Ray
Early models were available as diesels. However the much-loved wasserboxer
was introduced midway through 1983, I believe. My waterpumper is an 84
(Oz-market model).

Andrew

>Ok Andrew I'll bite
>
>Aren't 80-84 Air Cooled.
>
>Ray
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 10:00 PM
>Subject: Re: HOW TO bleed the coolant system...
>
>
>> >Forget Bentley.  19.16 states INCORRECTLY to raise the front end 10 cm.
>> >This won't do it.
>> >Buy a Haynes. It is clear, concise, and has a useable table of contents
>> >and index.  Bentley misses the mark.
>> >Anyway, Haynes chap 1, #25 states to raise the front AT LEAST 40 cm!
>> >Follow the easy-to-understand Haynes and retire your Bentley.
>>
>>
>> the Bentley manual for 80-84 Vanagons says "approximately 40cm"
>>
>>
>> Andrew Grebneff
>> 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
>> fax 64 (3) 479-7527
>> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
>> VW van (something for every man), Toyota diesel & seashell nut
>> Macintosh 7500/200/64, 6116/60/24, LCIII, LC, Classic, Plus
>> *Even though Mac Users may be only 10% of the market,
>> always remember that we are the TOP 10%
>> *Computers manufactured by companies such as IBM, Compaq, Tandy and
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>that
>> cockroaches are far more numerous than humans and that numbers alone do
>not
>> denote a higher life form - New York Times, November 26, 1991
>>