> Having just spent over $700 hundred dollars total to have head gaskets and
> lifters replaced on an engine with less than 12 months and 1000
> miles that was rebuilt by a reputable Vanagon list mailorder rebuilder, I
would
> not use any mail order rebuilder.  When there are problems, they are very
> quick to point fingers at the installer and will leave you with the labor
repair bill

While I can appreciate your frustration, why assume that _all_ mail-order
rebuilders are to be avoided just because you had a problem with one
particular rebuilder?

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  http://www.busdepot.com