Date:         Mon, 30 Mar 1998 05:36:24 -0800
Reply-To:     Sam Scholten <vwvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Sam Scholten <vwvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: "Extraordinarily bad engines"
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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---Don Gibbons <dgibbons@PRESRAY.COM> wrote:
>
> Made it to 205,000 miles then sold it. One can of leak sealer,
exhaust system,
> water pump and starter. Not too bad.
>

My '84 has the killer 1.9 with an automatic. Lots of low end torque
for a VW bus, extra smooth running, et cetera, which should be
expected for a rebuild 5K ago. Of course,  the writing may be on the
wall, and I might have these problems with the heads before too long.
To this end, I generally tend to nurse the motor by staying away from
the jackrabbit starts and floorboarding that are all so tempting in a
Bus. (Weened on a breadloaf, you get a certain attitude.)

I've got one eye out for anhydrous Vanagons that might be up for sale
where I live, but at the moment, I'll enjoy my power while it's here.

The volks who use aluma-seal seem to be doing quite well with it. How
do you apply it to a Wasserboxer? More importantly, how DON'T you do
it? Has anyone had a bad experience with it? Lastly, has anyone who
has used it had it blow out in the event of an overheating episode?

Thanks in advance for any answers you might have.

Best regards,
Sam

My Wasserboxer isn't dead, and it doesn't suck right now- others seem
to not be so lucky. :(

=
"Punk's not dead (it just sucks right now)"
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