Date:         Mon, 21 Oct 2002 23:47:22 -0700
Reply-To:     Craig Oda's Personal email <craig@ODA-INC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Craig Oda's Personal email <craig@ODA-INC.NET>
Subject:      Eurocars Reman/Rebuilt Engines
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

I've been looking at the prices of the remanufactured and rebuilt
engines at Eurocars
http://www.gizmographics.com/euro/new/remanufactured.php

This seems considerably cheaper than my previous choice,

http://www.avp-worldwide.com/engines.htm

So, $1,600 for a remanufactured 1.9L engine seems pretty good to me if
the quality is any good and if there are no hidden costs.  Anyone have
any experience with them?  Also, what's the advantage of the the $1,600
reman over the $1,100 rebuilt?

The $400 core charge looks pretty good since I'm driving around with 20
psi oil pressure on the freeway and one day soon, the rods could throw
or something evil could happen.  I'm not sure how close to an engine
swap I am.  My compression on my cylinders appear to be good #1=140psi;
#2=140psi; #3=120ps; #4=130psi and there are no apparent horrible
sounds from the engine (yet).   I'm thinking of going camping a few
more times, then when it gets cold (for SF weather), drop the engine
and take a look at it.  If at this point, if I feel confident, then I
might try to replace the main bearings or oil pump myself or other
parts myself.  Otherwise, I will probably buy a reman or rebuilt (I
don't know the real difference here.)

One last question.  If I decide to replace the bearings myself, I would
probably need to get the case align bored at some shop.  Where could I
get this done and how much would it cost?  I am in San Bruno, CA which
is next to San Francisco airport.  There seems to be a lot of auto
shops in San Bruno, South San Francisco (next city over and where my
office is) and other places in this area.  Any ideas on places and
costs?


=====