My recently purchased 85 GL has 188K miles on it. The previous owner (second
owner of 11 years and VW certified master tech) doesn't think the engine's
ever been rebuilt or replaced. He seems to be an honest guy, too. No leaks,
yet.

Jeremy

----- Original Message -----
From: "TinkerMan" <tinkerman007@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 12:19 AM
Subject: Who has/had the longest lived head gasket on this list?

> As part of my nearing head gasket failure (after only
> 50K Km!), I'd like to prepare for the proper treatment
> when the time comes to get the longest life on the new
> head gaskets.
> There once was a survey going on this list but it
> seems the results have never been published.
> Thus, I'm looking to hear what was the life span of
> your head gaskets and under what conditions (standard
> heads, ceramic coated heads, JB weld fixed heads,
> improved head bolts, distilled water in coolant,
> etc.).
> I'm talking about lifespan from new or replaced head
> gaskets.
> Robert Lilly was aiming for a 200K miles engine life
> in one of his posts. Well Robert, did you get
> there?...:-)
> Anyone got a 200K motor (original or after overhaul)
> still running without a major problem?
> Any other comments on life expectancy of a WaterWeeper
> engine?
>
>
>
> =====
> Cheers,
>          TinkerMan
>
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