Date:         Fri, 5 Feb 1999 10:45:49 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Carrington <tcarrington@RELITECH.COM>
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From:         Tom Carrington <tcarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Organization: ReliTech, Inc.
Subject:      Re: Questioning 1.9TD Swap?? (New info)
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I would expect the diesel to last much longer than 60K. Actually, the
60K number was from the original post. Here is the statement:

"I had to change my cars head too and so i had to learn that there are
not so many turbo-diesel transporters that cross the 100.000km/60.000
miles-border without a new head!"

I had a Rabbit diesel (non-turbo) that went over 180K before an errant
driver rammed it. I would call that "well over" 60K.

Blue Eyes wrote:
>
> Isn't this known as "Damning with faint praise?"
> "Treat it nice, and expect well over 60K miles of driving." (Tom)
>
> Said about the VW diesel.  Did you leave off a 2 or 3 digit in front of that?
> According to VW, it lasted twice as long as the inline gas motor version of the
> same block design in their endurance testing.
>
> John

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TomC
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