Dammit, Chris, your timing sucks. There was an 81 vanagon in junkyard w/ good motor. I went back this past weekend and somebody already pulled it. Complete motors - 150 bucks. Oh well. > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of Chris Gkikas > Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 3:17 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Pulled engine today > > > Hey List, > > I don't normally write, probably because my Bus has been docked for > the past three months... trying to get my sh*t in order before > tackling my infirmed 80 Westy. > > Much to my surprise, I managed to pull the engine and tranny (as a > unit) out of the Bus, get it on the ground, and remove everything > down to the pistons (which come out tomorrow). My heads are shot, > my pistons look like they've been dragged for miles behind a fast > moving vehicle (not mine), and there's more oil in my > shrouding-housings than in all of the Middle East. This all arose > out of 0.0 lbs compression, 30, 50, 80lbs. Not good. I found out > "afterwards" that I was "lucky" to get 30k out of this guy's > rebuild. > > Big trouble, yes. So... does anybody have a set of heads they'd > like to part with? Or maybe even an engine? :) My Westy's crappy > on the outside, but dear to my heart... and I own it, so why not? > > Thanks in advance, > Chris G. > 80 Westy 2.0L, "Guyute the Ugly Pig" 187k > |
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