Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 20:23:08 -0400
Reply-To: Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Tempurature
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<P>well, you definetely replaced a lot of head gaskets. my hats off to you. but maybe you wouldn't replace so many if you used the proper tstat. like i said, on my last engine i got 200k+ and NEVER needed a gasket job. i love the way the vw runs hotter. makes me feel cool.</P>
<P>jason</P>
<P>90gl<BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Ben huot <HUOTX@VIDEOTRON.CA>
<DIV></DIV>>To: VANAGON@GERRY.VANAGON.COM, "jason willenbrock Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ." <POONCERELLI@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Tempurature
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 15:24:46 -0400
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<DIV></DIV>>Jason wrote:
<DIV></DIV>> >>>>>>i find it hard to believe that VW would create a part for these vans
<DIV></DIV>>that would actually make them hot to the point of drying out the head
<DIV></DIV>>gaskets<<<<
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<DIV></DIV>>Mmmmmmmmmm
<DIV></DIV>>VW as their share of error (horror!!) or mistake in the past, believe me.
<DIV></DIV>>Just so you know, I do part time mechanic, 1 or 2 cars per week or two. I
<DIV></DIV>>do clutch change for the racing one, axles, racing modification to the
<DIV></DIV>>suspension, and my speciality is head rebuilding (Gasket, ports, mating
<DIV></DIV>>head surface modification, valve, spring and so on) I only work on Honda
<DIV></DIV>>Civic & CRX (I have 2 CRX my self), VW Golf and Mazda. The worse one of
<DIV></DIV>>those, for the same mileage are always the VW (car are mostly from 1987 to
<DIV></DIV>>1995), all seal and gasket on the VW are always finish to the bone, they
<DIV></DIV>>are always leaking from everywhere and mostly all O-ring are dried up, like
<DIV></DIV>>a rock. (Nothing like that on a Honda) All VW car run hotter than the other
<DIV></DIV>>one (tested!), this is a fact and not an opinion.
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<DIV></DIV>>The worse pitted head are again the VW!!! Sometime the VW head is not
<DIV></DIV>>recoverable. Most VW car is the Golf model.
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<DIV></DIV>>The Honda problem is crack head.
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<DIV></DIV>>I did about 10/12 VW Golf since 2 years.
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<DIV></DIV>>I have some other stuff for "bashing" VW product but I will stay there for
<DIV></DIV>>the moment. Don't get me wrong, I love the Westfalia, I said the Westfalia!
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<DIV></DIV>>I just want to say that I think that VW in general as a lower resistance /
<DIV></DIV>>time related.
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<DIV></DIV>>Just so you know!
<DIV></DIV>>Ben
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