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Date:         Sat, 3 Jul 1999 11:34:36 -0800
Reply-To:     "Standley, Craig" <StandlC@DATA-IO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Standley, Craig" <StandlC@DATA-IO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Can I put an air-cooled engine in a water cooled 91?
Comments: To: Pat Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
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What? There have been A/C motors in heavy VW's for 25 years before switching. I have 160,000 miles on my '81 and I'd put it's repair record up against any water-cooled Vanagon (how many heads have you had to put on yours in 160,000 miles?).

Now, I also wouldn't retrofit an air-cooled motor either.

> -----Original Message----- > From: Pat Dooley [SMTP:pdooley@GTE.NET] > Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 8:52 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91? > > Sure you can. Maybe not legally. > Even so, you don't want to. > I would recommend even a WBX over an air cooled. > AC motors don't last in heavy vw's. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On > Behalf > > Of jmatchet > > Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 11:18 AM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Can I put an aircooled engine in a water cooled 91? > > > > > > I had the question asked of me tonite, as my friend was pulling > > off my head > > with > > cylinders attached. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mike <mayfly95@PAONLINE.COM> > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Date: Friday, July 02, 1999 10:18 PM > > Subject: Re: Fwd: CamperVW > > > > > > >Check out http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/vwshops/ > > > > > >and my personal bias would be Todd at volkswerks transaxles, > especially > > >with a synchro and even with the shipping to the left coast. > > > > > >My personal experience with trannies(especially 4x4's) has led me > to the > > >experts, those that do this "particular" job more then once a > decade, > > >year. > > > > > >Keep in mind that the synchro trans is fairly rare and few shops > have > > >experience dealing with their idio"synchro"sies! lol > > > > > >peace > > > > > >mike > > >87 westy > > > > > >Vicki Derrer wrote: > > >> > > >> In a message dated 7/2/99 1:52:05 PM EST, > > dliberal@bellsouth.net writes: > > >> > > >> << > > >> Greetings, > > >> > > >> I am in desperate need of help. I own a 1990 Vanagon (syncro) > Camper > > >> and I am in need of someone to work on my transmission. > > >> > > >> The local VW dealership wants $3,900 for a rebuilt transmission > plus > > >> $1,500 for labor. I can't afford that price for a > > transmission. Do you > > >> know anyone on the east cost of the U.S (Florida to Virginia or > > >> whatever) who can work on my Vanagon transmission? > > >> > > >> Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. > > >> > > >> I live in Ft. Lauderdale but moving to South Carolina in the > middle of > > >> July. I will travel almost anywhere to get the transmission > fixed. > > >> > > >> David R. Stack > > >> > > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > - > > >> > > >> Subject: CamperVW > > >> Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 14:51:04 -0400 > > >> From: David Stack <dliberal@bellsouth.net> > > >> To: Vicary2U@AOL.com > > >> > > >> Greetings, > > >> > > >> I am in desperate need of help. I own a 1990 Vanagon (syncro) > Camper > > >> and I am in need of someone to work on my transmission. > > >> > > >> The local VW dealership wants $3,900 for a rebuilt transmission > plus > > >> $1,500 for labor. I can't afford that price for a transmission. > Do you > > >> know anyone on the east cost of the U.S (Florida to Virginia or > > >> whatever) who can work on my Vanagon transmission? > > >> > > >> Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. > > >> > > >> I live in Ft. Lauderdale but moving to South Carolina in the > middle of > > >> July. I will travel almost anywhere to get the transmission > fixed. > > >> > > >> David R. Stack > > > > >


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