My first 2.1 L vanagon I purchased with 40,000 miles on her. Changed the oil religiously. I ran it on the opened flats of Ohio at 80-85 MPH for over an hour at a time. If I remember correctly this is just below redline. Knowing I had taked care of the oil, and the cooling system was sealed and running cool, I had no fear of blowing the engine. At 121,000 miles I sold this van and have no idea if it is still running.
Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92-Jetta GWC www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm |
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