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Subject:Re: 200K on original engine?!?
From:Randy Charrette
Date:Fri, 9 Nov 2001 01:10:06 -0500
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<P>My 87' Syncro has 202K on it. Motor was rebuilt at 132K. Running great! Nothing but normal wear items and maintanance issues . This is a daily driver and road trip vehicle (We run the heck out of it!).</P>
<P>Randy Charrette</P>
<P>Longmont, CO<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;From: Joel Sell <JSELL@PHILA.K12.PA.US>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Reply-To: Joel Sell <JSELL@PHILA.K12.PA.US>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Subject: 200K on original engine?!?
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 23:01:19 -0800
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;I'm looking at a '91 Vanagon with just shy of 200K on the odometer.
<DIV></DIV>&gt;The
<DIV></DIV>&gt;owner is the 2nd owner and doesn't know much about the original
<DIV></DIV>&gt;owner
<DIV></DIV>&gt;except that the van was a company vehicle. The engine doesn't leak
<DIV></DIV>&gt;anything
<DIV></DIV>&gt;and according to the owner who has owned other vanagons, it runs
<DIV></DIV>&gt;very
<DIV></DIV>&gt;strong. He guesses that the present engine is the 2nd engine in the
<DIV></DIV>&gt;van,
<DIV></DIV>&gt;but he isn't sure. The rest of the van looks to be in great shape,
<DIV></DIV>&gt;very
<DIV></DIV>&gt;clean, no rust, etc.
<DIV></DIV>&gt; Is there any way I can tell how many engines this van has
<DIV></DIV>&gt;had and how many
<DIV></DIV>&gt;miles are on the present engine (without tearing the engine apart
<DIV></DIV>&gt;and
<DIV></DIV>&gt;examining the bearing wear)?
<DIV></DIV>&gt; I'm also wondering how many people are on this list with
<DIV></DIV>&gt;more than 200K on
<DIV></DIV>&gt;their vanagons. Sure, you hear secondhand stories about VWs that
<DIV></DIV>&gt;live
<DIV></DIV>&gt;forever, but I would like to talk with actual people who have had
<DIV></DIV>&gt;this
<DIV></DIV>&gt;phenomenon occur to them.
<DIV></DIV>&gt; Thanks in advance,
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Joel
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