Differing opinions. That's what makes horse racing fun.

Jim

On Wednesday, September 21, 2005, at 07:48 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> I4 engines do have the cam bearing problems. They are compounded in the
> diesel though because the cam belt gets tensioned to drive the oil
> pump.
> My point was that the only way I would get a Diesel Vanagon was if I
> was
> planning to upgrade it or drive very slow. The Waterboxer in my
> experience holds up and works much better except for fuel economy.

That's why the wasserboxers have such a premium over the diesels....
Them diesels just don't last.

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