Regarding rear seal leak, This may or may not be any rebuilders
problem...............may have been dinged up during install.......i have
worked on more than one bus where the person installing the motor pushed it
back thinking it was not seated, or pulled it out and added copious amounts
of silicone to be sure it was sealed.    You just never know...but no real
biggie to fix it.  I sure as heck would fix the leak before i continued to
drive the van..............

Main thing i have seen with the Boston bob motors is he seals the case real
good.no leaks from there, ever.

Adam P
Charleston,SC     Coburn, WV
81  Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
1976 Transporter (New CA bus)
1974 412 "Goldmember"
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tolga Morawski" <tolga@MAC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Boston Bob Engine

> Well after 15K on mine my biggest complaint is still that it leaks a good
> deal of oil from the main seal behind the pulley, it has from the get go.
>  I talked to Bob about it numerous times and while he has fiddled around
> with it a bit he really didn't step up to the plate to resolve the
> problem.  He told me that these engines aren't made to modern tolerances
> so an oil leak is unavoidable.
>   I paid a big premium to have a "Boston Bob" engine that I feel is
> sub-standard.  I would've been happy if he offered to replace or fix the
> engine for real rather than getting excuses while friends with cheaper
> engines don't have oil all over their tailgates from short trips up the
> road.  I wouldn't buy from him again and I suggest others heed the
> warning.
>
> Take Care,
>   Tolga
>
> >Date:    Wed, 28 Apr 2004 13:10:20 -0400
> >From:    John Smith <johns3539@HOTMAIL.COM>
> >Subject: Boston Bob Engine
> >
> >Hi Folks,
> >
> >
> >I know this has been hashed out countless times on this list, but I'm
> >desperate for more information... it's time to install a new engine...
the
> >one I have is on it's way out, and I sure don't want to find out what
> >happens when it goes completely out.  My mechanic is prasing the tiico
> >engine, but I'm not really comfortable with it.    Boston Bob comes to
> >mind... I know he's good, and there's overwhelming evidence from the list
> >that he rebuilds the best waterboxers.
> >
> >My question-  I'm curious to know from "seasoned" Boston Bob engine
owners
> >how the engine has been behaving after 5K, 10K, 20K, 30K, 40K, etc etc?
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >John
> >91 Westy
>