Radar usage is not prohibited by the California Highway Patrol. The state doesn't buy the guns, the local authorities do, and the CHP uses them...a lot. Accepted as legal evidence of speeding, judicial notice I believe it's called.

 

     On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 6:00 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
   

 I have no idea ... except that my mechanic, a specialist in vanagon engine
said that the main crank is thicker and stronger

I wish I know more... I had an 1985 with a 1.9 that went for 260K miles
before I sold it...

I had a 1988 with a 2.1 that need a rebuild at 140K miles