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Date:         Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:09:09 -0400
Reply-To:     Ken Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ken Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
Subject:      Re: 200,000 Mile Club
Comments: To: Rob Durham <rdurham_92037@YAHOO.COM>
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Rob,
Welcome to the club.
Ken Lewis
1986 Crewcab 278,000+ miles original engine.
http://neksiwel.20m.com/


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Durham" <rdurham_92037@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 2:36 PM
Subject: [VANAGON] 200,000 Mile Club




> Hi Friends,
>
>    Yesterday Bhoom, our 1990 Westfalia, passed 200,000 miles on the
> original engine. For years I have heard stories about the long mileage WBX
> engines but never really believed. Started worrying around 100,000 miles.
> After all it is a four banger and it works hard for a living. I now
> believe. You hear a lot of criticism of the vanagon engine but 200,000
> miles speaks for itself.
>
>             Rob
>
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