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Date:         Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:23:56 -0800
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: diesel rebuild every 50K miles?
Comments: To: Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <BLU136-W45544594923BE028780359DB220@phx.gbl>
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our 1.6 td went about 180kilometers before a vbelt threw some debris into the timing belt cover causing a slip ... causing more failure ... the mileage then was about 38 miles to the gallon .. the new 1.9 installed by eric at wagen works will require some final tweques

but overall we are happy ... lastly there is no need to have the sort of troubles with a diesel that are spoken of i would say that if the previous owner required a new engine every 50k then they were not paying attention to timing belts and a few other things ... using the previous owners experience as your experience suggested is poor logic just like thinking about acquiring a standard transmission vehicle and discovering that the previous owner replaced the clutch every 10, 000 miles so you decide that you are not going to purchase a vehicle that requires such major part replacement so often ... with out investigating that previous owner drives with foot on clutch as a resting pad for foot ...

get your self the diesel .... drive it carefully look after the engine ... enjoy the ride ... yours

On Feb 18, 2008 5:31 PM, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I've really got to talk myself out of an '82 diesel Vanagon. One of the > ones that I'm looking at has had several rebuilds in its lifetime, like > three or four. I really don't want to bu a vehicle that I'm going to have to > spend another few grand on in two years. > > How long have owners of 1.6 NA diesels typically gone between rebuilds? > They seem to last well over 200K in a Rabbit, Golf, or Jetta. I know the > Vanagon makes the engine work so much harder, but how long can I expect out > of it? > > Thanks, > Ed > PS. If someone finds me a nice Golf or Jetta diesel with little rust > within 300 miles of CT, I can stop posting all these diesel Vanagon > questions! Thanks again. > _________________________________________________________________ > Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. > > http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008

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