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Date:         Sun, 30 May 1999 20:40:07 -0500
Reply-To:     Alan Pickersgill <pick@ISTAR.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alan Pickersgill <pick@ISTAR.CA>
Subject:      Re: Blown engine with 20,000 In OHIO
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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You've probably got a diagnosis by now - just read your message today.


I had something similar.  Turned out to be a valve seat had come loose. The
two cyl. with 70psi are on the same head I assume.


I'd like to tell you my story had a happy/inexpensive ending. Not so. Got
home from Pennsylvania to Ottawa (9hrs) where the similar symptoms started,
but the damage had been done. A burnt piston.  Ended up being cheapest/best
to install a factory rebuilt engine from VW Canada that so  far is working
OK.


I'd be interested in hearing the final diagnosis.


Alan Pickersgill
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
'85 Transporter (modified as Westfalia)
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