Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:41:17 -0700
Reply-To: dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
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Robert,
Here are some links with valuable info.
Enjoy.
http://www.benplace.com/
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=350303
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=332569
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=350269
There is a fellow listee on the Samba, his handle is tencentlife, here is one of his motors.
He freely gives some of the best advice about rebuilding a waterboxer that I have read.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=514460
Give him a shout, he will be able to answer any technical question you have.
His work speaks for itself.
Ben, his link is first on the list is awesome with info. as well.
Hope this helps get your van going again soon.
dylan
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From: dylan friedman <insyncro@yahoo.com>
To: Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Sent: Monday, April 6, 2009 2:26:55 PM
Subject: Re: Engine Rebuild Questions
Hi Robert,
IMHO, $1500 would be fair for a reseal with used/rebuilt heads.
Try and get the AMC heads and not the original VW ones.
The bottomend will probabely not be touched at that price.
If he does do the cam and puts in new bearings it will be more.
At 250k on the engine it will surely need something.
Make sure he updates the rod bolts and even get rebuilt rods, they are the weak point inside the motor.
Van Cafe has them as well.
There are threads on the Samba forums right now discussing a $2000 rebuild and what you get for that price.
Hope this helps.
dylan
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From: Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@MAC.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Monday, April 6, 2009 1:29:27 PM
Subject: Engine Rebuild Questions
Good Monday to everyone,
I have a local engine rebuilder working on my 2.1 Automatic engine
which had roughly 250,000 miles on it.
He informed my heads needed to be replaced. I could clearly see the
space between the two valves having a indentation bridging them and
the surface areas were very badly pitted.
I planned on purchasing a set of rebuilt heads from Van-Cafe, anyone
think this a good or bad idea?
Anyone used them before? Have any feedback?
Secondly is there anything regarding the rebuild that is a must to
replace component wise since he has it all apart?
i.e. sleeves, pistons, camshaft etc...
I am awaiting a final parts list from him now but want to be sure I am
not missing anything.
Before he rebuilds it he is going to be cleaning all the parts in a
special bath then glass bead blasting the non sensitive parts.
Also how long should a standard rebuild take? i.e. 7-21 days? or is it
something that can be done in a 40 hour work week?
What kind of price should I expect?
He told me it would be roughly $1500 dollars.
He said he would be check to see if the camshaft needed to be reground
and would check all valves etc. His shop only does rebuilds but of
mostly race car engines and big truck engines so I trust he knows what
he is talking about. He is not a VW guy at all he just knows engines.
I did give him the Bentley just to be safe though.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Robert
NY
