Date:         Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:26:00 -0800
Reply-To:     william twombley <twombleyw@JPS.NET>
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From:         william twombley <twombleyw@JPS.NET>
Subject:      Re: cylinder hone question - dvwimportaoutoparts.com
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I'm with Don!!!  If you set out to rebuild a motor.... do just that ...
rebuild the motor!!!

Anything else is half measures, which you will soon enough regret!

By the time you get done rebuilding the heads,  the connecting rods,
put an .010/.010 or better crank  in it (never less, 020/.020 or more
is junk, IMHO), plus all the other details that you should do to really
rebuild the motor... you have sunk a bunch of money is this little
excursion.  Using used piston and cylinder sets is then, just plain
silly.  That last little bit of money saved puts the whole (expensive)
effort in jeopardy!

Now if you are just patching it up to limp a few more months, that is
another thing entirely. That is a quick and dirty effort that has no
long term outlook and low expectations!  That was why it was done o on
the cheap! What did the Fram oil filter guy say? "Pay me now or pay me
later".

I know all this because I have made the wrong choice myself. Boy, is
that a painful lesson!

Your milage may vary!!!

Mike


On Thursday, January 22, 2004, at 02:55 PM, Don Deitke wrote:

> Thank You Sam &    John from AIRCOOLED .NET  / . If you have  been
> following
> the talk sessions Guys you will see that we have a few trying to lead
> a
> unknowning lad into putting New  ROUND rings in & onto 2 oblong
> objects piston //
> cylinder ???????  Maybe  THE several so called  EXPERTS  go to their
> local
> chain /store /JUNK store and rent  lifetime gauranteed oblong hones to
> do thier
> rebuilds  ???? . Please guys dont steer people wrong  //  I repeat New
> Pistons &
>  Cylinder Kits ONLY for any VW  horizontal rebuilds  New Ring Sets are
> used
> for when you accidently drop a  NEW piston and brake  a ring  or snap
> one
> instilling the cylinder over the piston ??   It tis total foolishness
> on the
> rebuilders part not to USE NEW KITS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now as for a
> Address it is DVW
> Imports 290 Old Walsall Road  Johnstown Pa. 15904 Ph. 814-266-9335 //
> The  800
> number will be reinstilled  asap . // Thats enough of this nonsense )
> Please
> look my site over  & tell me if you see any misteaks & then get back
> to me.if
> you like or dislike & WHAT  //  Thanks Don at DVW
> www.dvwimportautoparts.com
>  Thanks again Sam & John
>