Date:         Fri, 15 Jan 1999 14:34:07 -0500
Reply-To:     Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.YALE.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.YALE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: 1.9l TD swap, Was: Re: VW I-4 Engine Blowout
Comments: To: shea@gtsdesign.com
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.LNX.3.95.990114203031.309E-100000@gmong.gtsdesign.com>
              (message from Gary Shea on Thu, 14 Jan 1999 20:32:59 -0700 (MST))

   From: Gary Shea <shea@gtsdesign.com>

   Martin -- Am I correct in guessing that the engine you bought
   came with the injection pump, turbo, etc?  And it cost you about
   $2500?  I suspect that's a somewhat better deal than $1500 for
   the long block without those pieces.  'Suspect' is a key word
   here, I can't say I've tried to find prices on those items new.
   Just thinking about it scares me ;)

           Gary

I agree with you. That's why I bought it when I had the opportunity.
Complete engines are not normally imported. With 10 or more orders
it makes sense to import yourself. I tried to organize such a group buy
on the list last year, but while I was swamped with email and questions
it was impossible to tell who would commit at the end apart form
the (probably majority) of just curious people. I ended up buying
from an established importer instead who was nice enough to knock
some of his regular price anyway.

To go substantially cheaper than 2500 total you need to pull the
accessories off a junker. Then you get a new block ($1500)
with old acc instead of everything new.

Buying the accessories at dealer prices is out of the question.
Most stuff can be found through other channels but it takes some
time and effort to search.

/Martin
--
Westy 1.9l Turbo Diesel
Quantum 1.6l Turbo Diesel

Martin Jagersand                 email: jag@cs.yale.edu
Computer Science Department             jag@cs.rochester.edu
Yale University

        Slow down and visit the VW diesel Westy page:
          WWW: http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/vw
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