On May 25, 2004, at 8:32 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> So how many on this list have Air Cooled Vanagons engines with over
> 200K
> on them? I have a number of customers who have done it with the
> WaterBoxer. The FUN BUS is now at 216K. I did have to replace the valve
> covers when they rusted through. It still can go on long trips such as
> New York to Florida and back last February.

Not over 200k, but I have 170k on the original engine on a 1980 Westy.
Well, at least we THINK it's 170k: the odometer infrequently stops
turning for no apparent reason, so it might be more.  It's now leaking
oil badly (about a quart every 1,000 miles), but still runs.  It's
about to get rebuilt.  It still gets up the local mountain (Mount
Wilson, near Los Angeles, elevation around 5,300 feet), can hold it's
own on the freeway, and does great around town.  Wouldn't drive the
thing to Arizona for the weekend, however.

-fedl