Though it's a problem for some, I have 4 Vanagons and an extra '84 style
instrument cluster ... all with working odometers.  It's a problem I
just haven't had to address yet.  Three of them have logged over 200,000
miles.

Mike
Houlton, Maine

Chris Geiser wrote:
> Probably lots of vanagons would have mileage records if the odometers ever
> worked...
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Chris S.
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 6:36 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 396,000 miles!!?? can anybody beat that?
>
> Yep, that is a record for original head gaskets.  I sold my '85 Westy with
> original head gaskets and 189,000 miles on the clock to a gentleman in
> Michigan.  For all I know that engine is still going strong.
>
> Chris S.
> '84 Westy -> http://www.knology.net/~vw/vws/hershey/
> '01 NB TDI -> http://www.knology.net/~vw/Beetle.jpg
>
> 1-888-VW-PARTS <- Recommended Expert Vanagon Part Source
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 6:45:33 PM
> Subject: Re: 396,000 miles!!?? can anybody beat that?
>
>
> That's a real record to me. Most miles I ever heard of, especially with
> original head gaskets.
> Ought to be in a museum or something.   I'm mildly skeptical the head
> gaskets are original...
> But it's possible.
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>  Of
> JordanVw@AOL.COM
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 7:41 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 396,000 miles!!?? can anybody beat that?
>
> i have a '90 carat parts van here that has over 450k on its original
>  engine
> with the original head gaskets.  the van is a complete POS, but thats
>  got to
> be
> some kind of a record. i got it from the original owner.. it was hit
> (cosmetic damage) was never fixed and he kept driving it for years
>  after
> that,
> finally stopped driving it because the original manual tranny started
>  to
> whine..
>
> despite that, i still think waterboxer motors are junk.
>
>
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