Date:         Tue, 18 Aug 2015 22:41:46 -0700
Reply-To:     Keith Hughes <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Keith Hughes <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Portland OR Vanagon Engine Swap Shop
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I used Hans' Foreign Auto for a flywheel seal and clutch in the middle of a long road trip many years ago.  They did good work and were reasonable, but that was ~12 years ago, and apparently Hans has retired now, so I don't know what their current cred is.  Sorry, but that's the best I have...

Keith Hughes
'86 Westy Tiico (Marvin)
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 Date:    Tue, 18 Aug 2015 12:39:48 -0700
 From:    C B <cunegonde.van.westfalia@GMAIL.COM>
 Subject: Re: Portland OR Vanagon Engine Swap Shop
 
 Hey Volks:
 
 Thank you to everyone supplying me with helpful details
 about how to
 prep/adapt the 2.1 auto for my 1.9 engine bay, manual trans
 and 1.9 FI.
 Many of those things I will do to the 2.1 in the next few
 days.
 
 However, I am still looking for a PDX mechanic to do the
 engine (and
 attached working manual trans) drop and replace. I cannot do
 this myself
 due to literally getting run over last fall. Closest shop to
 the van, which
 can drive, is Heckmann & Thiemann, who are prohibitively
 expensive; I think
 the swap quote, *without* coolant/wiring/FI hookup was about
 $3.5k. H & T
 do beautiful work with prices to match, but this is a brute
 force job, not
 an exquisite restoration.
 
 Anybody have experience with other PDX/PNW area mechanics?
 The van *might*
 be able to make it to Bend, Salem or Seattle-Tacoma. Maybe.
 
 Otherwise, I'll just start contacting all the PDX VW shops,
 but that seems
 a daunting task, with no idea of Vanagon experience or
 quality of work.
 
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