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Date:         Sun, 2 Aug 1998 19:06:25 -0700
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Need 1.6L diesel engine
Comments: To: Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.LNX.3.95.980802154417.338E-100000@gmong.gtsdesign.com >
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Why not upgrade it to a gasoline 1.8L or 2.0L? More of these engines around that Diesels and you will get way more power too!

At 15:48 8/2/98 -0600, Gary Shea wrote: >Hi folks -- > >I need an engine to replace the one in my 'other' van, it seems >to have compression problems and has 250K on it with no rebuilds. > >I don't have much of a feel for how expensive it is to rebuild >one of these babies, but I rebuilt my '81 Westy's airboxer a few years >ago and it cost me about $2K. Since I paid $200 for the 'other' van, >that seems a bit silly. On the other hand maybe I don't have >to replace the pistsons, send the cam and heads to california, >replace the oil cooler, etc. If it's just rings, cylinder rebore, >and valves, that sounds like no big deal. If I have to >replace rod and crank bearings and resurface the crank journals, >it's starting to approach painful. I really don't want to spend >more than $300 on rebuilding the motor. > >Anyone got a spare laying around, or some relevant experience? > > Gary > >p.s. The vw diesel page is on vacation, so.... > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >Gary Shea shea@xmission.com >Salt Lake City http://www.xmission.com/~shea > >

-- David Marshall, Quesnel BC, mailto:david@volkswagen.org -- -- 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy, 87 Audi 5KQ -- -- 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 1.6L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- USE DAVID@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG WHEN SENDING PMAIL --


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