Date:         Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:45:32 -0700
Reply-To:     Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
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From:         Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
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Yeah, these are the only guys who could help me with this. Bowow wouldn't
touch me ;) I was very surprised to learn that only old used cases are
available and no oversize bearings. Yet there is tons of stuff available for
bugs, at much lower prices. I wonder if I could shoehorn a hi-performance
bug motor in it...


On 10/18/06 5:16 PM, "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:

> If you want to keep the stock motor, I strongly urge you to talk to The Bug
> Shop. Nobody in Western Canada has more experience with Vanagon motors and
> they are straight up guys.
> 604-589-2236
>
> If you're thinking Subaru, Paul Guzyk is in town and showing off his latest
> conversion.
> 604-484-4543
>
> Good luck
>
> On 10/18/06, 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?
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com