1990 Carat - 265,000 miles on the orig. short block.  Had the heads done at
135,000, and they have been leaking again for years.  Got a new engine from
Boston Bob, but don't have time to install right now.

Plan to weld all new coolant fittings from stainless steel, so no leaks
from broken T's and such.

Randy Bergum
Fullerton, CA

> [Original Message]
> From: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
 > Date: 1/17/2003 9:02:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Who has the highest mileage?
>
> Last time this thread ran, I think the photographer guy in AZ had 350k+ on
> his and that one was the winner of the Methuselah(yeah all you biblical
> scholars, I had to look that one up in the dictionary!!).  Not sure if
it's
> still running.  As an interesting side note, the second definition of
> Methuselah is a large wine container holding approx. 6.15 liters.  How
they
> expected the wine in that vessel to last 969 years is a total mystery to
> me, allthough at my house it would evaporate well before that time limit.
>
> Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel(moving to Cedar Falls, IA in less than
> 30 days)
>
> At 10:18 AM 1/17/2003 -0500, Jay L Snyder wrote:
> >The problem is finding an odometer that will last that long!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Jones, Dustin" <dujones@STATE.PA.US>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 01/17/2003
> >09:44:34 AM
> >
> >Please respond to "Jones, Dustin" <dujones@STATE.PA.US>
> >
> >Sent by:    Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> >
> >
> >To:    vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >cc:
> >Subject:    Who has the highest mileage?
> >
> >
> >  Just out of curiosity, who has the highest mileage on their veedub on
the
> >list? (the van/bus must be running of course...)
> >
> >Dustin Jones
> >91' Carat
> >176,513 and still puttin'
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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