I am new to the list, but sorry to see you go.
I also have a 74 2.0 914.  And O how wonderful she is.  If you can't be
driving a 914 you might as well be diving a giant brick.

Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Spotted Wolf" <spottedwolf@CYBERTOURS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 7:37 AM
Subject: Going back to air cooled!

Ho to the list... This is an update to my 1984 head gasket/overheating
saga... After nearly two months of having this bus sit in my yard due to an
over heating problem and after spending several hundred dollars trying to
track down the problem, plus many days under and over this beast I finally
got it to cool down when running.. sounds good?  yeah, it did until I went
to recheck all the head bolts and rocker arms bolts and found coolant in the
valve cover !!! Heart broken I replaced the cover, pushed the van down into
my lower parking area and called my local VW repair guy.  My words were
simple...  I AM DONE!!! My bus is for sale as of now!  I will never own
another water boxer, EVER! I am going back to my old favorites .. AIR
COOLED.... I should of listened to my gut and all the common complaints I
have received in this list about the head problems associated with this
vehicle... Sometimes it does pay to listen... hehehe..
So, I am back to driving my Porsche 914, with it's beautiful 2.0 engine and
sleek design.. Plus, it's air cooled!!! I will put my 71 van back on the
road now that the new beams are available..

What this all means is I am leaving the vanagon list.... I wanted to thank
all of you for your attention to all my problems and listening and offering
advice.. you people are the best!  I am going to go find a Porsche list
serve to get involved with.. hehe..

Thank you and have fun with your head stuff and all the other myriad of
problems associated with what I am now convinced is VW's worst design....

Peace to you and yours! See you on the road... If you see my little black 74
Porsche 914 cruising by.. wave!!!

Soft winds...

Tim