Date:         Sun, 25 Feb 2001 15:43:58 -0500
Reply-To:     Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: (costs)happenings/Boston Bob or Golf?
Comments: To: phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
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Phil, we have to Syncros:
- one is a Westfalia with the original VW WBX engine,
- the other is a Doublecab with a Subaru 2.2 L engine (KEP).

We love and hate them both:
 -We love the VW engine because it is totally predictable and has the List as a
constant source of knowledge, help and encouragement but hate it because there
is always something that needs tweaking, replacing and refilling.
-We love the smooth Subaru engine for its added power but hate it because of KEP
glitches: nonexistent KEP oil pans; broken KEP exhaust pipes; wiring errors
causing erratic idle (sometimes).

Maybe I'll get a bicycle with a poptop :-)
-Larry

<But how many miles can you expect from a good rebuild
with an unsolvable factory defect such as the thin
leaky heads? Im still cornfused-golf,Boston R. or
Subie.They all have faults and I dont know which is
the lesser of three evils!("evils"-for lack of a nicer
word)

Phil 84' all white Westfalia>