At 18:37 19/03/00 -0500, you wrote: > >I may be moving from New York to Arizona soon. >This means I wont have to worry about snow anymore but I will have to >worry about 100-120 degree summers. > >Arr there any special considerations for maintaining a Vanagon in a hot >dry climate that I should be aware of?
As long as your cooling system is in good shape I can't see any reason to worry.Those kind of temperatures are experienced in Australian summers in many parts and we all still drive our Transporters around. Remember,VWs are world vehicles and their design takes into account the differences in climates that they will experience when shipped to the four corners of the earth. Also,I have found that using premium unleaded to be an advantage in hot weather as the higher octane rating does help reduce the chance of pre-detonation when you're running in a warm climate,particularly on grades. ...and change that coolant regularly! Steve O. Blue Mountains NSW Australia. '92 Transporter WBX Kombi (built in Graz) '76 Transporter Double Cab '68 Beetle Deluxe '58 Fairmont M19 Speeder '00 Transporter Double Cab (Work Truck) |
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