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Date:         Fri, 20 Jan 1995 14:08:28 -0800 (PST)
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From:         "Bob R. Kenyon" <rrk@rahul.net>
Subject:      Re: Mexican Watercooleds = Wasserboxers?

On Fri, 20 Jan 1995, Dave Kautz wrote:


>   A very kind lady who is at Stanford gracefully lifted her.......engine
>   compartment lid for me on her Mexican VW camper. The engine is an inline
>   4 that looked very Rabbit/Golf like to me. It was inclined towards the
>   driver's side about 30 degrees. It had a carburetor and air cleaner which
>   were right up by the top of the engine compartment. She told me that they
>   had bought the bus new in 1989 <now, doesn't that sound odd - a 1989 
>   breadloaf bus> and that it had never given them any problems.


This makes a lot of sense as the Mexicans have been cranking out 
"Rabbits" for many years now. I drove one in Mexico City once. They are 
called "Caribe" and this particular one did not have the vacuum assisted 
brakes. It was a "treat" to drive!


Bob


-- 
Bob R. Kenyon, Beautiful Downtown San Jose, CA
rrk@rahul.net
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