > > > On a water cooled Westy, the rear heater is mounted the same way as a > water cooled Vanagon...directly on the metal...
• 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...
• Volksfest '99 VW SHOW this SAT. near Harrisburg/ Hershey , Pa
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 10:16:58 EDT
  ...Bus/Vanagon - Type III Stock/Modified - Air Cooled Cnvtbl - Thing - - Water Cooled Stock to '84 - Water Cooled Modified to '84 - Water Cooled Stock '85...
• Re: Air-cooled to Water-cooled
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 14:41:52 PDT
  ...Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > Subject: Re: Air-cooled to Water-cooled > There's a guy with a web page...
• Re: Easiest Platform to Convert to I-4 FROM?
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:21:20 -0700
  ...with a Vanagon that has a water-cooled motor, wouldn't this reduce the parts needed to install a water cooled I4? Thx for...
• Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Branstrom
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 08:56:25 EST
  I just got a water-cooled vanagon about 3 weeks ago. Although the heat isn't great it gets warm. If you think your...
• temp 2 and Haynes for water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schiebel
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 11:11:22 EDT
  ...and also the availability of a Haynes manual for early water cooled vanagons. I need both...can anybody point me in the right direction...
• Re: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 22:35:49 -0700
  ...I have three water cooled vehicles and the one air cooled Vanagon. The heater in the Vanagon works as well or better than the...
• Quite good short tech articles
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Mar 2013 17:50:58 -0800
  ...It's for mostly water-cooled Porsches .. but much applies to our water-cooled Vanagons . Short and decently written. Worth a look. http://www...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 15:24:30 -0400
  There are various features that are identical, and some that are quite different between the Air to water cooled Vanagons, particularly for a novice...
• Braising in our Aircooled, was: Brrr - is it always so cold in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 17 Jan 2000 09:20:07 -0500
  John Wrote: >>>>>>>>>> "I just got a water-cooled vanagon about 3 weeks ago. Although the heat isn't great it gets warm. If you...
• Re: Air vs Water
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 06:47:34 -0600
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Air vs Water Volks, i would be interested in hearing from owners of air and water cooled Vanagons. In...
• Re: 84 water cooled vanagon pushrod tube seals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:10:17 -0100
  > Does anyone know if I can easily replace the pushrod seals on a water > cooled 84 vanagon? Yes, but you must replace the pushrod...
• Re: Air vs Water
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 23:52:11 -0800
  ...Mon, 7 Jan 2002 00:42:11 -0800 > >Volks, i would be interested in hearing from owners of air and water cooled >Vanagons. In...
• Re: 1.9 WBX VS 2.0 AC (long)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:16:36 -0700
  ...having owned and extensively driven an air-cooled vanagon and now owning a water cooled one, I would not go back to air cooling...
• 84 water cooled vanagon pushrod tube seals
  Historical mailing list - Ely Kumli
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 01:37:17 -0700
  Does anyone know if I can easily replace the pushrod seals on a water cooled 84 vanagon? Also, how do I remove the rear...
• Re: Need 1.9 Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 23:21:33 -0600
  ...TDS.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 9:11 PM Subject: Need 1.9 Water Cooled > My 85 tossed...
• Re: Worst vanagon change
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 10:10:12 -0400
  ...made in the Vanagon over the various model > > years? > > Some volks would argue going from air cooled to water cooled in > 83.5! Not...
• Re: vanagon questions to the folks that know
  Historical mailing list - tbill
  Sat, 10 May 1997 04:43:49 -0500
  ...not to be picky, but I'm driving an '83 water cooled, which was the transition year, not '84. TBillMark McCulley wrote: > > Not really...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:31:00 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled I thought an air cooled had fins on the heads which were obvious...
• Re: '85 Haynes Manual
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 20:11:24 +0200
  ...not publish a manual for water-cooled > Vanagons. They only have one for the air-cooled: > 1029 - Vanagon all air-cooled models '80 thru...
• Re: Water Cooled Vanagon Concerns
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Jan 1997 18:23:43
  ...that there might be some concerns about the > reliability of water cooled Vanagons. Specifically concerning the heads. They are wonderful vehicles, but do have...
• Re: Water vs. Air
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 20:40:00 -0700
  ...I own both an air cooled and a water cooled vanagon, and I posted a list of advantages and disadvantages of each, based of...
• Re: Go with the split
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 04:52:41 -0700
  "Water-cooled's are orphans..." "...the typical owner of a water-cooled VW van is not only less mechanically adept than air-cooled owners...
• Re: Putting a water cooled engine in an 82
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 07:56:11 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Putting a water cooled engine in an 82 I just bought my first Westie! It is an 82 in...
• Re: Buying a 1986 Vanagon - My $0.02 Worth
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 16:58:39 -0700
  At 03:31 PM 9/14/98 -0700, Marty Wallace wrote: >In 1986 VW came out with a completely >re-designed engine (water-cooled...
• Re: First Jump Into Water (water cooled VDubs that is)!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 01:02:16 +0200
  ...Vdubs for me."), I bought a water > cooled vanagon And, frankly, the water feels fine! The main difference isn't what the engine is...