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Date:   Thu, 20 Mar 2003 19:39:10 -0500
Reply-To:   David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:   Re: Spring Cleaning an Air-cooled Motor
Comments:   To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
In-Reply-To:   <20030320.082534.1040.0.wilden1@juno.com>
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Stan Wilder wrote:

>The one hour required each year to give your engine a proper cleaning is >cheap insurance. > > It also makes repairs and maintenance much more pleasurable. As a bonus, sometimes in the cleaning process you find things that are wrong or just interesting and were hidden by accumulated gunk before.

To the poster who said they were rewarded by new oil leaks after cleaning -- were they *really* new, or just old ones that weren't obvious because the engine was dirty?


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