First off, thank you to everyone who called and tried
to call.  The help was very much appreciated from
everyone.

I am back in Vancouver, BC now, with the van sitting
at Helmet's German Auto in Bremmerton, WA.  Diagnosis
still seems to be a siezed rod bearing (but the guy
didn't spend a ton of time diagnosing).
What looks to be my current best option is to go back
to a stock motor (either 1.9 or 2.1, honestly i don't
really care) and either sell, part, or something, my
power motor (120 horse!) to recoup the costs.  The guy
at the shop found a good used 1.9 with 180lbs
compression all the way around for... gulp... $1200,
which seems like a hell of a lot of money for a used
wbx.
Are there any more reasonably priced motors out there
in the greater seattle area?  It has to have at least
a few years left in it, and good head gaskets would be
swell, too (only some pun intended).

Feel free to e-mail or call me at:
604-738-3695 (home)
604-473-2690 (work)

I would have rather had my van towed to a list
members' shop, but none of you are on the peninsula!
Anyway, if anyone has a lead on a replacement motor
for less than the above mentioned premium price, i'd
appreciate it.

-Damon

p.s. moral of the story is to go simple on your first
engine build...

--- Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> My first engine build didn't go so well.  The van is
> on the side of the road on Sandy Shore Lake Rd right
> off Hiway 104 near the Hood Canal Bridge.  Any
> suggestions on how to get it someplace that can do
> some work on it?  Maybe in the greater Seattle area,
> or some safe place to store it until arrangements
> can
> be made to get it in for repair?  I'm thinking it
> may
> be a rod bearing that is wrong.  The engine will
> only
> rotate partially.

=====
'84 Westy (Sparky) w/2.3L WBX (well... it was worth a shot.  And now it is.)

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