Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 23:21:11 -0800
Reply-To: phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
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From: phil stanhope <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: (costs)happenings/Boston Bob or Golf?
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But how many miles can you expect from a good rebuild
with an unsolvable factory defect such as the thin
leaky heads? Im still cornfused-golf,Boston R. or
Subie.They all have faults and I dont know which is
the lesser of three evils!("evils"-for lack of a nicer
word)
Phil 84' all white Westfalia
"Millenium Falcon"
--- Jason Willenbrock <pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> i second this!
> bob donalds is the man! he produces quality motors
> and his technical
> support is equally great. he has competitive prices
> with an exceptional
> warranty. i recently installed a 2.1 in my 90gl,
> and me not being a
> mechanic nor ever doing a job this big before, i was
> able to accomplish it
> (with a snag here and there) with the help of a list
> member and bobs
> technical support. i was pretty much on the phone
> with him daily and he
> never got tired of my stupid questions. every
> problem i encountered, he has
> seen a hundred times and was patiently able to walk
> my limited experienced
> mind through it. i now have a great engine that i
> will get many, many miles
> out of and most importantly, i gained experience
> that will stay with me even
> after i have to get my next rebuild from him. i am
> now more confident with
> my abilities and have a stronger bond with my van.
> if you are considering a
> rebuild, take my advice and go with boston
> engine--you won't regret it!!
> jason
> 90 gl
>
>
> >From: KENWILFY@AOL.COM
> >Reply-To: KENWILFY@AOL.COM
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: (costs)happenings with home engine
> repair: The big picture
> > (par...
> >Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 18:36:54 EST
> >
> >I always encourage folks to get their engines
> rebuilt by Bob for this very
> >reason. I sat down when I was thinking about
> replacing the engine in my
> >'91
> >Carat Vanagon and tallied up all the costs of the
> new parts that I would
> >going to need to do the job right. It came to
> close to $1500. Or I could
> >get a rebuilt engine from Bob with a warranty for
> around $2200 (with
> >shipping). So by doing it yourself you only really
> "save" $700 and you
> >have
> >to factor in how much time and running around you
> are going to do and your
> >down time in the vehicle (my van is our primary car
> so I could only have it
> >down for a couple of days at the most). Also you
> have to think about the
> >experience factor. Bob does these rebuilds all day
> long and has done it
> >for
> >years. So of course he is going to know secrets
> and tricks that I am not
> >going to know (rod bolts, etc) that are going to
> make my van more reliable
> >in
> >the future (he doesn't want engines coming back).
> >
> >So it makes no monetary sense in my book not to buy
> an already rebuilt
> >engine
> >vs rebuilding it yourself. The only reason I would
> find valid for someone
> >rebuilding their engine themselves is if they know
> that it will actually be
> >more expensive, but don't care and want to do it to
> learn the internal
> >workings of the internal combustion engine.
> >
> >I have rebuilt an engine or two in my day. It just
> makes me appreciate
> >what
> >people like Bob do, but it doesn't make me want to
> rebuild more engines (it
> >is really specialized work that I feel should be
> left to the pros).
> >
> >Just my opinion,
> >Ken Wilford
> >Van-Again
> >John 3:16
> >http://www.vanagain.com
> >Office: (856)-765-1583
> >Fax: (856)-327-2242
>
>
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