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Date:         Sun, 11 Aug 2013 18:45:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Portland, OR engine rebuilder
Comments: To: "Andrew R." <a.richar@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAEqMk=OMV0Bw=TL3Y9nc3WY_79ki=o3xUHZ24Ztav3A+9oXB3g@mail.gmail.com>
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How about 'Oil It Scott'? He's down near Ashland and does the work. Maybe he'll chime in here, though I think maybe he's about to give up on Vanagons...or so there've been hints lately about sailboats etc...

On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Andrew R. <a.richar@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all, > > A friend did a subaru swap and said he'd give me his 2.1 with a bad head > gasket for a case of beer. Supposedly rebuilt about 70-90k by PO, but no > paperwork. Mine has 175k on the block w/ 50k on the heads. Figured it > could be a good winter project to rebuild the free motor, but leave the > heavy lifting to a local pro. Anyone have good experiences in Portland, OR > getting their block rebuilt? I was intending to tear off all the > accessories, clean it up, and order heads from Go Westy and then hand it > off to somebody to rebuild. Was considering doing a leak-down on the motor > before rebuilding. Maybe swapping the heads will be enough. My regular > shop just gets motors from Go Westy when they have customers needing > rebuilds. > > Aside from a shop recommendation, I wanted to get people's thoughts on how > to go about this too. > > thanks, > Andrew > '87 GL >


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