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> I still have the > rubber bung, and, I just found out, the original engine!- which seems to be > running better each week I don't fiddle with it! But I'm worried- it says > about 40k on the clock and given the state of the seats I guess its not the > first time its said that- so its either about to die, or its been rebuilt > which I guess would have been more unusual in the past than a recon? > That's quite a high mileage from a UK point of view - not much constant 55 mph driving in the UK, or in the 'States these days either. Stop-start driving up and down through the gears wears out an engine quicker. I don't think too many UK engines were rebuilt by VW garages - they mostly used the re-manufactured exchange service. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org