This subject has me thinking - what specific maintenance, other than
flushing coolant and using the Autobahn brand, should one perform in order
to prevent head gasket problems?  Is there a trick?

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
201,800 miles and going strong (new motor at 165,000)
Santa Barbara, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: Doktor Tim [mailto:doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM]
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 7:35 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Most miles on Vanagon

Excellant report, Tom. Right in line with my idea that 200,000 original
motor miles are possable without failure when maintnance is adequate or
better.

At 06:54 AM 02/17/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>Tim,
>
>My 84 Westy registers 189,000 miles on the original engine. I put 65,000
>miles on it myself in the last four years. Van is in pristine condition,
>a "Southern California Desert Car," and it has had immaculate TLC
>through three owners, a mature female school teacher, a Lufthansa
>mechanic and, I, a mature 1950s shade tree-mechanic, all three devoted
>to PM.
>
>Tom Hanlon
>84 Westfalia
>Palm Springs, CA
>
>Doktor Tim wrote:
>>
>> At 12:19 AM 02/17/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>> >   Who has the most miles on there Vanagon?   Greg 86 Westy 286,000
>>
>> I would like to know who has the most miles on a Wasserboxer with no
>> coolant seal failure. I have one client over 150k miles with no evidence
of
>> weepage as yet.
>>
>> T.P. Stephens aka Doktor Tim
>> San Juan Island, WA
>
>
T.P. Stephens aka Doktor Tim
San Juan Island, WA