On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Erik O wrote: > David Marshall wrote: > > > The point that I was trying to make is not how many Audi Foxes (my count is > > two this week) but how many 4 cylinder VWs there is out there and how > > inexpensive those 4 cylinder engines are. I think there is just a *FEW* > > more 4 cylinder 1600 based VW engine out there than all the Vanagons and > > Subarus put together. > OLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDIGN EMAIL -- > > I'll agree here. A local guy who happened to stumble across my website > emailed me to see if I wanted an engine laying in his garage. He pulled > it from an 85 GTI with 90,000 miles. Said it ran strong, compression was > spec, and it had everything attached, EVERYTHING! Free if I thought I > would have a use for it. He had no use for it anymore as he moved on to > diesels. Plus he made a new friend. > > How many people have had a stranger drop off a free wasserboxer engine > at your door step? > I did. Only had 87,000 miles on it. One small problem. It had a massive hole in the top of the block. Parts of the cam, connecting rods, lifter, were falling out as he dropped it off the truck. I still have it. Great conversation piece!
Eric |
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