stock engine you are generally much better of buying  from a reputable
shop that stands behind their work.  when i was playing with type 1
engines i was never stock and liked to expirament.  had at least one
engine on a stand at  all times.  A vanagon type iv engine is not
something i see to much room to play with.  after talking with the
extremely  experienced  local  machine shop i do  a  lot of work with,
almost any  playing with the vanagon AC  engine has to many risks.
jimt
On Friday, Oct 25, 2002, at 12:34 America/Denver, Stan Wilder wrote:

> It is a case of whether you want to tackle the job yourself for the
> sake
> of knowing more about your engine or rebuilding your own engine gives
> you
> more pride.