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Subject:Re: Tempurature
From:Jason Willenbrock
Date:Wed, 8 May 2002 20:23:08 -0400
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<P>well, you definetely replaced a lot of head gaskets.&nbsp; my hats off to you.&nbsp; but maybe you wouldn't replace so many if you used the proper tstat.&nbsp; like i said, on my last engine i got 200k+ and NEVER needed a gasket job.&nbsp; i love the way the vw runs hotter.&nbsp; makes me feel cool.</P>
<P>jason</P>
<P>90gl<BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;From: Ben huot <HUOTX@VIDEOTRON.CA>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;To: VANAGON@GERRY.VANAGON.COM, "jason willenbrock Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ." <POONCERELLI@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Subject: Re: Tempurature
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 15:24:46 -0400
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Jason wrote:
<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;i find it hard to believe that VW would create a part for these vans
<DIV></DIV>&gt;that would actually make them hot to the point of drying out the head
<DIV></DIV>&gt;gaskets&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Mmmmmmmmmm
<DIV></DIV>&gt;VW as their share of error (horror!!) or mistake in the past, believe me.
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Just so you know, I do part time mechanic, 1 or 2 cars per week or two. I
<DIV></DIV>&gt;do clutch change for the racing one, axles, racing modification to the
<DIV></DIV>&gt;suspension, and my speciality is head rebuilding (Gasket, ports, mating
<DIV></DIV>&gt;head surface modification, valve, spring and so on) I only work on Honda
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Civic &amp; CRX (I have 2 CRX my self), VW Golf and Mazda. The worse one of
<DIV></DIV>&gt;those, for the same mileage are always the VW (car are mostly from 1987 to
<DIV></DIV>&gt;1995), all seal and gasket on the VW are always finish to the bone, they
<DIV></DIV>&gt;are always leaking from everywhere and mostly all O-ring are dried up, like
<DIV></DIV>&gt;a rock. (Nothing like that on a Honda) All VW car run hotter than the other
<DIV></DIV>&gt;one (tested!), this is a fact and not an opinion.
<DIV></DIV>&gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt;The worse pitted head are again the VW!!! Sometime the VW head is not
<DIV></DIV>&gt;recoverable. Most VW car is the Golf model.
<DIV></DIV>&gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt;The Honda problem is crack head.
<DIV></DIV>&gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt;I did about 10/12 VW Golf since 2 years.
<DIV></DIV>&gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt;I have some other stuff for "bashing" VW product but I will stay there for
<DIV></DIV>&gt;the moment. Don't get me wrong, I love the Westfalia, I said the Westfalia!
<DIV></DIV>&gt;
<DIV></DIV>&gt;I just want to say that I think that VW in general as a lower resistance /
<DIV></DIV>&gt;time related.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Just so you know!
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Ben
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