Dear Jay,

There were TONS of differences between 1985 and 1986 (1984 and 1985 for you
Europeans).
Some of the differences:

- Syncro option
- 2.1L wasserboxer
- new AC layout
- many mods to the cooling system
- etc.

Cheers,
MJS

At 12:03 PM 4/11/00 -0400, Jay L Snyder wrote:
>I have noticed a couple of differences between my '85 Westy and my former '86
>GL.  The '85 heats up quicker.  Is this due to the different coolant layout,
>steel pipes or what? Maybe the PO removed the thermostat?  ; )
>The starter is the lower torque variety that was beefed up in '86.  Can I
put in
>an '86+ if I increase the wire sizes?  My '85 always starts, but it is slow
>cranking.
>Jay

Michael J. Sullivan
Marshfield Hills, MA
Central America 2001 or bust!

'87 VW Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny" (soon to be TDi-powered)
'86 VW Syncro Doublecab "Claude"
'96 VW Passat TDi "Teddi" (46mpg)

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