Have your own engine rebuilt and get a different
mechanic.   gary
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List
[mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Smiths
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 11:22 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: to rebuild or not, 89 vanagon

I have a 1989 Westy with 98 k on original engine and
almost all freeway
miles. I  have babied this van its entire life. Now I
need heads which
I
knew was coming, but my perfectionist mechanic thinks
I should consider
a rebuild (since the engine's out and it's got almost
100k).  He's a
good guy, very capable mechanic, and I trust him-- but
the only "issue"
with my engine was some wear in the ring bearing (some
copper showing).
I'm more than willign to finance the rebuild, but
think my engine
should
be good for many more years. I plan to keep my van
forever, but want to
be a smart consumer. Any help out there?

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