Date:         Thu, 6 Jan 2011 12:03:28 -0600
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: A question of ORDER
Comments: To: A PETER MARSH <apetermarsh@MAC.COM>
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---- A PETER MARSH <apetermarsh@MAC.COM> wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> The ORDER that I question is the blow by blow removal of the 2.1 wasser boxer in my 91 GL in away that is very easy to understand and perform.  "Why" - I hear you ask?
>
> My local VoTech school here in Naples has come to my rescue and will remove my broken engine and rebuild the "new" used VW rebuilt engine I have to install.  The principals have asked that I attend each day students will work on my project and in an effort to guide them in the right direction - I need some direction from my experienced list friends to make sure I don't instruct the students the wrong way!  (I don't want to screwup.)
>
> I know the cooling system has to be disconnected and I know the exhaust system has to come off first - or do I?  (I am only assuming this is what happens.)
>
> Please jot down what you think is the correct way to remove the old engine please.  Then I need an ORDER in which to rebuild (add) all the bits to the "new" engine before we install.  The van will be on a lift.  The replacement engine on my HF engine stand.
>
> The school will take my Beastie the second week of February so we have plenty of time.

Peter, sorry I can't really help with your question.  However, I want to congratulate you for your great good fortune at having a VoTech school that will work on your vehicle.  The VoTech schools here (there are several in different communities) all have a policy of only working on recent model vehicles.  They say it is a waste to train students on obsolete technology.  Consequently, their cutoff age for the vehicle worked on is SIX YEARS OLD!  Beyond that, they also have their curriculum organized into a series of vehicle components, so for a period of time they only do brakes, then they only do coolant systems, then only transmissions and so on (the order of my listing is meant to be by example, not literal).

All that said, if the instructor is not waterboxer experienced and competent, I don't know if I would have the work done there.  Just my thoughts on the matter.

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David McNeely