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Subject:Re: A hundred thousand miles on my $300 motor
From:Chris S
Date:Sat, 2 Jun 2018 20:52:33 -0400

Good engines!  I have the same combo in mine. I hope it keeps on buzzing for a long time!

Chris

> Wiadomość napisana przez Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> w dniu 02.06.2018, o godz. 20:45:
> 
>  Just noticed that my odometer is now 9000 miles past 400k... I remember
> turning 300k after I put a 93 jetta block (ABA 2liter) under the "original'
> 1.8 liter motor's head... That allows me to keep everything below the lid...
>   At a guess, I had over 100000 miles on that head on the 1.8 liter motor
> before I bolted it onto my $300 Jetta motor...
>   Still no signs of anything bad..
> Still getting 24+ mpg...Not bad, eh?  Hopefully another couple of hundred
> thousand miles before I need to pop in another $300 inline....