In a message dated 8/13/00 9:33:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

<< WBX Nightmares >>
    Yes, yes and more yes !  Finally somebody says something worth reading !
My '87 Westy has 300,000 km on the original engine and HEADS !  I did replace
the head and cylinder base gaskets and piston rings (only because I broke an
oil ring while trying to get one of the jugs back on) back in June of 1996 at
203,700 km !  The rest has been normal maintenance as far as I'm concerned !
You drive it, it wears out and you gots to repair a few things now and then.
All normal to me anyways !

Cheers

Frank Condelli
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains
Vanagon List, LIMBO & IWCCC member
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