Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 11:29:29 -0800
Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Repost: Research done, now your opinion...
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Badgering us into a response?
Look, you did the research. You have determined that it's not a leak in the
coolant system. You know what it's gonna cost to have the heads rebuilt vs.
new heads that may or may not be any better. You don't know what the bottom
end looks like. So the reality is, if you want to rebuild, plan on it
costing you an antire rebuild and if you get out of it cheap, you're gold.
Or, just get Boston Bob or AVP to sell you a quality rebuild and sleep well
at night.
WE can't make the decision for you. We all look at our finances and decide
what's best for our vans.
In my case, in a similar situation, I bought an engine from Van-again
(pulled from a transplant project). It's had it's issues, but 15,000 miles
later, it's still running strong. I still think about rebuilding the
original one, but that's low on the time priorities.
Anyhowz, none of us like to be badgered. And yes, thr BS posts get a lot of
attention around here You learn to live with it.
tim in san jose.
>Come on, where is everyone?... My email box is usually clogged with
>postings on if you eat meat or not, the next generation VW Van, the never
>ending tire post, Vendor bashing, political and religious views on just
>about anything, if we should be fighting the War or not...
> Here is your chance to help a fellow "Vanagon Nut" out in a time of need
>and let me know what you would do if your Van was my Van's shoes... I ask
>a
>real Van question and I got one reply all morning(Thank You because I do
>appreciate your view), I would like to hear from you. Thank you again.
>
> Rich
>
>
>>From: Richard Bias <rbias@HOTMAIL.COM>
>>Reply-To: Richard Bias <rbias@HOTMAIL.COM>
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Research done, now your opinion...
>>Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 08:19:49 -0500
>>
>>Hello All,
>> Thank you for your replies on my "Throw in the towel, or not" email.
>>Our
>>Van has been parked in the driveway since the day it happened and I
>>haven't
>>looked at it yet except to see that the overflowed coolant in my overflow
>>tank is not the bright, snappy orange it once was but now it is a dingy,
>>burnt orange color. To recap, my heads seem to have gone south again
>>after
>>only about 25K miles. I have an air gap in my reservoir tank and the
>>overflow is overflown...
>> My wife has talked me into fixing it again (I am very happy about this
>>because I think if I had just dumped it, I would really have regretted
>>it!).
>> I want to be very careful with the money because we just don't have it
>>growing on the tree in the back yard. Here is the pertinent
>>information...
>>1985 GL, 1.9L, 161K miles, New H2O pump, thermostat, Temp II sensor about
>>8K
>>ago, like I said new gaskets with rebuilt and tested heads 25K ago. The
>>heads had the crack between valves but the shop said the tested fine. I
>>have got the engine running like a top and (hard to believe, doesn't use a
>>drop of oil in between the 3K oil changes) when I did the heads last time
>>I
>>had the cylinder barrels out and they looked good, no scratches or gouges
>>and the honing marks were still there. Pistons and rings looked good so I
>>did the job knowing the heads tested fine. People on the list with the
>>1.9L
>>engine have talked of 240K on up miles on their engines... Do you think
>>it
>>is feasible to go with new heads on a 161K. 1.9L engine? There, I
>>asked...
>>Please let me know what you are thinking. As always, thank you for your
>>time and concern.
>>
>>Rich and Annemarie
>>1985 GL "Buba"
>>
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