Date:         Sat, 10 Aug 2002 23:18:10 +0200
Reply-To:     Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Steven Fish <fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
Subject:      Re: how long have your heads lasted?
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My 1987 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg has 140,000 original miles on it.

Not amazing... but also not leaking!

RSF

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Salzburg, Austria
1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
1987 Golf Cabriolet
1991 Golf

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Brennan" <KimBrennan@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 8:56 PM
Subject: Re: how long have your heads lasted?


> In a message dated 8/10/02 2:21:05 PM, dave@SPARKPLUG.COM writes:
>
> >As I sat here reading all the posts regarding leaking/worn heads and head
> >replacement, it made me wonder ... what's the most mileage anyone has
gotten
> >out of an original set of heads, with out them leaking or needing to be
> >replaced?
>
> The previous owner of my (newly acquried) 91 Westy Syncro claimed that the
> engine and transmission were original and unrebuilt. It currently has
224,700
> miles on it. I can't verify the claim, though it was from Southern
California
> and he also stated most of the miles were highway miles. It >DID< have
some
> work done on it (drive shaft was rebuilt, AC compressor was replaced.)
>