What is the compression in the other 3 cylinders? Check the oil
pressure. You may only have a burned valve or head gasket. If the rest
of the engine is healthy, you may be able to get by with a valve job. A
leak down test will reveal the failure before tearing down the engine.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Steve Selin
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 10:42 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Where to buy a Rebuilt 2.0 (is $2,500 too much?)

Hi,

I have checked the archives with no luck.

I live in VA, and need a rebuilt 2.0 for my 1980 Westy.  It has 130K on
it
and I just bought it with no compression in cyl. 3, and there is some
kind
of rattling noise when the engine runs.  The local VW shop estimated
$2,500
to rebuild it.

Q1:     Can I have a professionally rebuilt one shipped here for much
less?
Q2:     Can I get one with a good warrantee?

Thanks a lot,
Steve

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Steven Selin      -        s.j.selin@vt.edu

Forest Biology
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA, USA
540-231-5848