>What is the most miles any Westy motor has gone before scraping or
>being pulled for rebuild

my air cooled ones 62,74,78..... went about 100k miles 160k,km on original
engines before the compression got down too low (110avg) and the gears got
pretty sloppy with a syncro going .... just your normal stuff up to that
point... they were all used for trips some long, some only weekends no real
city use.. other than passing thru them. ... I've always wondered how they
held up compared to a Lycoming or Franklin (in hours).. I know the 2.0 in my
78 was always being Eyed by other homebuilders all the years I went to
Oshkosh.... for years they put them in a Volks plane... don't know how long
they really lasted?

Rob
87 Westy SyncroGL.....Cynosure (slip&drip)

rountree@planeteer.com