Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:00:46 -0500
Reply-To: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
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From: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject: Re: 2.4 WBX longblock Go westy style
It's a longblock.
Not that i would critic such a piece of art but beware!
Here is a short story, me, Hans and Frank.c fixed a van (a 91) badly in
shape in La Manzanilla (Mexico). The van was pooring smoke (not all the
time) and had an heavy fuel consumption, after some wile frank found a few
things wrong (even if from far away i was screaming "Fuel reg"), still, they
change the cooked plugs, wires (done also) and i found one dead injectors
and one weak one. We change those and something else, i don't remember. Then
went for a ride and it seem better... when they came back, smoke came back
again... i call Jonathan and ask him to borrow his feul pressure tester. I
was right since the beginning, the regulator was cooked also (and the rest
of the parts also). We installed a spare one that Frank had and all the
trouble where gone. This van was in poor shape mechanically. With all those
different problems, the oil had over 2 quarts of fuel in it, and this one
had been change a week or so ago. Fuel and oil don't get along too much.
My point! Well, if you put 6k$ on a long block, put another 1 to 2k$ on the
injection system, and another 1 k$ on the cooling system on don't brag when
the engine blows up or only last 30k mile. Again, that stock engine is good!
it's what's around that it's killing it!!!
For that amount, i would go for more power and better reliability (Vanaru,
ZTEC or VW Diesel).
Ben (still in Mexico)
http://www.benplace.com
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:29:31 -0700, Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>I looked at the samba ad & wasn't sure whether it was a longblock or
>a turn ket engine for $5895+-?
>
>Inquiring mind wants to know,
>
>Mr. BZ
>
>On Jan 29, 2008, at 10:24 AM, Pensioner wrote:
>
>> The circle is indeed wide.
>>
>> Tim, (it is perhaps not too widely known) apparently did motors for
>> GW.
>> Tim's shop is just north of Bishop CA and is a 'real' shop with
>> 'mechanics'
>> rather than 'technicians' a fine work ethic and a depth of
>> knowledge and
>> talent worthy of consideration. Bugs Busses Vanagons Diesels
>> Passats Jettas
>> even a fox or two.
>>
>> I have visited there often only once on 'business'. They stopped
>> work to
>> fix my problem and get me on the way. My kind of folks.
>>
>> pensioner
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