Daniel Schmitz wrote: > And your cooling system will almost certainly, at some point, call > attention to itself in the form of leaking coolant/overheating. My '87 > has already done so, and I'm currently engaged in replacing all cooling > system parts. The engine has only 30K on it, but the van has about 160K > total, and it looks like most of the cooling system is original. > > So there's that. Can't think of anything else out of the ordinary, > though. > > Dan > > Charlie Ford wrote: > > > > I have just come to possess a 1987 Vanagon GL. I don't know much about the > > 2.1 litre engine, but will be reading as y'all post so as to glean all of > > the knowledge I can. > > > > It has 115K on it, and I don't think anything at all has been done to the > > engine since its birth. The AC works fine as does everything else thusfar. > > > > Is it true the heads tend to go out about every 90K? Right now everything > > is running great and the temps are steady and cool. > > > > If anyone out there has an 87 and can offer sage wisdom gained from > > experience feel free to toss it to me. I am liking driving this water > > heater. > > > > For those of you that might ask...The Mothership is doing very well and at > > 186K that ain't bad. > > > > Thanks, > > Charlie Ford > > > > Three Rivers Expeditions 3.R.E. > > Hazlehurst, GA/Lumber City, GA > > (912) 379-1371 > > 3.R.E. "Pieces of Eden" > > http://community.webshots.com/album/9494600hvjyBSIRsP > > --- > > Mama said..."Go outside and play!" > > --- > > cjford@altamaha.net > > --- > > ICQ #: 92211607 If you haven't already, switch to long-life phosphate-free antifreeze and distilled water. |
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