Date:         Sat, 4 Sep 1999 23:31:03 -0500
Reply-To:     "Roy O." <keepsake@PANGEA.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Roy O." <keepsake@PANGEA.CA>
Subject:      Re: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)
Comments: To: L&A Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
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I had two remanufactured engines installed (not at the same time!) in 1998. When
the original engine in my van packed it in after eleven years in August '98, I
had a remanufactured engine installed immediately thereafter. Unfortunately,
this engine developed some internal knocking about a month later. After some
investigation, the dealer decided to have the engine sent back to Toronto for
repairs which would have left me without a vehicle for an undetermined length of
time. My trustworthy, local independent VW shop (who installed the first
remanufacture) went to bat for me and convinced the dealer to replace the engine
with another remanufactured unit. It was installed less than a week later and
has been running fine since then. One minor problem though...the engine
replacement has resulted in an intermittent rattle apparently due to the tight
clearances between the exhaust system and the tow bar. The dealer has attempted
to track this one down but because the rattle is not consistent and occurs only
when the vehicle is moving, it's difficult to pinpoint the source.

And, yes, there is a one year/12000 km warranty on the remanufactures.

Roy O.
'87 Westfalia
('till death us do part)

---Original Message-----
From: L&A Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, September 03, 1999 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Rebuilt Waterboxer Longevity?(Please read)


|bmn wrote:
|
|> <snip>Are there waterboxer engines that ARE (remanufactured ed.)?<snip>
|
|I believe that the engines from the VW plant in Toronto are "remanufactured"
and
|come with a VW guarantee. Can anyone confirm this?
|
|Larry
|