Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2002 18:26:38 -0500
Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject: Re: Comments on Splittie
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I tend to think that this particular 66 isn't that under powered.
I only drove it about 30 miles but it seems to move at least as good as
my 83 that has a new engine.
Somebody spent boo-koos on this van before they split it in a divorce.
It has been converted to 12v, it has a super oil cooler, it has a remote
oil filter, it has the extension oil pan that holds an extra 2.5 quarts
(with a 110v oil warmer), its running the late model type 2 transmission
and drive axles (reduction gears removed) , it had dual port heads and
all in all the engine
compartment looks as if it might be a recent engine.
It holds 30 Psi oil pressure at 100 degrees Celsius oil temp idling at
850 rpms. The oil needle will jump up to 50+ at an estimated 2500 rpms.
It has a full Westy Interior for the year of manufacture which turns out
to be 1966.
I investigated the jack points and they are all still there in very good
condition. Ninety eight percent of the rust in this vehicle is where the
PO started sanding after having minor body work done on a few locations.
As part of the deal there are about sixty pounds of (going to but never
did) new parts still in the boxes.
I haven't taken an inventory but its considerable value.
Once again I'm a happy camper.
On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:00:14 -0600 Mike Blotz <Mike.Blotz@PEARLIZUMI.COM>
writes:
> hey--I drive a splitty almost everyday--haha--call me crazy. And it
> happens
> to be a 66. ya gotta remember that these things were designed in "47
> and
> changed little to "67. yes--they are underpowered--but not as
> grossly
> underpowered as the vanagon in my opinion. the engines were designed
> by
> porche to be reliable and cheap to maintain (something the
> wasserboxer only
> dreams of). they were designed as a utility vehicle first and
> formost--kind
> of like all the ford F350 deisel dually's you see at the malls
> these
> days--haha. They were never really intended to do long freeway
> travels as
> people of the more modern eras require there cars to do. That--and
> interstates didnt really exist. I agree--they are dangerous on the
> interstate cause of speed limitations. but when I drive my
> splitty--whats
> the hurry. i drive it for the experience and stick to the backroads.
> And i
> have no desire to travel the country in my split (enter my vanagon
> syncro)
>
> ok--the brakes--properly adjusted brakes are very adequet--gotta
> remember
> they are vintage 66. ever try to stop a 66 muscle car--not an easy
> task
> either. I live nine miles up with 3200 ft elevation gain on a
> twisty
> mountain road. i've never had a brake issue--just gotta hang back
> from the
> car in front of you. If I want to drive a sports car--I drive the
> sports car
> (enter my 68 karmann ghia--absolute dream to drive in the
> mountains). Gotta
> remeber that these are not self adjusting brakes--gotta manually do
> it every
> so often.
>
> if VW hadnt revolutionized the automotive world with the microbus
> release in
> "49--there would be no vanagon today. And what a shame that would
> be--I love
> my aircooleds--and have had a couple wasserboxers as well--both
> have there
> merits. I know i'm kind of a strange one and love to drive my
> vintage
> stuff--as a hobbiest--not a cheap skate. over the years I've had 74
> super
> beetle (first car) 71 fastback, 81 jetta, 70 karmann ghia, 89
> vanagon syncro
> GL, 67 baja bug, 70 bug, 71 bug, 87 syncro for a couple months (was
> selling
> it for a out of state friend), 66 split, 68 karmann ghia, and my
> newly
> aquired 87 syncro GL. Thats just my $.02. I didnt mean to
> offend--and
> hopefully I didnt. just gotta look at the history of things and the
> general
> timeline of how things came to be within the cultures of the time.
> But--yes--i find the minds at VW very funny sometimes.
>
> wow--that turned out long--sorry
>
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