Date:         Mon, 4 Sep 2017 19:07:15 -0400
Reply-To:     John Samuel <subaruavendre2000@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Samuel <subaruavendre2000@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: oooh... the joy and surprise of a new van...
Comments: To: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com>
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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
>