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i am living proof of that , when i bought my 67 baja with a new motor with papers to prove it was new and only 300 miles .. around 200 to 500 miles later it broke a ring and put a hole in the piston... my new motor not so new no more ... hehehhe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 10:08 PM Subject: Re: type3-d Digest V01 #312 > On 30 May 2001, at 17:47, Molleston wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > Friday morning (June 1st) I'm driving from Seattle to w-a-y southern > > Oregon and back to pick up my "new" '69 Squareback. Any tips on safe > > driving with a new engine (300 miles on it)? > > Make sure it has oil in it and that you have some to spare. If you > can, do a valve adjustment and tune-up before you start out. Don't > lug the engine on hills, but don't over rev it, either. Of course I > realize that if you are a first time owner you really don't have much > of an idea of where the 2 limits are. > > I would be very suspicious of anyone who sells a car that has just > 300 miles on the engine. No one would sell a car in this condition > unless they knew that there was some "hidden" problem in there. > > Good luck! > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/