I don't think that experience is considered a normal one with that company.

Mike

On 7/25/03 7:26 PM, "Charlie Schomer" <cdrgator1@EARTHLINK.NET> 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
>
>
>> Hi Folks,
>> We have decided to keep our 87 Syncro for 8 more years, and try for more
> or
>> less trouble free. In order to help accomplish this in the engine
>> department, we are considering obtaining an overhauled (Def: reassembled
> to
>> 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,
> want
>> to keep it original, and I don't like what I hear about the inlines.
>> Thanks all,
>>
>> Dave Milo
>>
>
>