Pull the head and fix the bad side. Those 1.9s are robust and designed to be fixed and put back on the road. I had a 1.9 that I patched together hoping To get 6 or 8 months out of and got 5 plus years use out of it. Stacy
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 15, 2016, at 12:24 PM, Ryan Perry <rjdperry@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > My 84, 1.9 manual westy with 198k miles, Artie McPartie, has gone the way > of the ghost. Driving down hwy yesterday after a pretty good clip up hill > the engine lost power and will no longer start. Towed to my mechanic and it > is 0 compression in cylinders 1 and 3. He didn't dig much deeper other than > it needs a new engine. > > I am at a loss here. I know I have gotten many years out of my van and will > get many more and should expect that any investment will get me returns. I > also knew this day was coming after getting the dreaded oil light after hwy > stretches. I am not made of money and want to make a good decision on next > steps. > > And with that, I turn to this...the smartest group of van owners I know. > > I want to keep a waterboxer, I know the engine and I like its simplicity. I > would love to upgrade to a 2.1 or more if it is worth the price. I am > located in Asheville, NC and would not be doing any of the work myself. My > mechanic can take delivery and do the install. (I do my fair share of work > but feel this is out of my league) > > So, any ideas out there on next steps? Thanks in advance for your help! > Ryan |
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