Date:         Sun, 11 Feb 2001 09:18:55 EST
Reply-To:     NotaJeep@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Steven Denis <NotaJeep@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: EXPERTISE NEEDED!  oil pressure woes con't. part 4
Comments: To: bostneng@fcl-us.net
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In a message dated 2/11/01 8:22:48 AM Eastern Standard Time,
bostneng@FCL-US.NET writes:

<< I think you give VOA canada to much credit I have a steady flow of
 engine
 cores and some of them are VOA remans they are better than they where
 but the
 rods are not always resized, they are not always align bored and the
 cylinders seats >>
  As a bit of general knowledge..factory rebuilts are NOT necessarily the
"cat's meow" of rebuilts..they are "middle of the road" in fact..
One really nifty thing that they do on the WBX is to take the used pistons
and fit them to new cylinders...the used pistons are serviceable (ring lands
square and all that) but are slightly undersized on the heads/skirts....SOOO
they take raw cylinders and bore them to the undersized pistons (cylinders
being MUCH cheaper to produce)...Which, I suppose it fine. I got a van real
cheap one time where the dealer had put GOOD used pistons in the FR built
cylinders and then had to fit a new starter to get the car to crank..the
skirts, when cold were already a .0015 interference fit in the bore!
The WBX engines are also line bored...great stuff..until you go to rebuild
them again..guess what? try to buy oversize bearings ..THEN try to get
oversized and UNDERSIZED (reground crank) bearings!!!!
I ended up talking with the manager of the rebuild plant in Canada and they
could send them to my local dealer..It all worked out, but what a mess!



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