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Date:         Fri, 21 Jan 2000 08:25:55 -0800
Reply-To:     Coddington <coddington@PACIFIC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Coddington <coddington@PACIFIC.NET>
Subject:      FW: Vanagon engine conversions
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-----Original Message-----
From: Coddington [mailto:coddington@pacific.net]
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 8:25 AM
To: =David-M=
Subject: RE: Vanagon engine conversions




Hello David,
    When you Do finally have major engine problems and are thinking about a
rebuild, you may suddenly be VERY interested in Lilley's, and other's
discussion of modifications that will enhance longevity and reliability. If
you're only interested in getting from A to B, and turning the key on and
off.... well that can be done in ANY car that runs. This list provides a
fantastic service to those of us who want to know more than that, about what
we drive. And so we read (and yes Delete also) finding that there is much to
learn here.
So, If you say it's "bewildering" to you, stick around, read and delete. You
may just learn something useful.
Tom, in No. Calif.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of =David-M=
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 7:20 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Vanagon engine conversions
>
>
> I love my Vanagon, but mainly for its interior space and its driving
> feel. This has little to do with the engine. To me the engine is a thing
> that makes a noise when I turn the key and stops making it when I turn
> it off. So long as it gets me from A to B with reasonable speed, economy
> and reliability, that is all I want.
>
> All this talk about engines is bewildering, but any solution to the
> Wasserboxer problem has to be an installable kit that can be
> user-installed or taken to any local auto mechanic. From what I have
> learned about the conversion options so far they all leave much to be
> desired.
>
> We have all heard over and over and over and over and over and over and
> over and over and over what Mr Lilley did to his van and it may well be
> a great solution for him, but it is not a solution that is practical for
> most of us to duplicate.
>
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