Air conditioning, duh, never thought of that.

Roger

On Feb 26, 2006, at 10:59 AM, mark drillock wrote:

> The VIN is from an early 80. The presence of the lower grill does not
> mean is has or had a radiator. I have seen aircooled vans with the
> lower
> grill added for an air conditioner. A photo of the engine compartment
> would answer a lot of questions.
>
> Mark
>
> Roger Van Till wrote:
>
>> I didn't think they got A/T, but this is a 1980 or early 1981 body
>> (see
>> the air scoops )with a radiator and an auto tranny.
>> Maybe someone refit it with a wasserboxer. The seller hasn't replied
>> to
>> my questions yet.
>>
>> On Feb 26, 2006, at 10:01 AM, Evan Mac Donald wrote:
>>
>>> Diesels NEVER got A/T, did they? All were the famous low gear 5
>>> speed,
>>> right?
>>>
>>> Roger Van Till <rvantill@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote:  Chris or anyone, Did
>>> they make diesels with AT in 1980? Check this on
>>> eBay, the seller seems clueless.
>>>
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
>>> ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4615986277&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT
>>>
>>> Item number: 4615986277
>>>
>>> Roger Van Till
>>> '89 Westy "The Moose Lounge"
>>> '86 GL "Sugaree"
>>> '81 L "CoJack"
>>> www.busesbythebeach.com
>>> http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/rainfly.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Evan Mac Donald
>>>
>>> 1984 Wolfburg
>>> 1985 GL 7 Pass.
>>> 1991 Carat Weekender
>>> 1972 Chevy P/U
>>> 1993 Bonneville
>>>
>>
>>
>