

| Subject: | Damaged 1975 Type 4 Bus engine FS in NZ |
| From: | Andrew Grebneff |
| Date: | Mon, 16 Apr 2001 14:19:57 +1200 |
It's probably about time to cut down on the stuff filling my basement. The original twin-carb 1.8 engine from my 75 Bay could be for sale, if there are any NZ listees listening who know someone who wants one. It had a 1916 slip-in kit and went extremely well, 130kmh effortlessly, but hindsight tells me there was a damaged piston when I bought it. After a year or so the piston burned through completely, leaving me to drive about 180km home on 3 cylinders, leaving a cloud of breather smoke (not exhaust0 so thick it completely obscured the road... sorry to other road users! (wouldn't try that now...). It would still do 100kmh, but I kept it down to 65. It's been sitting with heads & barrels off for about 10 years... and I hava no real idea what it's worth. Then again, maybe I ought to find a rough CV-jointed Bug, cut it down into a roadster, fix the engine and my 094 5-speed and fit them? Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand fax 64 (3) 479-7527 <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> www.goingplatinum.com/member/vw1 www.my-successcenter.com/member/vw1 www.aciimoney.com/index.shtml?vw1 VW & Toyota vans, Toyota diesels and Macintoshes rule
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