Beckett, it is my understanding that the Vanagon was designed at its
inception to use a water-cooled engine...

     Nothing wrong with air cooled though. I'm looking at buying a Westy
sometime late next year, and Air vs. Water is a tossup for me.

    Beckett Cantrell (THX0980@aol.com) said on the date of 8/5/00 6:16 PM

>David, you do understand that the Vanagon was air-cooled for three years from
>its inseption, right. I think "...feeling ballsy coming to the Vanagon List
>to ask about an air-cooled..." is a statement you might want to rephrase
>after you get you're facts straight. And for what it is worth, with a bit of
>re-engineering, the air-cooled Vanagon is a marvelous choice.
>Yours,
>Beckett

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Bob O'Shaughnessy,         Columbus, OH
vanagon@columbus.rr.com
99 A3 Jetta TDI
85GL with basic Westy interior
74 Bus (Dad's)
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