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Subject:Re: how can you tell head gaskets have been replaced?
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:50:17 -0700

'AirCare' is our regional smog authority.

If the gaskets were done by The Bug Shop you won't be able to tell from
stock.

On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote:

> 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.
> >
>

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Jake

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