12/01/2007 - 10 year and 60K miles... wow... can you believe that? I do On Mon, Sep 4, 2017 at 5:32 PM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com> wrote: > 60 k on a fuel filter is not bad. They can go up to 100k if there is > no crap in them. > Sometimes "if it ain't broke don't fix it " is not the worst way to go. > As we all know some of today's knock off parts are not 1/2 as good > as what they are replacing. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 4, 2017, at 2:14 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > I recently get a 1990 tintop.. bringing it home on a 150 miles it runs > > quite well.. no vibration, strong engine, pulling straight, good > brakes... > > > > once it's home, a full tune up was called for - the usual stuff: oil, > > filters, spark plugs, this and that etc.. > > > > now here are surprises... > > > > - on the fuel filter there's a label with marker on it reading xxxK miles > > and date: 12/01/2007 - 10 year and 60K miles... wow... can you believe > that? > > > > - put in a new fuel pump... the old one still has original spade > connectors > > and the pump body is covered by a layer of wax which they sprayed on at > the > > factory back then.. woah.. 27 years... > > > > the previous 2 owners must practicing *"if it ain't broke don't fix it"* > > fervently... > > > > > > > > dan > |
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