I don't get it either way. Sounds like a history lesson is in order.
Bueller? Bueller? Anyone?

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Bucchino" <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: sodium valve idea

> <the first spare tire powered windshield wipers..>
>
> I believe you meant 'washers'........
>
> Mike B
> .
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bostig Eng" <syncrolist@BOSTIG.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 6:08 PM
> Subject: Re: sodium valve idea
>
>
>> No way... TRW had the first sodium valves.. although VW did introduce the
>> first compound curve multi layer PCB with surface mount LEDS for shift
>> indicators when they could have used a setup a thousand times cheaper
>> with
>> light pipes and the same results, and don't forget the first door hinge
>> bolt
>> that has no access for removal unless the whole crash bar and dashboard
>> come
>> out first... oh and the first spare tire powered windshield wipers.. I
>> think
>> VAG has something like a 1 in 10 good/crazy idea ratio. The vanagon as a
>> whole was a 1, specific parts of it definitely in the other 9 :)
>>
>> Jim
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: don spence [mailto:dkspence@TELUS.NET]
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:31 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: AMC heads (part 2)
>>
>> John/Neil
>>  If I remember correctly, the Corvair engine, at least the 140HP (4
>> carb) and 180 HP (turbo) had sodium cooled exhaust valves. Just
>> another bit of "engineering advice" GM picked up  from VW?
>>
>> On 1-Nov-06, at 1:35 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>>
>>> Date:    Wed, 1 Nov 2006 11:08:13 -0600
>>> From:    John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
>>> Subject: Re: AMC heads (part 2)
>>>
>>> Neal, interesting post!
>>>
>>> I never knew that the V-dub engines had sodium filled valves.
>>> Interesting info.
>>