Date:         Sat, 30 Mar 2002 06:57:18 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: piston rings----the good, the bad and the ugly
Comments: To: vgonman@MSN.COM
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Don't be ragging on Tony, we're all hanging back so we can watch him
spend $4000.00 on an engine and then we're all going to jump up and say
"We Told You So!!!!".
Hey! Everybody wants what they want, I bought a GMC Diesel Pickup Truck
in 1980. It was so sorry I could only run it 11K in two years. I had to
buy a Ford F100 as a backup. Every automotive publication had glowing
reports on the GMC diesels, now I know who their biggest advertiser was.

Stan


On Sat, 30 Mar 2002 06:49:50 -0500 Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM> writes:
> Tony,
>
> > I've heard that Deves rings are the choice of rings, second only
> to German
> >
> > The 2.2L kits have Grant rings which are caca.....the pistons made
> in
> > Taiwan....I havn't heard much about these......any thoughts?
> >
> > Total Seal......not good for waterboxer daily driver
>
>
>
> Are you basing all this info on people you are told are good at
> rebuilding
> these motors or, you have actually done this yourself?  The list
> goes on and
> on with this stuff!  Who says about total seal?  Why would they not
> be good?
> Ever seen one?
>
> Get a hold of yourself man!  There is a big difference between
> building
> hundreds of these motors (like Boston Bob) and calling someone like
> GEX and
> asking about cams in the WBX.  Lots of people will tell you what you
> want to
> hear, and lots of folks will blow you off, knowing you aren't going
> to buy
> anything and are busy.
>
> It is great what you are trying to do for yourself, but like I have
> already
> stated, find someone with this big engine you seek, and drive a
> stocker that
> has a quality rebuild.  The difference might not be worth the extra
> couple
> thousand you would have to sink into it, as a matter of fact I KNOW
> it
> wouldn't be.  Other  vans  manufactured at the same time at the time
> were
> having 4 liter plus motors in there cars to get the power you are
> seeking.
> A 2,2, 2.5 whatever will still have its limitations, for it is
> pushing a
> huge, heavy box.
> >
> >
> >
> > Malibu Tony  1.9L....soon to be 2.2L or even a 2.5L if things
> work
> > out........84 X 95mm....2457cc's.....woohoo!
> >
>

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