Date:         Sun, 6 Apr 2014 21:24:19 -0400
Reply-To:     Pete O <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Pete O <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rebuilt engine
Comments: To: David Boan <dboan@comcast.net>
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David:

My we got together in my barn and installed the 2.2 GoWesty in my brother's
'85 Westy.  He also purchased the transmission from GoWesty.  That was
about 4 years ago.  No problems at all.  It was a lot of fun to see that
motor and trans come out of the big wood box.  It was super clean and
nicely painted.

Pete
'87 Westy "JoesVan"
'79 Westy "Aardvark"





On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 2:50 PM, David Boan <dboan@comcast.net> wrote:

> I am getting ready to buy a rebuilt engine for my '85 Westy, and am looking
> seriously at the Go Westy 2300 1.9L.  I would appreciate any comments from
> anyone who has experience with this engine, and any ideas about this versus
> going for the 2300 for the 86-91 model years.
>
>
>
> I am also considering having the shop that does the install also rebuild
> the
> transaxle at the same time, or perhaps getting the Go Westy rebuilt
> transaxle.  I am assuming it makes sense to do both the engine and the
> transaxle at the same time (they have 225,000 miles and never rebuilt).  I
> welcome anyone with suggestions on that idea and/or experience with the Go
> Westy transaxle.
>
>
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
> David Boan
>
> Wheaton, IL
>