Date:         Thu, 18 May 2000 13:21:57 -0400
Reply-To:     "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Tips ?
Comments: To: Jean-Philippe Lerda <jplerda@SYMPATICO.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <00c401bfc0da$f06c5be0$b5b9e440@jeff>
Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII

Go to the Boston Engine web site: http://www.bostonengine.com

Bob has good insights on new engine break in.  He builds a good engine as well,
of course.  :-)  You might want to pay particular attention to valve preloading
and back them off if the rebuild shop set them to final specs already.

-Karl

> Hi volks
>
> I just get my 88 transporter out of the garage with a rebuilt engine.
> Apart from all the common advice from the garage in order to take care of
> the new baby, I d like to know your secret advice that you can tell me
> cause of your experience in that matter ? Anyone ?
>
> Other point, I going to start a trip over US and Canada (starting from
> Montreal) and my trnasporter is not a westy, as it s quite hard here to
> find some westy interior so I decided to build my own. Once again any
> advice or good ideas from people who did the same. If you have pictures,
> then it s perfect....
>
> Thanks !
>
> Jp.
>


Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
'87 Westfalia Weekender  "Beverley" - 197K miles
http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/
PA/NJ Vanagon owner's mailing list: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/pavanagon/