I don't know how much maintenance could have prevented my #3 exhaust valve from cracking up in the cylinder at 103K. My girl STILL holds that against me. :( I pampered my '87, and rarely took it over 60 mph, too. Maybe if someone can tell me how I could have prevented THAT, then I might consider a WBX. I'm seriously looking for a Nissan VQ-series engine to install with a KEP kit. The WBX was cool when it ran, but the VQ is awesome. Sam --- gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Fred, > Steve sounds a bit green in the gills. Steve, > you are right about it being gutless but the > waterboxer is far from unreliable. If properly > maintained I would say that it is extremely > reliable. > Most breakdowns on the road are due to the owner > neglecting to maintain them or not fixing a problem > they know needs to be fixed. What is truely nice > about these engines are the simplicity and of course > this vast source of knowledge called the list. > peace to you all, gary > Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:56:59 -0600 > From: Fredrich Hesterberg <FredsVW@WEBTV.NET> > Subject: Re: hesitation from a stop and replacing > afm > > Unreliable? > How can you say this? > Most of all the wasserboxers machines I have seen > all > have big miles to > them. > Slow yes. > Unreliable, no. > Much charactor, yes > Good Morning > > Fred > > > E-mail message > > I know money should not be an issue when you own a > Vanagon (that's why > they are always looking for drivers) but anyone care > to suggest what > the > first purchase should be??? > Conversion kit and a different kind of motor? I > think > that's probably > the only permanent cure. I can hardly wait to get > rid > of my > wasserboxer, > it's really hard to love a motor that's gutless AND > unreliable... > Steve > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, > live on your desktop! > http://platinum.yahoo.com
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