Take a serious look at Bob Donalds' work at Boston Engine (http://www.bostonengine.com). I took a trip to Bob's shop in March to pick up a rebuilt 2.1 waterboxer. Here are some pictures and thoughts from the trip: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/bostonengine/index.html I haven't put the engine in yet, but I've heard from other folks who are running Boston rebuilt engines and are sailing along. -Karl > i'm looking for info on who does the best rebuilds of 2.1's out there and > what experience(s) anyone has had, both good and bad. also, what's the > list's take on buying rebuilt heads (and the like) versus new? -- Karl & Kristina Bloss - vanagon@makarov.com 1987 Westfalia Weekender "Bev" - 198K Miles http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw VW Shop List: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/vwshops Linux 2.2.14-5.0 |
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