Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:38:35 -0500
Reply-To: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject: Re: I win!!! the worse ever "westy part" picture...
Hey Robert, about 35 to 40 hours..of hard work, i have to admit.. at 25$hr
(my last job ever at that price, am now at 35$hr)
Let me explain, this is a very nice 86 Syncro, body and interior are near
perfect... the owner lives in San Francisco, but he is from Montreal, the
van as been sitting outside for 3.5 years, the rust comme from moisture /
humidity more than the snow or salt itself... VW and Mazda when it come to
engine rust... Now, that said, the original engine is done, finish, kappoot
(max compression 75psi), broken head, too much rust...
So we found another good engine, a reman with only 40k on it, but again,
this engine (the second one) as been sitting inside and outside for years..
but it is way less rusty....and someone filled this one up with fresh oil
before, the injection is the worse part...so, i split open both engine, i
took the best of everything out of those 2 (but mostly from the second one),
i did check/measure everything carefully...(pistons, sleeve, rings, heads,
valves, seat....bla bla bla)....so that said, after about 40hours, we should
have a verry good 2.1L (about 1000$ CAD / 800USD of labor time), not many
parts where needed to built back that engine... so, for about 1500$ CAD,
this guy should have a good/clean/original/inspected/sealed running engine +
new starter, alternator, clutch. To your question, about 100$ of tools(wire
brush), liquid (Brake cleaner, solvant, degreaser), cleanner where
needed..on top, my shop is a mess, he he he, and i forgot, we did use a NEW
tarp to work on it...finish...
About your second question...oil treatment is the solution, yes, engine are
being treated also....but, this guys didn't!!! The engine i removed from
this van was the original engine, original everything...even the fuel
hose...it's a true 20 years old engine... so, not so bad after all...
Of course i didn't use that part:
http://www.benplace.com/syncro/syncro74.jpg
I was just amaze by the poor condition of this one!!!!
Ben
http://www.benplace.com/vanagon_engine5.htm
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Question: How many billable hours involved in that anchor, at how much per
hour? What was the total bill w/parts, etc. (if you're okay with telling, of
course)? Speaking of anchors, nobody ever weighed in on my question about
whether or not it would be worth it for y'all northern glacier dwellers to
ceramic coat (or whatever) your engines to keep 'em from getting that way.
Cya, Robert
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