----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rodgers" <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 4:14 AM
Subject: Re: need affordadle Rebuilt engine vendor? who is the less on all
evils?!?

> Either rebuild it yourself, (really cheap, but you have control) or bite
> the bullet and get one from Boston Bob, who's engines  have a known
> history of poerformance and reliability. You will be happy you did.

I'll disagree here about "really cheap, but you have control".

I've rebuilt 2 Vanagon engines.  Had the cases align-bored, heads rebuilt by
AVP, new components throughout (either new, new or rebuilt new) except for
the oil pumps.  All in all the cost per engine was as much or more than
buying from a reputable rebuilder.  I figure you can build a *better* engine
than a reputable "volume" rebuilder, but it's hard to build it cheaper.
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Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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