On Fri, 10 Jan 1997 SyncroHead@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 97-01-09 13:21:44 EST, emz@pgh.nauticom.net (ERIC ZENO) > writes: > > > and installed > > the standard prestone anti-freeze, with the best Pgh. city water > > I could find. Have not touched it since. It has about 70,000 > > miles since the job and has no signs of leaking. > > Call me back at 140,000 miles. From all the reports I've read & experienced, > 70,000 miles seems to be near the minimum for the duration it takes for the > corrosion to get bad enought to leak. While there are exceptions, I'd > venture that about 80% of head leaks occur between 70,000 and 130,000 miles. > If you get 140,000 or more, I might take you up on that Pgh. water!! > > Regards, > Jim Davis > 87 GL Syncro > 88 GL Wolfsburg > Well JIm at 140,000 mile on any Gas engine I would expect thing to be in bad shape! Eric
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