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Subject:Re: broken vanagon..whats it worth?
From:jacob simpson
Date:Sat, 14 Feb 2004 23:37:19 -0800

you wouldnt happen to have a link, would you?

Laurence Smith <laurence@alanasmith.com> wrote:There seem to be decent number of 2.1 WBX being offered by those doing
Subaru conversions. Try the Yahoo Subaruvanagon group and ask the
question. I think you could get a good one for $500-1000.

- Laurence

> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: broken vanagon..whats it worth?
>
>
> 86 weekender....body is in good shape....very small amount
> of seam rust
> clean interior....someone put a kitchenette behind the
> passenger seat, but its not hooked up
>
> it seems like blown heads...they started leaking after an overheat=(
>
> compression is all over the place but all above 100
>
> one sparkplug was kinda crappy...burnt up like
>
> if i cant find a used motor im thinking of selling it for a
> parts bus.....i cant afford a rebuild right now....and im
> not sure if heads are the only issue with the one plug
> looking like its got burnt oil on it
>
> im inclined to think that if the compression is good, the
> rings are too...but im not qualified to make that assumption
>
> i guess im looking to know what it could be worth, and what
> should i expect to pay for a used motor if i decide to fix it
>
> thanks folks
> jeggers
>
>
>
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