I would like to see the recent rant you mentioned from Jake if you p mail me a link that would be nice I have heard that ceramics are not an option at this point Jake had to many failures early on in the vanagons and never looked back Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Conrad Klahn" <conradk@MAC.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 10:55 AM Subject: Aircooled Vanagons
> Hi, > > I have an aircooled Vanagon in need of a rebuild. I'm sure I have > been hell on this thing per Bob's comments - but it has never broken > down on me. All I want is to go 55 up a 30 degree grade, which I know > would require a miracle and a 55 MPH tail wind. > > I was recently discouraged from Jake Raby's rant on Aircooled > Vanagons. So I know that there are people with all sorts of opinions, > even from those that know more than me. However, I do think an > additional oil cooler and ceramic coating offset many of the pitfalls > of this design. > > Conrad > |
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