Date:         Sun, 1 Jun 2003 23:49:04 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
Comments: To: Vanagonluvr@AOL.COM
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To "No Brain Available" or anyone else who thinks the inline four is a very
bad idea have you ever changed a water pump on a WBX? Or the head gaskets?

Now try this on the I-4- it's a piece of cake.

Please please please think before you speak trash about our beloved inline
four engines.

Get you some wrenches and do the head gasket change on both WBX and I-4 and
see for yourself how much more complicated it is to change head gaskets on
the WBX.

The beauty of the inline is that the headgaskets almost never need changing.
A very durable design which is why these engines last so long .

I've been driving my inline four Westfalia for 8 years.

Mom's '87 Jetta has 152,000 on the original engine-no head gasket change
here yet-not even a water pump , PS pump, or alternator.
The most reliable car she's ever had. The most reliable engine VW ever made.

Mine has 140,000 -and this is pushing a 4,750 lb Vanagon Westfalia.Still
cranks them out with  never a leak worry.

You would'nt happen to work for GOWESTY, would you?


Robert
1982 Westfalia '95 Golf powered( with power steering )



----Original Message Follows----
From: No Name Available <Vanagonluvr@AOL.COM>
Reply-To: Vanagonluvr@AOL.COM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 23:35:02 EDT

DONT DO IT YOU WILL ONLY REGRET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS INLINE FOUR BUSINESS IS SUCH A BAD IDEA.

Check out the bigger flat fours at GOWESTY
http://www.gowesty.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=gw&
Category_Code=mp-rbe

THESE ARE SO MUCH BETTER....

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT USE THE i FOUR. THEY ARE JUNK!!! i HAVE WORKED ON
SO MANY OF THEM AND THEY ARE ALL PROBLEMATIC.

Chris
VT
91 westy
87 westy syncro

(both with flats still happy)

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