Date:         Mon, 21 Aug 2000 21:27:02 -0400
Reply-To:     Martin Jagersand 1 <vwjag@hammer.cs.jhu.edu>
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From:         Martin Jagersand 1 <vwjag@hammer.cs.jhu.edu>
Subject:      Re: [DIESEL] Re: Advice on shipping a motor
Comments: To: EVEHART33@aol.com
Comments: cc: diesel@vwfans.com
In-Reply-To:  <98.92e6b8b.26d2d90d@aol.com> (EVEHART33@aol.com)

   From: EVEHART33@aol.com

   Thanks to all who responded but I need a cheaper solution. Amtrak has a 50#
   maximum, Greyhound has a 100# max., and Yellow Freight only gives their
   special $100 engine rate to business-to-business customers. I maybe able to
   use a Mexican-USA bus line that goes from Albuquerque to LA for about $.35/lb
   but I don't think they were clear with what I wanted to do (no habla
   english). Any other advice appreciated.


   Ken Hunter

Hi Ken,

Did you check with moving companies (Allied, Atlas, Mayflower and local ones)?
It may take some persuasion to take an engine. Basically you need to
find out when they have a shipment Alb. -> LA anyway and then presuade the
driver to take your engine also.

Cheers,
Martin

PS: If your main problem with normal truck freight is price you
might argue that your block is not a complete engine (since head off,
missing some stuff etc...) and ship it at the scrap metal rate.
Problem is of course that they will only be responsible for it as if
it was scrap metal.

--
Westy 1.9l Turbo Diesel

New and used parts for sale, gas and Diesel:

    http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~jager/vw/Yale/forsale.html

Martin Jagersand                 email: vwjag@hammer.cs.jhu.edu
Computer Science Department
Johns Hopkins University

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