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Subject:Re: Tune up?
From:Mike Miller
Date:Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:19:51 -0800

Of course your stuff wears more quickly.  Trying to keep up with those two
little terrorists of yours wears everything out more quickly.

Mike

On 1/13/03 6:52 AM, "fortinoj@speakeasy.net" <fortinoj@speakeasy.net> wrote:

> mr mike,
>
> hey what do the plugs look like when you take them out?
> burnt at the tips? what about the distro cap are the
> contacts inside tore up? if you run hot it will wear things
> more so the mileage gauge may differ.
>
> ohh i was running a bit hard and 1 of my plugs caps came
> loose on the plug end.. I check everything, but it must have
> been when my wife went 4x4'n hehe
>
> Joe
>
> On 12 Jan 2003, Mike Miller wrote:
>
>> Volks,
>>
>> Gas mileage has dropped about 10% or a little
>> more. It occurred to me that I hadn't changed
>> the plugs or distributor cap and rotor for
>> about 20k miles. How often do you change these
>> items on a gas waterboxer?
>>
>> MIKE
>