Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 10:04:58 -0500
Reply-To: Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
Subject: Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
In-Reply-To: <3e.c5fc234.28465fc3@aol.com>
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Hmm, Subaru engine...
2 timing belts that are known to go before their time, leaky heads (Yes!
Believe it or not!), expensive to repair, switching parts suppliers, my VW
mechanic will not touch it, many mechanics refuse to work on conversions,
you get reduced ground clearance, you end up with a red-headed step-child of
a Vanagon and, most importantly, you bastardize a COLLECTIBLE VEHICLE.
A lot of the Subaru conversion owners will not admit on this list that
Subaru engines actually DO BREAK DOWN. Wow, imagine that. Give me a few
days and I will come up with a list of ALL THE THINGS THE SUBARU CONVERTEES
DO NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW, but instead keep talking about the POWER AND GAS
MILEAGE just to impress you. Some people get mesmerized by all this hoopla
and actually put a Subaru engine in a Syncro? Jeez, they DON'T MAKE THEM
ANY MORE!
With the money spent on a Subaru conversion I can fix all the over-hyped
leaky problems and end up with an original VW engine that is more than a
match for the Subaru (He, he, I know Robert Lilley is listening). Besides,
if I choose to convert, the inline-4 VW motor is the logical choice, not the
Subaru.
My 'waterpisser,' as you put it, has 140K on original heads and they do not
leak. I I know of many more cases like mine, with some Vanagons with over
160 K miles without any leaky heads.
People, listen. I'll take all those waterpissers off your hands now! Ship
them to me right away!
-----Original Message-----
From: JordanVw@aol.com [mailto:JordanVw@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 9:38 AM
To: ChrisS@informs.com; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Subject: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
In a message dated 5/30/01 9:50:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ChrisS@INFORMS.COM writes:
Why on earth would I want to put a Subaru engine in my Vanagon? I can
have
everything it offers, and so much more, by using VW parts.
It's a rhetorical question. No need to answer.
why? hmmm reliability? what does the leaky vw wasserpisser offer?
headaches and a empty wallet...and so much more (headaches) :<)
it is rhetorical.. the subaru engine is a smarter choice.. if you can do
the conversion, its well worth it. no need to answer :<)
chris
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