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What's redline water wetter?

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Alain Pierre

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n 9/10/00 6:12 PM, John Rodgers at inua@HIWAAY.NET wrote:

> Like many I drive my 88GL as a daily driver. I too have put enough new parts
> into it to feel realy comfortable with the vehicle. I know just about every
> inch
> of her and every little nuance it has. I have about 91,000 mi. since new and
> about 5000 mi. since rebuilding the engine. When the engine blew a piston last
> year, that was the beginning of an intimate knowledge of the condition of just
> about EVERYTHING aft of the firewall. Engine runs fine now on Mahle filters
> and
> Havoline 20-50 oil and Havoline Orange coolant with Redline water wetter.  The
> tranny was gone through two years ago. Still runs good.....using Redline MT90.
> On long trips has held up well since the rebuild. Been back forth between
> Birmingham, AL and Santa Fe, NM several times now. No Problems.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88GL Daily Driver
>
> Max/Joyce Wellhouse wrote:
>
>> I drive my 90 GL 12 miles to work each of the 4 days a week I work mostly on
>> 4 lane roads.  I've replaced enough parts on it to feel comfortable on the
>> road driving it.  BTW, only been late once in two years due to a dead
>> battery and that wasn't te van's fault!  Got an engine overhaul/swap looming
>> though at almost 155k
>>
>> DM&fs
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tintman <Tintman@HOME.COM>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Date: Sunday, September 10, 2000 11:16 AM
>> Subject: how many people drive vw as daily driver
>>
>> just vanagons are they very reliable?  im looking at a 89 gl wolfsberg.  for
>> 3g the kbb says its worth 7.5g.  what would u do?