--- Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> wrote: > >IF this is the same Vanagon I saw, the owner at that time > said that they had > >already been through a couple of superchargers (a rare > commodity). > > From what I've heard, the G-Lader wasn't exactly reliable at > the best of times. > -- G-laders are reliable up to a point. They needs regular rebuilds (every 60K if I remember from my G60 Corrado). Once worn beyond a certain level they are crap. The tricky part is knowing when they've reached that level.
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