6.  Because your a sadist, not a masochist! (a masochist would try)

7.  Just because somethings can be done does not mean that they should!

8.  If you have that much spare time available you could use it to find a cure for cancer, the common cold, wars, and global warming!

9.  It would be much faster and cheaper to purchase a water cooled van, but where is the fun in that!

10.  Because you could save the money by moving to a warmer climate, where you won't need a heater!

Mark in AK

----- Original Message -----
From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Date: Friday, December 7, 2007 12:31 pm
Subject: Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic included)
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> Well I just couldn't think of ten, so there you go!
> 1. Sure. If the ladies or SO don't find you handsome, they'll sure
> find you
> "handy". But truthfully? They'll think you're nuts!
> 2. You're Nuts!
>
> 3. Sure you'll be proud, but it's twice the work!
>
> 4. Hey. It's STILL an 81 Vanagon!
>
> And reason number 5.......
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/5UpperRadMount.jpg/5UpperRadMount-
> full.jpg
>
>
> "Sure. I'll get that rad mount out. I'll just drill out a few spot
> welds and
> ...... " --- ;^)
>
> All done in humour. I WILL be proud of this when it's done. --- :^)
>
> And FWIW, don't bother drilling out all the spot welds. There's
> more than
> what you see from underneath. There's like 6+ more that are welded
> fromabove the inside behind dash.
>
> If I were to do it again, (cha'! Right!) I'd go at it from inside
> (when dash
> off) and cut around welds nearest inside of van with the cold
> chisel (or
> w.h.y.) then push it down and cut around the rest from the
> outside. The
> metal is soft and a cold chisel will go through it easily. With it
> on the
> bench, you could remove the extra metal more cleanly.
>
> This is for removing from an 85 Vanagon.
>
>
> Neil.
>
>
> --
> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
> "Jaco"  (Bustorius) http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>
> Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>