Get a syncro locker for the back and you have 90% of an air
cooled syncro.

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:43:15 -0500
>From: Jon Joyce <okartguy@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Going back to air cooled! (f)
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>>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....
>
>I hear ya, brother. I reaallly want a syncro Westy, but I
don't think I've
>got the disposable income to tackle the 4wd system AND
assorted wasserboxer
>headaches. I really am quite satisfied with the 2.0 airhead
in my '81. It
>gets decent gas mileage (even with the Weber conversion),
keeps up with
>traffic around town and will cruise at 75-80mph all day...
as long as
>there's not much of a headwind or any big hills. And even if
it required an
>overhaul every 40k (which they don't if you treat'em right),
I'd much rather
>tackle an airhead than a wasserleaker. JMTC-
>
>JJ
>
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