Try www.freightquote.com I had good experience with them (at my work, not
shipping engines tho). You enter your specs and they quote different
carriers instantly.

 Joachim Preiss
 Acton, MA
 [mailto:spielmobil@snuttig.net}
 '85 Westfalia 1.9WBX 'Spielmobil'

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of 80 Westy Pokey
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 20:35
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: cheap shipping company, Mass to SF. Engine Rebuild Question
> too
>
>
> You have to pick up and drop off, and pay by money order but
> your cheapest shipper will probably be www.forwardair.com
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 10:57:01 -0800
> >From: Craig Oda <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO>
> >Subject: cheap shipping company, Mass to SF.  Engine Rebuild
> Question too
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >
> >Hi,
> >Can someone recommend a shipping company for a engine on
> pallet from
> >Western Massachussets, residential, to somewhere near San
> Francisco (I
> >can drive to anywhere within an hour)?  I'm looking for a
> lowish cost
> >shipper that can pick up an engine from a guys house and
> then drop it
> >off either at my house or somewhere near.
> >
> >In a separate issue, I'm dismantling my 1.9L for the first
> time in my
> >life.  I've got the  the engine on the ground with the heads
> off..
> >Here are two pictures of the stage I'm at.
> >http://communitybuilders.info/vanagon/march/0319-cylinders3-
> 4.png
> >http://communitybuilders.info/vanagon/march/0319-
> shortblock.jpg
> >
> >I've got the pulley wheel off.  However, the flywheel and
> the pistons
> >and sleeves are still in.  I plan to split the case.  What
> should I do
> >next?  Should I take out the pistons and flywheel, or should
> I just
> >split the case.  This is kind of exciting for me, so if I
> need to take
> >out the pistons, I will probably stop buy a hardware store
> on the way
> >home and get the snap ring pliers, which it appears that I
> need.  Also,
> >do I need to buy a special tool to take the burr off the
> piston pin if
> >there is a burr, or can I use some type of standard file?
> >
> >Thanks.  Wish me luck.  :-)
> >
> >Regards,
> >Craig
>
>
>