I agree, and for additional reasons other than what you mentioned. Having a whole bunch of things done just before you leave on a long trip is as likely asking for trouble as preventing it. Have a knowledgeable mechanic look at it, sure, and if he spots somethings that should be done right away then do those. Mark
pickle vanagon wrote: > I'm just going to voice a little friendly disagreement. > > I think it should not be considered necessary for every vanagon owner to > replace all of their coolant hoses before driving everywhere. > > It is quite expensive to do so. And do the hoses really fail that often? > I wouldn't be surprised if head gaskets blow more often than hoses which > have not been recently disturbed. And surely we aren't going to tell him > to do his head gaskets preventively before going anywhere. > > For most of us vanagon repairs have to be prioritized. ...... |
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