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Date:         Sun, 4 Aug 2002 21:51:10 -0500
Reply-To:     minor35@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill Minor <minor35@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: 90 Westy... Blown 2.1...WTB 2.1 core
Comments: To: steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET
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STP oil filter and all. I can't figure .................. File a claim with STP against their oil filter. They may see fit to buy you a new engine. If the driver and vehicle have a good history, it could very well be the filter. Very good documentation is important but just a owners log book is sufficient even without receipts. I've had filters with leaky canisters and oil filters that ballooned up, well like a balloon.

Bill M.

On Sun, 4 Aug 2002 22:35:28 -0400 Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET> writes: > Well, the friend had her Westy towed to my pal's shop yesterday. > > The good: > It's more like a 9 out of 10; maybe a 9.5. Absolutely no rust > anywhere. > The interior is perfect and there are very few small road marks and > only one > or two insignificant parking lot dings. All in all this is one of > the > nicest original vans I've ever seen. > > The bad (for all of you who have p-mailed your potential interest in > the > engine-less van): > She is going to have the engine replaced. I have volunteered to do > it since > my pal doesn't have the time to do it with his current workload and > her > schedule needs. > > The ugly: > > She's going to need a CORE for exchange ...anybody got a cheap, > rebuildable > 2.1 for sale? > > There is a sizable (baseball size!) hole in the top, left side > engine case; > directly between the #3 and #4 pistons. Without removing anything > and > prodding around, it appears that the #3 cylinder is intact. I'll > know more > when I get it up on a rack later this week. In talking to her since > my last > post...seems she had the oil changed the day before by some hot > rodder that > has a garage out in the sticks... STP oil filter and all. I can't > figure > what possessed her to do that! It should be interesting to see what > happened > to cause such a catastrophic failure. I haven't done an engine > failure tear > down since I was an Engineer in the Navy. Big bucks and big blame > back > then. This could just be coincidence/fate/karma here. > More later. > > -- > Stephen > Chillicothe OH >

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