Any idea on the expected life of the wasser
oil pump and fuel pump?

i'm one GMB' preventative maitenance deputies and would
prefer to just replace these if they typically fail within a
certain range of time/use.  My van has 100k on it now and
I'm going through everything....just replaced the water pump
with 50k miles on it and am rebuilding the
alternator...bearings and brushes.  I have also replaced all
CV's, the drive shaft, rebuilt the tranny, new
brakes/rotors/drums/etc and lots of little stuff.  Head
gaskets are next.  Then i'm done, i hope.

What about the strater....is it worth
pulling/inspecting/cleaning and lubing it, or is this going
overboard?  I abhor the philosophy "wait until it fails."  I
do not want failures.  I want to prevent them.  :~).  The
cost of a breakdown on the road is typically very
high...especially when you travel to remote places with
young children.
TIA
steve
1990 syncro westfalia