Date:         Sun, 27 Jun 1999 10:19:54 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Young <young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Young <young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Can I get a diagnosis please, Part II
Comments: To: John <u1031271@warwick.net>
In-Reply-To:  <37763F00.7A0A@warwick.net>
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John:

I found the VW lists - and their virtually unanamous condemnation of GEX
- about 4 or 5 days AFTER I ordered the GEX engine.  (Sob!!)

I was thinking that maybe the rap on GEX wasn't necessarily correct after
having a trouble-free 2 and a half years with it in the car, but I'm
changing my tune.  This engine was properly broken in, had all cooling
tin, thermostat, flaps, etc., regular oil changes with the multi-weight
oil spec'd by GEX and yet it broke after only about 28k miles.  I'll try
and post my findings once I get the engine out of the car (may be a while
since I've got to get the other engine in and running OK) but, based only
on my own experience, STAY AWAY FROM GEX!!!.

On Sun, 27 Jun 1999, John wrote:

> Sorry to read part II - Bummer ! Are the GEX products reliable ? Anyone
> else on the list had a bad GEX experience ?

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Tom Young               young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
Lafayette, CA  94549    '81 Vanagon
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