I would definitely stick with the WBX engine, but I thinjk I would go
with Boston Bob Donalds. He has an awsome reputation for good work.
While you are going through this, it is not out of line to consider some
mild improvements on the engine.  There are things that really help
longevity, and boost the power a bit as well. Things like
counterbalancing the crank, and matching the pistons, etc.  (you haven't
lived until you have driven an engine in which the moving  components
have been balanced as a unit), porting and polishing the oil pump, and
water pump, installing an 090 cam, adding ratio rockers, etc. All this
witll get you better and longer lasting performance. if the engine is
driven easy.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Charlie Schomer wrote:

>I had my 1986 vanagon rebuilt may a year ago by a company in California.
>Some feat as I live in Florida.  Here is their URL
>http://www.fastgermanauto.com/ .  My vanagon had about 235,000 miles on it
>when it was rebuilt.    They normally do core exchanges, but they had none
>when mine was sent in so they rebuilt my own engine.  I plan to drive it
>another 10 years at least, if not another 20 years.
>I've been thoroughly please with the engine. and have put aout another
>20,000 on it this past year.
>Hope this helps
>Charlie
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Milo's Kitchen" <sagmoore@ZOOMINTERNET.NET>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 9:56 PM
>Subject: Overhauled/Rebuilt replacement Engines
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>>Hi Folks,
>>We have decided to keep our 87 Syncro for 8 more years, and try for more
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>or
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>>less trouble free. In order to help accomplish this in the engine
>>department, we are considering obtaining an overhauled (Def: reassembled
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>to
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>>overhaul tolerances) or rebuilt (Def: reassembled to new tolerances)
>>replacement engine. Putting the fuel injection, cooling system and
>>electrical systems aside, the two choices that come to mind are Boston Bob
>>and Go Westy. I've been away at school for the past 5 months; seems I
>>remember a place in Colorado that was offering a 2.2 L engine discussed on
>>the list in May of this year. The archives aren't working for me tonight
>>(page can't be displayed). Can someone please refresh my memory? I don't
>>have the time, tools or experience to do a proper job on a waterboxer,
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>want
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>>to keep it original, and I don't like what I hear about the inlines.
>>Thanks all,
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>>Dave Milo
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