>From: dcarment@ccs.carleton.ca (David Carment)
>Date: Tue, 29 Nov 94 17:11:28 EST

Dave Kautz writes:
> 
>   life - take the Oldsmobile diesel V8 for example. IMHO there are other 
>   factors that help diesels last: the fuel is a lubricant rather than a 

These diesels like the 8-6-4 engines of GM were a joke on the buying public...
but on average diesels do last a long time even withstanding those GM
outliers.

>   together with new exhaust valves "just in case". The engine subsequently
>   found it's way into the double bus (two buses welded together) and was used
>   until he changed it out for a Ford V6. Total accumulated mileage is unclear

I saw a twobus in Palo Alto - bizarre is to simple a word-- are there
many around?

>   I think it would be both fun and interesting to collect and organize list 
>   data on accumulated mileage and repair frequency. I even know of a "data/
>   statistics pimp" who could probably suggest some good ways to organize it..
. 
> I tried this on a simple scale beginning with air-cooled vanagons. I
got seven responses....DC > 
> 
> 

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