Date:         Wed, 31 Jul 1996 08:48:34
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         EXPRES@gnn.com (RON SALMON)
Subject:      Re: Mofoco (was Heads/GEX SAGA) 


>MOFOCO sent me a shipment of bad parts once.  I sent them back 
>along with a written explanation of the problems (used parts sold 
>as new, rebuilt parts that were out of specs, etc.) and gave them 
>a second chance.  They blew that second chance as well a third and 
>fourth.  As a result, I don't deal with MOFOCO and loudly
>encourage others to do likewise.

Speaking of which, did anybody else see the article in the latest 
GASS (German Air Suckers Society) newsletter regarding a Mofoco 
rebuilt engine? It was written by a VW shop which installed a 
Mofoco engine for a customer.  While he did not mention Mofoco by 
name, he dropped enough hints to (purposely) make it clear that 
Mofoco was the culprit.  The engine they sold him, according to the 
article, was utter garbage. It was sold as a 1600 dual-port but was 
actually a much older motor machined to accept dual-port parts.  
Several of the studs pulled straight out of the motor within a few 
hundred miles. Parts that were supposed to be rebuilt clearly had 
never been touched, or were sloppily installed.  He goes on and on, 
indicating that the motor basically fell apart almost immediately 
upon installation, and Mofoco was so unwilling to stand behind it 
(did not even respond to a registered letter outlining his 
complaint) that he finally chalked it up as a total loss and 
rebuilt one for his customer himself. 
This article detailed a VW horror story.  I have never had a really 
bad experience with Mofoco myself, but after reading this article, 
if it is even half true, I'd never touch their motors.

Ron Salmon