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Date:         Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:47:57 -0500
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: 200K miles
Comments: To: Rob Durham <rdurham_92037@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <341035.65859.qm@web36515.mail.mud.yahoo.com> (Rob Durham's
              message of "Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:34:52 -0800")
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Rob Durham <rdurham_92037@YAHOO.COM> writes:


> Our 1990 Westie is at 190,885 and going strong on the original
> engine. Fixed head leak back about 65,000 and since then nothing but
> routine matters.


I recall reading here that the head leak problems are unique to North
America and virtually unheard of in Europe?  If so, why?  Different
coolant?


Everything I've read about it suggests it's just inherent in the
design and so I don't understand why it would happen more in some
locales than others.


Allan
--
1991 Vanagon GL
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