We have 126,000 on our 90 Syncro Westy on original engine and no leaks except
occasionally from hoses.  Roger

Patrick Dooley wrote:

> >Hey guys,
> >
> >Thanks for telling me how bad the waterboxer engine in my 1986 GL is.  I
> >guess that is why I had to replace my first engine at only 170,000 miles.
> > I once thought that was pretty good for a plain old VW.
>
> Maybe someone could organize a list survey.  Use 100,000 miles as an
> acceptable engine lifespan.  Lets see how many wb's have made it past 100k
> w/o headgaskets.  The results would be interesting.  Personally, if I could
> get 170k out of a rebuilt wb, I certainly wouldn't be screwing around with
> engine swaps.