OoooooooooooErrrrrrrr! Sorry to hear that. Maybe they don't like being run
on Scotch Whisky.

...and leaving any engine idling anywhere should be an offence, especially
from cold. Bit like tying your horse up at the saloon without giving it some
water first.

Clive

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
To: "Clive Smith" <clive.harman-smith@NTLWORLD.COM>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: WBX bashing

> 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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