Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:51:54 -0800
Reply-To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
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From: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
Subject: Re: gutless AND unreliable...
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I have a good, used, low mileage 3.0 liter Nissan V6 engine sitting in my
garage. You can have it pretty cheap.
Jeff
Sacramento, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Sam Scholten
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 11:04 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: gutless AND unreliable...
I don't know how much maintenance could have prevented
my #3 exhaust valve from cracking up in the cylinder
at 103K. My girl STILL holds that against me. :( I
pampered my '87, and rarely took it over 60 mph, too.
Maybe if someone can tell me how I could have
prevented THAT, then I might consider a WBX.
I'm seriously looking for a Nissan VQ-series engine to
install with a KEP kit. The WBX was cool when it ran,
but the VQ is awesome.
Sam
--- gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> Fred,
> Steve sounds a bit green in the gills. Steve,
> you are right about it being gutless but the
> waterboxer is far from unreliable. If properly
> maintained I would say that it is extremely
> reliable.
> Most breakdowns on the road are due to the owner
> neglecting to maintain them or not fixing a problem
> they know needs to be fixed. What is truely nice
> about these engines are the simplicity and of course
> this vast source of knowledge called the list.
> peace to you all, gary
> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:56:59 -0600
> From: Fredrich Hesterberg <FredsVW@WEBTV.NET>
> Subject: Re: hesitation from a stop and replacing
> afm
>
> Unreliable?
> How can you say this?
> Most of all the wasserboxers machines I have seen
> all
> have big miles to
> them.
> Slow yes.
> Unreliable, no.
> Much charactor, yes
> Good Morning
>
> Fred
>
>
> E-mail message
>
> I know money should not be an issue when you own a
> Vanagon (that's why
> they are always looking for drivers) but anyone care
> to suggest what
> the
> first purchase should be???
> Conversion kit and a different kind of motor? I
> think
> that's probably
> the only permanent cure. I can hardly wait to get
> rid
> of my
> wasserboxer,
> it's really hard to love a motor that's gutless AND
> unreliable...
> Steve
>
>
>
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