I have an 85 westy with 276,000 mile original 1.9L boxer. Each head has been
resealed once, original head reinstalled with new gaskets. Still running
strong!!

J.R. Beckham
Narragansett Rhode Island
85 Westy
87 Wolfsburg
91 GL

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of
Jere Hawn
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 1:28 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Who has/had the longest lived head gasket on this list?

I've got and 88 with 160K original miles, is that close enough?

Jere
90 GL
88 GL

 -----Original Message-----
From:   Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]  On Behalf
Of
TinkerMan
Sent:   Sunday, October 14, 2001 9:20 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
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?

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Cheers,
         TinkerMan

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