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I think you may be making a good observation here... alot of short trips in the Northeast, and cold winters. Highway miles have made the engine in my Square very happy... and I havent driving it in the winter in over 10 years. Keith > Most of the T-3 engines that were treated decent just needed valve > guides at about 60K miles. Resealed the cylinder base, and > retorqued/resealed the main studs, and they were good for another 60K > miles. > Maybe it is the type driving that the cars in the midwest get. A lot of > highway miles, where the engine gets warmed up completely every time it > is started. > Gasoline washing IS hard on rings. > > -- > Russ Wolfe > '66 FB MT > '71 FB AT > '65 Bug (not running) > russw@classicvw.org > http://www.classicvw.org > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >