Try www.freightquote.com I had good experience with them (at my work, not shipping engines tho). You enter your specs and they quote different carriers instantly. Joachim Preiss Acton, MA [mailto:spielmobil@snuttig.net} '85 Westfalia 1.9WBX 'Spielmobil'
> -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf > Of 80 Westy Pokey > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 20:35 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: cheap shipping company, Mass to SF. Engine Rebuild Question > too > > > You have to pick up and drop off, and pay by money order but > your cheapest shipper will probably be www.forwardair.com > > Thanks, > Chris > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 10:57:01 -0800 > >From: Craig Oda <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO> > >Subject: cheap shipping company, Mass to SF. Engine Rebuild > Question too > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > >Hi, > >Can someone recommend a shipping company for a engine on > pallet from > >Western Massachussets, residential, to somewhere near San > Francisco (I > >can drive to anywhere within an hour)? I'm looking for a > lowish cost > >shipper that can pick up an engine from a guys house and > then drop it > >off either at my house or somewhere near. > > > >In a separate issue, I'm dismantling my 1.9L for the first > time in my > >life. I've got the the engine on the ground with the heads > off.. > >Here are two pictures of the stage I'm at. > >http://communitybuilders.info/vanagon/march/0319-cylinders3- > 4.png > >http://communitybuilders.info/vanagon/march/0319- > shortblock.jpg > > > >I've got the pulley wheel off. However, the flywheel and > the pistons > >and sleeves are still in. I plan to split the case. What > should I do > >next? Should I take out the pistons and flywheel, or should > I just > >split the case. This is kind of exciting for me, so if I > need to take > >out the pistons, I will probably stop buy a hardware store > on the way > >home and get the snap ring pliers, which it appears that I > need. Also, > >do I need to buy a special tool to take the burr off the > piston pin if > >there is a burr, or can I use some type of standard file? > > > >Thanks. Wish me luck. :-) > > > >Regards, > >Craig > > > |
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