Date:         Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:58:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: I'm thinking about going to gas
Comments: To: Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com>
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Where did the Air Cooled motor come from Paul?  I don't see it in the email
anywhere.........

On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 7:15 PM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote:

> not that easy to put an aircooled engine in a water cooled
> body...engine bay is quite different.
>
> or is the 82 gas been converted to water cooled?
>
> if your van is titled as a diesel you should not require smog
> etc...unless you get stopped by a savvy CHP officer...
>
> you could also sell your diesel westy to someone else, and buy an
> 83.5 and up WBX westy...
>
> diesel westy's are still desirable in some parts of the country...
>
> -
>
>
>
>
>  My 82 westy d is dead low compression. I have found an 82 westy that
>> has a 1.8 gas & rebuilt trans for $3k. I will take a look at it
>> tomorrow see how it drives. I have been looking for a replacement
>> for the 1.6 NA but the cost & really it needs the 1.9t + cost of
>> installation is going run me over $4k. Also with the cost of diesel
>> the few more miles per gal makes not to seem cost affective at this
>> point. But I'm in CA & hope DMV don't not want to see the bus if so
>> that's not going to work.
>>
>> Any feed back from you all.
>>
>


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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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