At 12:56 PM 05/09/2000 -0400, you wrote: >re: item #2 >I take it you're not too keen on a GEX rebuild. Why? They did the rebuild >on my '87 5 years ago and she's still runnin' like new money. (knock on >wood) >-Mike I've replaced several that had 1000 to 10,000 total miles before failure. I've seen them come off the shipping crate with 3 times the allowable crankshaft endplay. Saw one that had a rod knock upon initial start up. Possable failure in 0 hours running is the other side of your coin. If you check the archives, 3 to 1 at least of GEX owners would never buy another due to failures with the first. > >>1. Brake fluid filthy dirty. -500 >>2. GEX rebuild. -2000 T-I, -3000 T-IV
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