I will try to contact listmember Dre Yengyel who lives in Madison. He is in Bahrain right now (military service); I don't know when he is coming home. He apprenticed at Bostig and has done his own installation(s). I will let you know what I find out, if anything. Jim On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 1:29 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 |
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