Date:         Mon, 16 Apr 2001 14:19:57 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Damaged 1975 Type 4 Bus engine FS in NZ
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It's probably about time to cut down on the stuff filling my basement.

The original twin-carb 1.8 engine from my 75 Bay could be for sale, if
there are any NZ listees listening who know someone who wants one. It had a
1916 slip-in kit and went extremely well, 130kmh effortlessly, but
hindsight tells me there was a damaged piston when I bought it. After a
year or so the piston burned through completely, leaving me to drive about
180km home on 3 cylinders, leaving a cloud of breather smoke (not exhaust0
so thick it completely obscured the road... sorry to other road users!
(wouldn't try that now...). It would still do 100kmh, but I kept it down to
65.

It's been sitting with heads & barrels off for about 10 years... and I hava
no real idea what it's worth.

Then again, maybe I ought to find a rough CV-jointed Bug, cut it down into
a roadster, fix the engine and my 094 5-speed and fit them?


Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
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