Dear Jay, There were TONS of differences between 1985 and 1986 (1984 and 1985 for you Europeans). Some of the differences: - Syncro option - 2.1L wasserboxer - new AC layout - many mods to the cooling system - etc.
Cheers, MJS
At 12:03 PM 4/11/00 -0400, Jay L Snyder wrote: >I have noticed a couple of differences between my '85 Westy and my former '86 >GL. The '85 heats up quicker. Is this due to the different coolant layout, >steel pipes or what? Maybe the PO removed the thermostat? ; ) >The starter is the lower torque variety that was beefed up in '86. Can I put in >an '86+ if I increase the wire sizes? My '85 always starts, but it is slow >cranking. >Jay
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