Date:         Wed, 13 Sep 2000 23:41:41 -0000
Reply-To:     Pat Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Pat Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Pulled engine today
Comments: To: Chris Gkikas <theerion@GATOR.NET>
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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
>