

| Subject: | Re: Milestone |
| From: | thewestyman |
| Date: | Sun, 20 Jan 2019 00:22:21 -0800 |
My question is; how did you make sure, the electrolysis won't push the gaskets apart from the heads by the build up of aluminum oxide. Zoltan -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Haynes Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2019 2:52 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Milestone Yes, Fun has never had the heads removed. We are the original owners haven taking delivery February 1988. Shortly after getting it home oil temperature and pressure gauges were added. After the first trip the oil cooling system was added. From the 1st oil changed it has lived on Mobil 1 15w-50 until I started using it as daily driver to get it to this milestone. For winter I now use Mobil 1 5w-50. I generally change the oil at 7,500 mile intervals. Sometime around 2006 coolant was changed to Global Final Charge. It is soon coming time that the heads need to be done. The bottom end of the engine still seems to in good shape. No strange noises and oil pressure still on spec. I’m thinking of just doing the heads and rings and see what happens. I need one more NY to Florida trip in February. After that I hope to have time do something with the engine and begin body and paint work. Dennis From: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2019 1:59 PM To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>; vanagon <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Subject: Re: Milestone What a milestone Dennis - congratulations. I am assuming FB is water cooled and if so I am curious on how many head gasket replacements over those many miles? Bruce On Sat, Jan 19, 2019 at 7:27 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com<mailto:d23haynes57@hotmail.com>> wrote: Last night Fun Bus turned 350K Dennis Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.microsoft.com%2Ffwlink%2F%3FLinkId%3D550986&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cf7f031df77ff4e816dfa08d67e402b51%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636835211394469486&sdata=W1QDGr9BolKQ%2B8qN33V0EdwxnjipWJ%2Ff29UQv9JfgMs%3D&reserved=0>> for Windows 10
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