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I didn't have to get any seals replaced when I got my SPICA replaced; however, my mechanic did run through 2 oil changes to make sure all the fuel was out of the system. I would not worry about damage to the rings or bearings until you see clear evidence of that, such as burning oil, weird noises, etc. Advice I got from 2 mechanics on separate occasions was that rebuilt vs. used has about the same success rate (or failure rate for all you pessimists). The first used pump I got from APE was bad, but I still came out slightly ahead in spite of the R&R costs for that. And so far, so good on this one, I just did a 1000-mile drive to Seattle and it ran great.
The final year for SPICA was 1981.
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Chris Keen
'77 spider veloce - since 1991
'79 sprint veloce - since 2005
'97 Golf veloce  - since 1997
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