>A & C Grobey wrote:
>
> > He did feel that the problem was more pervasive in the US
> > but he wasn't sure why.  He wrote it off saying that US mechanics don't
>know
> > what they are doing on German autos.
>
>I dont believe that US mechanics as a general are totally incompetent when
>coming to German cars (although many are) but it could be that the water on
>the
>North American continent have a quite different substance or character (I
>don't
>know the specific term) that causes different or more violent corrosion on
>heads
>and gaskets.
>
>PerL
>87 Syncro 112i

Could it be that those clever  Japanese engineers accounted for the
corrosive effect of American water in designing their waterboxer? I have not
heard that leaking gaskets and corroded heads have been an issue with the
subarus.

tim

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