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Subject:Re: Low Compression, Longevity of the WBX'er and $20K Vans
From:neil n
Date:Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:58:00 -0700

Good to know Dennis.

Yah large pellets doesn't sound quite right to me.

Hopefully I'll get my act, and appropriate parts together, and do an
engine swap (some kind of OBD1 Motronic 2.9 + 8V head + ABA bottom
end..... heck maybe OBD2) sooner than "too late".

Neil.

On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> The Subie conditioner does also have some fillers but not like the Bars leak
> or others tuff like it. BTW I never used the stuff with the large pellets.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> neil n
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 3:29 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Low Compression, Longevity of the WBX'er and $20K Vans

>.... So the Suby conditioner is
> designed to swell up a composite seal? Makes sense.

--
Neil n

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