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Subject:Re: The ole head dilema
From:Mike
Date:Sat, 3 Mar 2007 10:41:12 -0500

Why is resealing a leak on one head going to cost you $2K?  This seems
awfully expensive to me, but I do all my own repairs.......
This is the best option for an otherwise 'trusty engine'.

Mike B.
----- Original Message -----
From: "mad madeline" <mac10wv@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 10:21 AM
Subject: The ole head dilema

> Well....
>  Its time to do something with our trusty engine since the right side is
> crying tears of antifreeze.  The way I see it I have 4 choices:
>  1.  pay $2K to have a head job done
>  2.  pay $4K to buy a factory rebuild and pay to have it installed
>  3.  pay $6-10K to switch to another type of engine
>  4.  loose $7K by driving it off a cliff
>
>  All things considered (including , and crossing my fingers, I'm about to
> have Doug's Bugs in Mesa implement choice #1.  I think it should last
> quite some time this way since the bottom end of the engine seems just
> fine.  Last minute thoughts??  Madeline
>
>
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