Larry deserves the "testosterone maximums" medal. He went from coast to coast on an engine that was known to be well past war time performance specs. All in all I think he deserves a big applause for his bold accomplishments so far of not shooting poor old RoadHaus with his trusty Colt. When I start counting engines, rebuilds I must say throwing good money after bad doesn't sound like much of a possibility unless he does a Subaru conversion, which he can probably accomplish for about the same ticket price as a quality WB (Whatta' Bitch) engine. Stan Wilder ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gnarlodious" <gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 12:26 PM Subject: Re: Roadhaus - Need an Engine
> Entity Stan Wilder spoke thus: > > > Westfalia Acres sounds like a great place to put RoadHaus up on blocks as a > > final resting place until you find a buyer for yet another dead engine > > Westy. > I just gotta tell the group, this adventure was not conservatively > implemented. Putting a high-performance engine in a long-haul Westy and > expecting a normal lifespan is an exercise in futility. For anyone > considering a highly modded engine, Roadhaus' history here should serve as a > lesson learned, for this application stick to what's reliable. > > Hope that's not too harsh, and good luck Larry. > > -- Rachel in Santa Fe |
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