Jenny,

I rebuilt my 87 back in 1999.  The rebuilt engine, from AVP, was $2043.
That included shipping and new heads.  The labor for the install was about
$1000, and another $500 in hoses, belts, etc (syncro).

I think the total was roughly $3500.  Thats in San Francisco, where labor is
high ($75/hr at the time).

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Jenny Fontaine
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 12:44 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: cost of installing engine on '87 Westy

Hi All,
I am trying to figure out how much it is going to cost me to install a new
engine in my '87 Westy.  could people that had this done let me know how
much your various mechanics charged you?  I haven't decided who/which engine
I am going to go with yet, still trying to get my head around the various
senarios to consider.
Thanks in advance,
Jenny
Chicago, IL