Date:         Mon, 4 Sep 2000 05:48:46 -0400
Reply-To:     Flat Four <aircooledvw77t1@ENGINEER.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Flat Four <aircooledvw77t1@ENGINEER.COM>
Subject:      Re: Volkswagen, what are you trying to do?
Comments: To: "Karl M." <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM>
Content-Type: text/plain

I agree whole heartedly with what you said about the water boxer vrs.
the 1.8T.  Sort of like Leonardo Devinchie.  You have to look outside
the box.  I know it's off topic but there was a post about some lady
that said "just a little pot" on the Canadian boarder patrol.  :)
please can you fill us in.  What happened exactly, did you really have
pot or was it a joke.  Please I'm dieng to know...    (amagines her
saying to me "well don't hold your breath")    ::grines and snickers::

thanks guys, this mailing list is great!

------Original Message------
From: "Karl M." <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: September 4, 2000 2:41:44 AM GMT
Subject: Re: Volkswagen, what are you trying to do?


It has always puzzled me that VW had all the parts to install the 1.8
GTi
engine in the Vanagon from the very beginning of the waterboxer days
(the
diesels of '82~'83 had all the mounting parts). Instead they chose to
spend
more $$ to (re)design an ancient engine with watercooled heads and wet
sleeves that in no way would ever be as strong as the inline-4 engine!
Funny
that now many are 'converting' to the very setup that VW should have
had the
sense to supply in the beginning (the Tiico engine conversion).

Karl Mullendore
Westy Ventures
1987 Syncro Westfalia 1.9TD

----- Original Message -----
> because they didnt have half a brain to dump the wbx and put
something
more
> reliable back there.


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