Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 19:56:19 -0700
Reply-To: Mark Mages <wasserbox@yahoo.com>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Mark Mages <wasserbox@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: WBX Nightmares...For me I turned them into pleasant dreams...
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Ya know, that's something I've always wondered about
the complaints about the wasserboxer.
130-150K for an engine is not bad. Most American made
engines are expected to conk the day they hit 100K,
and be VERY dead, not just needing new cylinder
heads.... The resale on a US car that hits 100k is
VERY low, but people are still expecting and getting
8-13K for their used 100k+ Vanagons.
I mean, sure they aren't getting 200K like the
standard bulletproof 1.8l early 80;s vw engines, 300K
like the VW diesels, or 500K like the mercedes
engines... but c'mon, 130k is not a bad lifespan for
an engine.... and 200k with just a set of heads is
pretty darned good.
Mark
--- John P <jmp@bt-pacific.co.nz> wrote:
> Do you seriously consider 130,000 miles to be a
> shortlived life for your
> WBX?
> Seems like a reasonable mileage to me, after all its
> not a 5.0liter Chevy
> engine.
> John.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Lilley <Wolfvan88@aol.com>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 2:05 AM
> Subject: Re: WBX Nightmares...For me I turned them
> into pleasant dreams...
>
>
> > <<yah, but for all the money you put into the
> wasserboxer, you could of
> put
> > in a 2.2 litre subaru motor! seriously, i have a
> 83 vanagon i just bought
> > that is a basketcase= contemplating a motor swap-
> im not sure waht i want
> to
> > do. 2.2 subaru, 1.9 vw turbo diesel,1.8 vw golf
> motor- i just dont know. i
> > had a 85 that blew the head gaskets at 130k, kinda
> left a sour vw taste in
> my
> > mouth, although i love my diesel rabbit!>>
> >
> >
> >
> > Maybe,
> > But I would have no bottom end power, Now I can go
> from 35 to 85+ in my
> fifth
> > gear and go from 25 to 75 in fourth and 5 to 55 in
> third. With the ECU
> chip
> > upgrade, the power will be more...
> >
> > I do not have to worry about custom making my
> wiring harness, not
> fabricating
> > engine mounts, worrying about when the used engine
> will blow, what custom
> > made part will break where ever and who will make
> it. I do not have to
> live
> > with vibrations AND exhaust droning at various
> RPMs. My engine is quiet
> at
> > 85 mph BOTH engine and exhaust. I can listen to
> my CD player at normal
> > levels, I can carry on a conversation with my wife
> WITHOUT yelling, my
> ears
> > do not ring after a long drive. I can get ALL
> parts from the dealer or
> FLAPS,
> > I do not have to have parts CUSTOM made and then
> worry about IF they will
> > LAST. The dealer and FLAPS parts are designed by a
> TEAM of engineers and
> the
> > custom parts WHO knows who designed them???
> Someone that hopes they will
> last
> > (have we not heard about exhaust problems, wiring
> problems and other
> > problems?) I did not have to pay someone
> thousands of dollars to do the
> > conversion installation Vs just assembling the
> engine with the custom
> parts
> > and install it. (While I did the labor myself,
> others cannot and this will
> > ADD UP.)
> >
> > You can choose to do a conversion and open
> yourself to a can of worms of
> > unknown trouble OR fix the few problems with WBX
> engine.
> >
> > I choose to fix the few problems that has resulted
> in increased power,
> > reliability and mileage, Your choice is up to
> you...
> >
> >
> > Robert
=====
Mark
Just because you have an opinion, doesn't mean that anyone wants to hear it
87 Westfalia Gl
84 Scirocco 8v
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