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Date:         Thu, 27 Nov 2014 12:13:33 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade,
              but WBX just keeps going
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <54774B9A.6060504@gmail.com>
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Fun Bus turned 281K last week. Most likely it will be driven again from New York to Florida in December.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 11:05 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going

On 11/26/2014 06:20 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:

"The WBX is the final generation in the evolution of a 65 year old design. Prepare to move on, sooner or later."

The WBX in our '84 has 95,000 miles on the clock. Its 64 year-old driver puts fewer than 2,000 miles on it per year. One of us is going to move on, sooner or later, and at this point I'm giving 50-50 odds.

-- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore.

On 11/26/2014 06:20 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > I agree that as it came out of the factory it was a well-made engine > that could run a long time, and I ran my original '84's 1.9 250,000 > with one head reseal done under partial warranty at 40k.


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