Robert,

One thing you did not mention.................you had better be comfortable
with pulling the wrenches, innovating, and have another car to drive while
you do the conversion..........

AND the manual that comes with it is nothing more that a paperweight.  It is
a piece of shit.  We got more out of a bootleg of a listee's installation
video, and pics of installed motors than anything in that
book.............AND you will be short parts in the kit, no doubt about
that.  They will send them to you, but depending on where and when Petar is
in and can ship them.

It is an OK motor and a clean conversion, but for my $$ I would go with the
Boston Bob  big valve motor.  Huge improvement and totally stock install.
Adam P
81  Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
75 Campmobile "for sale'
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Keezer" <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 2:24 AM
Subject: AW: Seized Engine? Is there something I can do? - '91 Vanagon GL

Avoid foreign car shops. they run up the price like a taxi meter.
You can do the Tiico yourself, and it's a lot easier than the scratch
conversion I  did on mine. I guess mine would have cost over ten grand on
labor for all the time it took. The Tiico comes with instructions! And the
Tiico list has more info to help- go for it!

Robert K
1982 Westy
Seattle

----- Urspr�ngliche Nachricht -----
Von: Sean Garrett
Gesendet: Thursday, September 19, 2002 9:48 PM
An: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Betreff: Re: Seized Engine? Is there something I can do? - '91 Vanagon GL

Na, I think all these shops are charging allot for the TIICO conversion. I
was quoted in Phx >7,000 bucks to put one in. They order the engine. So
roughly 3 grand for the labor.

Sean Garrett
1981 Westy (his)
1995 Eurovan Camper (hers)
sean.garrett@asu.edu

> -----Original Message-----
> Wrom: BGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHAALPTCXLYRWTQTIPW
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 1:44 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Seized Engine? Is there something I can do? - '91 Vanagon
> GL
>
>
> Thanks to everyone who replied.. it seems the Tiico conversion is my
> best bet right now... I went into a shop that does the
> conversions (The
> Wagon Shop in Bellevue) they said they had some problems with the
> harnesses and putting in the engine so the labor could run up to
> $3000 :-\  I have a feeling they are trying to screw me...
>
> Anyone have any issues putting in the engine themselves?  It doesn't
> look to terribly difficult.
>
> Ciao!
> David....
> '91 Vana-Goner *doing the unstuck* 207K miles
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