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Date:         Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:01:30 -0500 (EST)
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From:         SyncroHead@aol.com
Subject:      Re: ARCHIVES: distilled water + coolant

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


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