Bradley writes:
> 
> On Mon, 15 Aug 1994, Joel Walker forwarded:
> 
> > '82 VW Pop-top Camper For Sale.  Only 86,000 miles total and less than 10,000
> > on the rebuilt engine.  The body is rust-free and in remarkable condition,
> 
> Doesn't it seem strange that it needed a new engine after only 76K miles?
> 
> Bradley
> 
> Or am I just a nay sayer?
> 

Probably a bit of both. Of the twenty or so Westfalia's we
"interviewed" for purchase in CA half were on their second or third
engine. There are multiple reasons for this but the main one seems to
be that FI/OXS system burns out the valves around 80,000 miles.

These were mainly aircooled engines. But the watr

Unrelated question - is duralube good for aircooled engines ?
synthetic? DC
We ended up buying which had a great body and replaced the engine>