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Date:         Sun, 20 Jan 2019 11:48:12 -0500
Reply-To:     Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Milestone
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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Congrats Dennis! I wish I could go back in time and buy a new 88 Vanagon. Unfortunately I was not even driving yet!

Every van I've done head gaskets on came to me that way (leaking), which is every van I've owned I think.

Jason

On Sat, 19 Jan 2019 at 17:53, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, Fun has never had the heads removed. We are the original owners haven > taking delivery February 1988. Shortly after getting it home oil > temperature and pressure gauges were added. After the first trip the oil > cooling system was added. From the 1st oil changed it has lived on Mobil 1 > 15w-50 until I started using it as daily driver to get it to this > milestone. For winter I now use Mobil 1 5w-50. I generally change the oil > at 7,500 mile intervals. Sometime around 2006 coolant was changed to Global > Final Charge. > > It is soon coming time that the heads need to be done. The bottom end of > the engine still seems to in good shape. No strange noises and oil pressure > still on spec. I’m thinking of just doing the heads and rings and see what > happens. I need one more NY to Florida trip in February. After that I hope > to have time do something with the engine and begin body and paint work. > > Dennis > > > > From: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2019 1:59 PM > To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>; vanagon < > vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> > Subject: Re: Milestone > > What a milestone Dennis - congratulations. I am assuming FB is water > cooled and if so I am curious on how many head gasket replacements over > those many miles? > > Bruce > > On Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 7:27 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com > <mailto:d23haynes57@hotmail.com>> wrote: > Last night Fun Bus turned 350K > > Dennis > > > Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986< > https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.microsoft.com%2Ffwlink%2F%3FLinkId%3D550986&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cf7f031df77ff4e816dfa08d67e402b51%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636835211394469486&sdata=W1QDGr9BolKQ%2B8qN33V0EdwxnjipWJ%2Ff29UQv9JfgMs%3D&reserved=0>> > for Windows 10 >


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