Date:         Wed, 4 Nov 1998 13:03:40 -0500
Reply-To:     wbarker@NOTES.CC.BELLCORE.COM
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From:         Wil Barker <wbarker@NOTES.CC.BELLCORE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Most miles from any fresh Westy motor install?
Comments: To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Well... as usual I think it's a little more complicated than that.

My motor has gone 155K miles and I'm rebuilding it soon.  However, it runs
ok
and I could keep it patched together for another 50K or more, but I'm not
sure I'd like how it would run.

Other info would need to go along with the mileage.

Year Model          Year Motor     Compression          Miles

'85  Westy GL  '85  O    160-165-110-100      160K

O = Original
R = Rebuild
Compression: 1-2-3-4

Obviously this could get pretty complex.  We'd need to stick to motors
that haven't had partial rebuilds.

- Wil
'85 Westy
New Brunswick, NJ







Darrell Boehler    <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>  wrote:
"I replaced the clutch disk on my 86  westy 247k miles in November 97
and have 21k miles on the clutch."

   Pretty impressive Darrell.  This makes me wonder ~~

What is the most miles any Westy motor has gone before scraping or
being pulled for rebuild?  For rebuilt motors, count from milage when
it was rebuilt.  That puts all original motors and rebuilds on an
equal basis.  If you report about a candidate, please say if it was
air cooled, water cooled gasser or diesel.  With the wealth of VW
experience among the List, this should be interesting.
John