matter of time before everyone moves thay way, i'm glad my 1.9 was re-manufactured, and someone has my old block in great shape. I think most shops will say hey we can't do that its special work, shoot you can't get the german heads without them being reworked, I have AMC hope they are just as good as time passes. heck I have someones block in my van, and i thank you who ever you may be in socal or where-ever :) but it came from socal then again you have others that say conversion is tits and the wasser is a hoser ;) so why not convert.. hehe Thats whats great about an open world every might have a choice to find what works for them. or keep whats works for them parts are parts Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: Alistair Bell [mailto:albell@UVIC.CA] > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 03:39 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: unsubstantiated rumour about wasserboxer engines > > Heard from a reliable source that you can no longer buy "re-manufactured" > wasserboxer engines from VW of Canada. > > Anyone else (VW employees in the States?) heard this too? > > Alistair > > -- > '82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94 > albell@uvic.ca > http://members.shaw.ca/albell > |
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