

| Subject: | Re: spare tire mounted on front of watercooled vanagon |
| From: | Ray Nemo |
| Date: | Fri, 18 Feb 2000 07:36:52 EST |
Someone asked: >>Hello from Atlanta...Is it possible to mount the spare tire on the front of our Vanagons, like you can with the bay window '70s vans? I have never seen a vanagon this way... My comments: Wondered this myself--VW busses are 'sposed to have tires out front right? And I've seen tires mounted on the front of F*rd and Sh*tvy vans and trucks, obviously watercooled. I know that many watercooled V'gons run around with their radiators half plugged with corrosion and barsleak, but is there any reason not to do this if you have a properly functioning coolant system? My coolant gauge never approaches the LED. Would the tire mounts that affix to the front bumper, ala F*rd and Sh*tvy-style, worker better (less interference with our high mount radiators) than the Loaf Bus-style mounts? Has anybody actually tried the tire out front on a watercooled v'gon? Captain Ray Nemo IXOYE West Virginian Ambassador to Vanagon.com Please update your address books with the new address. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
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