Date:         Mon, 28 May 2012 14:51:23 -0400
Reply-To:     craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Bostig Engine Installation 85 Vanagon
Comments: To: Jon Durham <jon_durham@knology.net>
In-Reply-To:  <4FC3C408.70407@knology.net>
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It's (in my mind) extremely easy to install. The kit is sold to be a do it
yourself.
Why is it that you "can't"? Is it that you don't have the skill, gear, or
location, can't afford the down time, or were under the impression that you
wouldn't be allowed?

I was of the impression there were multiple certified bostig installers,
other than just the Tec Shop in Washington.
Perhaps i'm wrong?
Any mechanic should be capable of it. Yourself included.

-Craig
'85GL Converted to bostig
Harvested for organs
Installed in my '87 Sunroof Syncro
'90GL

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Jon Durham <jon_durham@knology.net> wrote:

> I've decided to have someone install a Bostig in my 85 Vanagon. If I
> understood Jim Akiba at the MA shop, they no longer install the engine.
> A firm in Seattle does. I can't do it myself.
>
> I live in northern Alabama. I will transport the bus to and from an
> installer, so Seattle is a bit far away.
>
> I feel uneasy finding a 3rd party to install the engine because if
> something goes wrong, I'm afraid folks will be pointing figures at each
> other. So I'd like to find an entity who will assume total
> responsibility installing the engine, and if necessary, coordinate with
> the Boston shop if problems arise. Would I be asking too much?
>
> My other option is to get my mechanic in Huntsville AL to install it.
> How difficult is it to install this engine?
>
> Meanwhile, have a great Memorial Day.
>
>
>
> --
> “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the
> way its animals are treated” --Gandhi
>