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Date:         Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:52:47 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Comments wanted: Rebuilt Wasserboxer 2.1,
              AVP (Bus Depot) & GoWesty
Comments: To: vanagon-rcampbell@USA.NET
In-Reply-To:  <933kDNVI69776S03.1145050497@uwdvg003.cms.usa.net>
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I have an AVP, purchased from them.

Leonard and family seem like straightforward, nice folks who know wasserleakers well.

That said, my rings would not seat. I finally had to run the engine very hard, much harder than I ever would run any cars engine, even my M3, to get the rings from a quart of oil every 800 miles to a quart every 2000. That was 60k miles ago and the rate just went to a quart per 2500 but thatıs tentative.

They said it had only happened once before in the many years theyıd been rebuilding. I believe them. I was just unlucky. As a kind of make good they didnıt charge me for the case; mine was bad.

Other than that they were straight forward, did what they promised, when they promised, for the price promised.

Mike

On 4/14/06 2:34 PM, "Robert Campbell" <vanagon-rcampbell@USA.NET> wrote:

> Hello Vanagonauts, > > So, I'm approaching the day when I'll need a new engine. My trusty Carat is > now >172K miles and the leak in the passenger head is getting worse -- this is > my daily driver. > > Can some folks out there with FIRST HAND knowledge chime in with comments on > why you would use the GoWest Rebuilt Wasserboxer 2.1 ($3495 + $1500 core) or > the AVP Rebuilt Wasserboxer 2.1 ($1800 + $800 core)? I'm not basing > everything on price, but I'd like to hear some words from those of you who > actually HAVE either of these installed and running for some time. > > In grazing through the archives, the information seems to get emotionally > charged pretty quick. I'm not looking for opinions here, just the facts from > those who have these engines installed. > > So, if you have the AVP (from Bus Depot) or a GoWesty rebuilt running in your > Van, can you let me know if you are satisfied with it? How long you've been > running (miles/km)? And, would you use the engine again? > > Of course, I could end up just replacing the heads..... ($1000 for a set from > both Bus Depot and GoWesty). > > Thanks for your input!! > > -Robert Campbell > >


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