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eblay Sun Aug 14, 2005 8:01 pm

I know hardly anything about vw buses... except that they are my dream car. WHen I am looking to buy one I would like a liquid-cooled engine but do those type of engines show up in the older body styles? like the 70's camper vans particularly..

droogvan Wed Aug 17, 2005 5:43 pm

If you are partial to the older styling you might want to look into a Mexican van. They still retain most of the characteristics of the old buses but with a more modern drivetrain. I dont know what the technicalities would be for making it legal stateside though.

eblay Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:15 am

Thanks for your reply!
i wouldn't even know where to start looking for a mexican van... do you know where any classifieds are that might contain them?

ubercrap Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:11 pm

I would venture a guess and say it would be easier to find a bay window that has had an engine conversion. Why is it a necessity to have watercooled engine?

Doppelkabin Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:27 am

just my own opinion...but id rather have a good cleaning aircooled anyday...not a damn thing wrong with them and the run cool in summer and dont freeze in the winter..."has driven busses throught the desert many times without coolant boiling over 8) "



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