Medallion Motors is really David in Langley. He has a piece of Gordon's Used VW and Porsche parts. I don't really know him, though I have been to his shop and spoken to him a few times. I have his phone number if you want to talk to him about the motor. Jake On 10/18/06, Nathaniel Poole <npoole@telus.net> wrote: > > Thanks for the lead, Neil and Tabe. I called and talked to the guy, and > what > he says is the rebuilder (Medallion Motors?) buys a rebuilt factory case > from VW (is this possible?), and installs his own new pistons and new > heads. > Supposedly it has new bearings/cam and crank/lifters. I'm going to see it > tomorrow, but in terms of "right" rebuilds, how do you know? What can you > look for? The price is sure right for a rebuilt, but not if it blows in a > month. It sure feels like the swamp water is rising... > > > On 10/18/06 7:49 PM, "neil" <goofymuso@yahoo.ca> wrote: > > > --- Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET> wrote: > > > >> SO I got the engine out and flywheel off (needs a > >> new flywheel), heads and > >> cylinders off. Unfortunately Dennis was right about > >> the block - the rear > >> thrust bearing is moving in its seat, I can rotate > >> it about 1/8" inch. > >> Nobody in Vancouver area can machine these blocks > >> and there isn't an > >> oversize bearing available, so it looks like a new > >> used block for me. I'm > >> leaning towards letting the machine shop do the > >> parts swap - polish the > >> crank, mic everything, install new bearings, > >> probably new cam and lifters. I > >> could do this part myself and save $400 bucks but > >> the chances of fouling up > >> something are good as I have NO experience with > >> these engines. It's weird, > >> this engine was rebuilt not that long ago from all > >> appearances - no cylinder > >> ridge and you can still see the crosshatch marks on > >> the cylinder walls, oil > >> galleries drilled and plugged. I know the heads were > >> rebuilt this summer. > >> Yet all told I'm still looking at a grand, not > >> including new exhaust and > >> heqter boxes, and I'm still left with a questionable > >> motor. So now I'm > >> wondering what one of these engine conversions cost? > > > > > > > > Being a fellow AC van owner in Vancouver I noticed a > > recent posting on Craigs List: > > > > http://vancouver.craigslist.org/pts/219718221.html > > > > I had seen it before listed for more, so pretty sure > > price has been lowered once already. Regardless one > > has to make sure that the rebuilds been done "right". > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Neil Nicholson. > > 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com |
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