Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 09:55:28 -0500
Reply-To: wilden1@JUNO.COM
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Going back to air cooled!
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Tim, I've been on the Vanagon list for about a year and also on the type2
list for about two years (got booted from type2 for posting a reply to a
virus warning).
I've been running my Air Cooled Westy going on seven years now and I
can't but wonder about the Waser Boxers.
I'll be the first to admit that the Air Cooled have problems of low HP,
dropping valve seats and the general problems of 20 to 30 year old
vehicles.
I've had extraordinary good luck with my Air Cooled and 95% of what I've
spent on it was just in restoration efforts and not repairs to known
problems.
I hate to see anybody slip away that has Air Cooled knowledge since there
are so few of us on the Vanagon list.
In spite of the 95% Waser Boxer content I've helped many of the Air
Cooled new owners get things in order with their new purchases.
I'm sure you have things to contribute so come back often and visit.
Stan Wilder
1983 Air Cooled Westfalia
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 10:37:30 -0400 Tim Spotted Wolf
<spottedwolf@CYBERTOURS.COM> writes:
> Ho to the list... This is an update to my 1984 head
> gasket/overheating saga... After nearly two months of having this
> bus sit in my yard due to an over heating problem and after spending
> several hundred dollars trying to track down the problem, plus many
> days under and over this beast I finally got it to cool down when
> running.. sounds good? yeah, it did until I went to recheck all the
> head bolts and rocker arms bolts and found coolant in the valve
> cover !!! Heart broken I replaced the cover, pushed the van down
> into my lower parking area and called my local VW repair guy. My
> words were simple... I AM DONE!!! My bus is for sale as of now! I
> will never own another water boxer, EVER! I am going back to my old
> favorites .. AIR COOLED.... I should of listened to my gut and all
> the common complaints I have received in this list about the head
> problems associated with this vehicle... Sometimes it does pay to
> listen... hehehe..
> So, I am back to driving my Porsche 914, with it's beautiful 2.0
> engine and sleek design.. Plus, it's air cooled!!! I will put my 71
> van back on the road now that the new beams are available..
>
> What this all means is I am leaving the vanagon list.... I wanted to
> thank all of you for your attention to all my problems and listening
> and offering advice.. you people are the best! I am going to go
> find a Porsche list serve to get involved with.. hehe..
>
> Thank you and have fun with your head stuff and all the other myriad
> of problems associated with what I am now convinced is VW's worst
> design....
>
> Peace to you and yours! See you on the road... If you see my little
> black 74 Porsche 914 cruising by.. wave!!!
>
> Soft winds...
>
> Tim
>
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