Should be a-okay, *IF* you have all the parts of the cooling system in
good working order.

In particular, the thermostat and control wire, and flaps. It so, and if
you use the correct oil (5w10?) the air-cooled would have fewer things
to fail, and would give you the advantage of nearly instantaneous HOT
heat if you do some of the ducting insulation and fan improvement on our
site.
www.bulley-helwett.com/VWindex/

Ours (a 1976 at the time) kept us shirt-sleeve toasty at -10 in a
blizzard in SD/Montana.

Word,

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett
Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
AIM = IExplain4u
Phone: +1.919.658.1278

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of John Rodgers
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 9:44 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Aircooled and Cold Weather

I was just wondering if anyone has had experience in operating an
aircooled Vanagon/Westy in really frigid temps, like up around
Whitehorse, YT in the winter. Like it can get  minus 50F up there and I
am curious what it takes to operate at those temperatures. I drove a
Type II for several years in Alaska, but never encountered anything
colder than about -30F when driving. But I have seen it colder around
Whitehorse.

Just curious. The knowledge might help me in decisions about Aircooled
vs WaterCooled for a Westy.

Thanks,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver