Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:30:23 -0400
Reply-To: Mike Bucchino <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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From: Mike Bucchino <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
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Dennis,
There are plenty of 'experienced' engine rebuilders, charging people money
for their services, that are iffy at best.
Maybe you should ask Boston Bob about his formula on how to rebuild these
engines to last, better than factory.
I'm pretty sure he can tell you all about it.
Mike B.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: <no subject>
Most likely the bearings came loose again after a number of overheating
events. An out of balance flywheel-clutch assembly can pound the heck out of
this, especially if the thrust was not shimmed correctly. As far as age, it
is probably 10 years since VW had these engines available. There are many
reasons why these things do not last as rebuilds.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Nathaniel Poole
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 4:41 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: <no subject>
Back to the morass. Just spoke with the boys in the bug shop and it turns
out that my engine is a factory (dealer) rebuild, which is good for me in
that the internal components are in good shape. Don't know how I missed the
sticker. It's not an old rebuild judging by bearing wear, colour and
condition of pistons and con rods. He figgers maybe 50,000 kilometres at
most. But the downside is that when they line-bored the case they didn't do
it right and left too much clearance for a few bearings which is why the
thrust bearing can move in its seat and is now worn. This is a dealer
rebuild and they still didn't do it right. I can see an average Joe-Shmo
shop not knowing how to do a proper VW rebuild, but you would think VW
would. What is really scary is that as time passes, there will be fewer and
fewer shops that will know how to do this stuff properly. Maybe thatıs not
such a bad thing as these engines are so archaic and out-dated, but for all
their shortcomings no one can deny they have character.
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