High mileage BMWs

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Tom
   The 76' 530i with 488k had the original head crack, like they all did.
   I bored the motor with the head replacement in 84' at 114k miles.
   My wife's 85' euro-732i has 505,050 miles.  At 350k miles, I did a 
valve & ring job after a failed fan belt had her driving faster to 
make up for the lost air since the fan wasn't turning.
   Mom's 85' 735i only has 300k.
   I have one customer with 1.1 million miles on his 70' 2800.  I 
replaced his cracked head in 84' also and bored it to 3.0 litres, and 
lowered the compression.  The current head & pan gasket have over 
700k miles.
   BMW probably doesn't want to be known for longevity. You don't sell 
a lot of cars when people keep them decades.
   I still have my first, a 67' 1800 I bought new overseas, but it's 
on jacks needing some "rust-oration".

  Dan Patzer the CyberWrench from BIMMERS ONLY Seattle's exclusive BMW 
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