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Date:         Mon, 28 Apr 1997 13:49:36 -0400 (EDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         JordanView@aol.com
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Camper

In a message dated 97-04-27 10:02:24 EDT, sjohnson@calweb.com (Steven Johnson) writes:

<< I'm sort of toying with this idea too. Although I don't have any fears about driving my '91 around the US and Canada, I'd prefer an air-cooled beater for Mexico. This is mostly because in Mexico, I wouldn't want to have to deal with any kind of cooling system mishap. There air cooled systems are pretty self reliant and you don't have to carry extra coolant for them. The worst scenario for the water-cooled vans is loosing all of your coolant. That would mean having to carry at least 3 jugs extra gallon jugs just for that possibility. That's too much extra weight and bulk for me. >>

get a '68-'71 Westy. The 2 liter FI type4 engined Vanagons can be as much of a nightmare as the wasserboxers when you break down in the middle of nowhere in Central/South America. Parts are easy to get and plentiful for the '68-'71's in Mexico.

chris


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