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<x-charset iso-8859-1>On Monday 19 November 2001 07:30, STEVEN.ANDERSON@af-group.com wrote: > What is the average mileage on a stock engine before a rebuild? How many > times can an engine be rebuilt? on average? how about a poll. > > My t-3 with a/c was rebuilt at 69,000 and 114,000 it now has 162,000. Any > stories > of engines or cars with 500+? > As a VW mechanic of over 30 years, I have always recommended up to 60K miles on the valves. The bottom end/bearings depend on how the car is driven, and the loads put on it. The automatic will get more miles out of the bearings than a manual trans, as engine is harder to hot rod, and the tranny makes the decisions on when to shift. When rebuilding the bottom end, I recommend putting in case savers, and doing a line bore on the bearing journals. An external oil filter is a a plus, but the engine should go over 100K miles with proper oil changes. -- Russ Wolfe '71 Fastback AT '66 Fastback MT (IT RUNS) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe </x-charset>