Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:53:20 -0500
Reply-To: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
Subject: Re: Fix Engine or Get New One?
In-Reply-To: <3F0EC724.5070507@visualautomation.com>
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Duane Fahey wrote:
Go WBX from Boston Bob. Any of his engines are good, and he offers some
upgrade options as well that you may want to choose from.
I considered and engine conversion at the time I had my engine rebuilt,
but opted to go back stock. I'm glad I did.
John Rodgers
88 GL Driver
> Wow, lots of different input and answers.
>
> OK, I'm leaning toward buying an engine and having it put in (I'm not
> very mechanical).
>
> So, it looks like my choices are Boston Bob, AVP, or Tiico for
> re-builts. And Tiico has a brand new engine that I could buy (no
> pricing?).
>
> What's the vote out there?
>
> My Vanagon has rust, but it's kept in the garage now. No holes yet
> (maybe a couple of really really small ones). If I spend the money for
> an engine, I might go ahead get some body work done too. The interior
> is great, all camping parts are awesome (no mold on camper top or
> anything).
>
> I'm trying to justify the money. I bought my 89 Vanagon about 3 years
> ago for $7,000 with hundred thousand miles on it or so. I put a hundred
> thousand on it. If I can get another hundred thousand out of it, over
> the next 3 years for 3 or 4 grand, I think I'm doing pretty good. Am I
> being realistic? And maybe it will go 150 or even 200 thousand more
> miles...
>
> Thanks for any and all input! - Duane
>
> Douglas L. Urner wrote:
>
>>> So, with about 200,000 miles on the engine, what should I do? Should I
>>> fix the engine that I have, or put something new or rebuilt in?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Rebuild it, or convert it. At 200K miles, your engine has earned a
>> rest. If you were to put new heads on it, you'd still have a (most
>> likely) worn out bottom end. You got really good life out of the
>> engine.
>>
>>
>>
>>> The body is rusting now, no holes yet, but coming soon, I think.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> This is where it gets hard. We have an '83 with a pretty questionable
>> body and interior -- though it drove really nicely. When the engine
>> failed, it didn't seem worth it to us to invest the money in repairing
>> it since we just didn't feel that good about the car. The money that it
>> would cost us to repair the body and interior would buy us a much nicer
>> car and then some -- so we decided to go looking for a "new" Vanagon.
>>
>>
>>
>>> I've been looking for a 2nd vehicle anyway, so I'm wondering if I
>>> should
>>> just look for a Eurovan Camper...
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I had a '93 Eurovan, it was too hard to work on. I'm much happier with
>> my '84 Vanagon (though there are a couple of months every summer when
>> A/C seems like it wouldn't be a bad thing).
>>
>> Doug
>> --
>> Douglas L. Urner <dlu@canishe.com> Port Orchard, WA +1 360 769 5565
>>
>>
>>
>
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> Duane Fahey
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