Date:         Fri, 12 May 2000 09:23:22 -0700
Reply-To:     Durby Suniga <Durbys@PLAID.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Durby Suniga <Durbys@PLAID.COM>
Subject:      Re: Poll: How many miles on yours?
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Well, I'm the 3rd owner of my Vanagon and the previous owner had never
mentioned any rebuild of the engine.  Given that, I've got 179K miles on
what I think is the original engine and tranny.  I usually drive it between
60-70mph (3800rpm @ 70mph ... 205/70R14 tires)on the freeways (Orange
County, Ca) ... actually, most of the time I'm stuck in traffic ... lol.  So
knock on wood that it continues to run well with no problems.

Oh, by the way, since it's Friday, I'll also mention that I switched around
all the interior lights so that now if I want to turn ON any of the lights,
I flip them UP ... ala "Joel Walker".

Also, if you see a Wolfsburg Vanagon with a sticker "Frikengruven" on the
rear window, that's me on the road.

Have a great Friday and weekend 'Volks'.

Durby
87 Wolfsburg Vanagon GL
94 Golf GL
82 Rabbit L
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Small [mailto:EricJSmall@AOL.COM]
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 8:27 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Poll: How many miles on yours?


Volks,  I'm curious....  How many miles on your vans -specifically how many
miles on the existing engine (no rebuilds to exceed head
reseal/replacement).


I've got 185K miles on my van with the original block.  I'm on my third set
of heads and am now resealing the current heads after a cylinder o-ring
(whatchamacallit) failed (thankfully a machine shop found the heads to be
straight and crack free).  I had the tranny rebuilt at 125K miles.

I've been told by a few knowledgeable folks that 200K is about all I can
expect from the bottom end of the engine (rods, bearings, etc.)

What do you think... How  many miles on yours?

Eric Small
South Portland, Maine
'86GL Weekender