At 11:01 AM 7/31/2002, Clive Smith wrote:
>Especially, the head gasket problems, definitely not as common - but they
>aren't loaded up so much and run for such large mileages per trip, maybe

Not as common perhaps, but when mine came from Scotland at about 87,000
miles both heads were dripping.  It had also suffered the cracked 3-4
synchro slider which Norrie's of Forfar cured by swapping in a VW-rebuilt
transmission for something approaching GBP 3000 (and which needed
rebuilding in another 70,000 miles).  And the water pump had failed at
around 60,000 and eaten into the case.  And the OXS light was on since
Norrie's had no idea how to reset it!  And the starter would only turn the
engine when it was dead cold -- I committed an offense by leaving it
running on the street in that town on the northern coast where the folks
who bottle Athol Brose are...

david

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