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Subject:Re: engine conversion
From:Ben T
Date:Thu, 6 Mar 2003 13:55:39 EST

In a message dated 3/6/03 7:23:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, wilden1@juno.com
writes:

<< I'm going to jump out of this because it has become a Friday subject
 since you say "cause my original head gaskets to weep".
 It is the WB owners I see weeping. >>

I consider 380,000 miles on the original headgasket quite good. If I can get
any Wasserboxer to last that long everytime, I would not likely consider an
engine swap. My last 2 WBXs I had all had close to 300K on original heads &
gaskets. I've never had such lick with my air-cooled's.

BenT