Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (September 2012, week 2)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:55:45 +0000
Reply-To:     J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Low Compression, Longevity of the WBX'er and $20K Vans
Comments: To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <030601cd907f$1fb849f0$5f28ddd0$@gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8

That was the PO who was averaging 3700 miles a year. This Westy is the first one that is my only car (besides my company car) and in 2 years I have put around 11,000 miles on it. I hope I haven't jinxed myself here! Jeff Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > Congrats, you have been driving on borrowed time, and have borrowed a > lot! 3700 miles a year is pretty easy duty though, but at some point > the pressure in the cooling system will blow out the seal. Visualize a > tiny passageway of ever expanding corrosion between the coolant and > the outdoors. If you can plug it up now, for however it lasts, you'll > have more years left given your driving duty. > If you can't successfully plug it, the first time you drive it after > it's been sitting for a few months will likely be the time it blows. > I've found these engines do give you several warnings before they > fail, whether it's coolant leaks, low oil pressure, rod knock, noisy > lifters, overheating, etc., and it's up to you to heed them. You can > have a breakdown, or you can plan for a new engine (or you can just > expect a breakdown, like I did). > Good luck! > Stuart > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of J Stewart > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 4:47 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Low Compression, Longevity of the WBX'er and $20K Vans > Not that I doubt you, and I realize it is only a matter of time before > the gasket totally fails, receipts from the shop that was ripping off > the PO of my van say "right cylinder head has bad coolant leak". These > receipts go back almost 10 years and 37K miles!! Jeff Stewart -----


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.