Anybody had experience with a rebuilt vanagon tranny from Long
Enterprises in Sebastopol, CA?

I had a long phone chat with Mr. Long (I think his first name was Bob),
and came away pretty much sold on what he knows and what he says he
does,  but he wants $1200 for his rebuilds, and so I want some
independent opinions about his work.

His URL is http://www.longenterprises.com/index.html.  Also, in
reference to a recent thread on trannys, here's the info on design
problems and fixes with the 3rd/4th gear hub.
http://volksweb.relitech.com/091trans.htm

  (Long uses the new design hub in his rebuilds.)

I've got an '86 Westy Weekender (200K miles) stored in Los Altos (SF
Bay area) which I bought knowing it had a bad pinion bearing in the
tranny.

I have heard bad stories about sloppy rebuilds, and didn't really want
to buy a used tranny unless I knew its history, and since I'm planning
on keeping this Weekender for a long time, I only want to fool around
with the tranny once.

Feel free to email me off-list at  george@parrotcreek.com

George in NH
'82 Westy, '86 Westy Weekender, '87 Vanagon GL