Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:16:10 -0400
Reply-To: greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA
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From: Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject: Re: VW Canada 2.1 Reman Engine
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Hi Dylan,
Did the reman engines include the flywheel?
It could be that the installer set the endplay incorrectly, and the
rebuilder is not at fault.
I have VWoC remans pushing both my Vanagon (1.9wbx) and Baywindow (1.7
Aircooled) buses right now, and they are running fine for me.
Greg
Quoting dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>:
>
>
> I have 4 of the VW of CA rebuilds at my shop.
> 2 are or OK and run well but have leaking heads, the other 2 were
> so poorly rebuilt I would not even bother using the cases again.
> Both show the same issue......the flywheel spins unbalanced and jams
> the starter while starting the motor.
> I figured it was sloppy bearings and incorrect endplay?
> All four motors have less than 50 thousand miles on each since rebuild.
>
> Sorry for the bad news.
>
> I have a fellow Vanagon mechanic in my area looking for a 2.1
> rebuild.....who is doing it well.
> GW is not an option for him due to price.
>
> dylan
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 5:51:14 AM
> Subject: Re: VW Canada 2.1 Reman Engine
>
> In a message dated 19/06/2009 12:07:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> John, et al, these engines were rebuilt by Cummins International
> in Toronto. They were the OFFICIAL VW engine rebuild centre for North
> America. Those engines were completely rebuilt, top to bottom. In
> some cases
> they used oversized pistons on barrels that had been bored out. I have
> rings for those pistons if needed. They came from Micahel Tivis
> (?) who is on
> this list. In general they are good rebuilds but they were prone to head
> gasket leaking as they had not discovered the right way to seal the heads
> before they shut that operation down a few years ago.
>
>
>
>>>>> Hi All,
>
> I'm just starting a rebuild of a 2.1L engine that was given to me from
> an 86 Westy with 134k miles on the odometer. I found a yellow VW
> Canada label With engine code MV and serial #000151. Does anyone know
> what the Canadian reman process includes? Do they split the case and
> replace the main and rod bearings, or do they just fix the failure
> mode i.e. reseal the heads if that's the reported problem.
>
> Any info on the VWoC reman engines would be greatly appreciated..<<<<<
>
>
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
> (http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) )
> _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html) -
> Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
> _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_
> (http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm)
> _BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/) a VW Camper camping event,
> Almonte, ON, June 11 ~ 14, 2009
>
>
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