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Subject:Re: how can you tell head gaskets have been replaced?
From:Michael Sullivan
Date:Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:29:53 -0500

Looks cool from the quick look, but what is 'air-cared'? Michael.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 7:09 PM, Bart Prinsen <bprinsen@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am selling my '88 Vanagon.  (
> http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/cto/1227263088.html )
>
> Unfortunately I don't know the history of the van prior to the person whom
> I
> bought it from who owned if just for a couple weeks to import it into
> Canada.
>
> It has 170,000 miles on it and I am not sure if the heads have been redone.
> It runs great and there is no evidence of any problems with the heads.
>
> I don't know a lot about Vanagons. A couple people who came to look at it
> though that aftermarket gaskets could be identified. One guy though
> aftermarket gaskets are orange and another guy thought they had some logo
> on
> in that could identify it as aftermarket.
>
> Can anyone confirm this?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Bart.
>