At 11:08 AM 08/23/2002, you wrote:
>  The main thing that I have heard about the water cooled is the problem
> with the head gasket leak.

99% of the time these leaks are founded in lack of adequate maintenance. If
you're willing to pay for the maintenance, you won't have this problem if
you start with a clean, uncontaminated system. However, if buying a used
Wasserboxer, don't buy one that doesn't come with documentation the PROVES
yearly cooling system service showing 2 gallons, full system service and no
evidence of corrosion. That will probably be 1% of the one's you will see
for sale.

>My next question is another conversion question.  But there is a 1983
>westy that was a diesel and has been converted to a VW Golf gasoline
>engine. it has about 60k on the golf engine. Any advice on whether or not
>this might be a good buy?

Stay away from conversions unless you have a skilled mechanic who loves the
idea and wants to work with you. That also will be very difficult to find
as any really skilled and knowledgeable VW mechanic will be like me and
advise against such hybrids.