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Date:         Fri, 24 Sep 2004 10:46:48 +0200
Reply-To:     Calle Fallberg <calle.fallberg@TELIA.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Calle Fallberg <calle.fallberg@TELIA.COM>
Subject:      Re: New Toy
Comments: To: jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM
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If I donīt remember things wrong there is a rubbercap on the valve guide that dry up and/or crack ..... The result would be the same as when the valveguide is worn down with black clouds behind the car

Calle

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff at Vanagonparts" <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 4:27 AM Subject: New Toy

> As if my many Vanagons weren't enough maintenance, I went out and bought a > low mileage (98,000 miles), clean '75 Porsche 911S today... ah crap! > > It was just one of those to good to pass up deals. The PO parked it in > his > garage back in 2001, when he went to start it up last week it smoked like > an > SOB. He offered it to me for $5,000, I countered for $4,500 and here we > are. > > Here's a test for the Porsche gurus out there: > > It didn't smoke when he parked, so why does it smoke so bad now once it > gets > hot? > > The first person to answer correctly gets the honorary title of Porsche > guru > of the week. I no one answers correctly I'll post the answer tomorrow > night. > > It's my 4th 911 (you'd think I'd know better by now). I would've > preferred > a pre-72, but a '75 ain't bad. Perhaps I'll find someone out there with a > nice older 911 that wants to trade. You never know... > > If anyone's interested, here are some pics I took this afternoon: > > http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/911/911-1s.jpg > http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/911/911-2s.jpg > http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/911/911-3s.jpg > > > Cheers, > > Jeff >


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