If all goes well I'll have my own stash of '84 cooling bits for sale.

Chris S.

On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 7:22 PM, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Mike Miller's price question was the very reason I made the decision 11
> years ago to stick with my 1.9 cooling system - affordability *at the
> time*.  Eleven years later (or more), I may be forced someday to convert to
> the 2.1 cooling setup.  But my penchant to stash spare parts partly because
> I live full-time in my Westy and habits (that die hard) from my "vintage
> VW"
> restoration days has allowed me to have adequate spares for *MOST* items
> "1.9" on my Westy.
>
> An example is I picked up a NOS 1.9 Thermostat Housing to stash away a
> couple of months ago at Bug In 33  swap area for what would be considered
> an
> obscene rock bottom price (these usually command $125 or more if found).
>
> To answer Mike's question, I think it's a bit of both, moreso on parts
> availability.
> --
> Jim Thompson
> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> Jim@Airheadparts.com
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> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 1:50 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote:
>
> > Sounds like you recommend changing the cooling system but how pricey are
> > the
> > parts?
> >
> > My 85 worked OK, and my 87 works OK for cooling. So are the later setups
> > that much better at cooling or is it just that the parts and servicing
> > things are better?
> >
> > Mike
>