Cheap. It's as simple as that. Or at least for me. Back when I first got my
van I needed a rebuilt engine. It was either GEX or some other really
expensive rebuild. I was in college. Easy choice. That engine lasted me no
more than the warranted miles before it was shot. Van sat in my garage for
years before I had the $$ to buy a Subaru engine to replace it.

Ryan
'82 camper van 'Beethoven'

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
John
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2007 11:17 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Inside a GEX 2.0L engine, not pretty. LVC

Kim Springer wrote:
> Yes, they did do good work a long time ago, or at least they made one good
> engine.  My father's '67 SingleCab has had a GEX in it for as long as I
can
> remember.
>

This confuses me. I don't doubt what people are reporting about Gex, but
don't you have to make a quality product, at least some of the time, in
order to stay in business? Who do you suppose is buying their stuff, and
paying their bills, when their reputation is SO bad?

Seems odd that it can still be a business, as people have been ripping
on them, for a really long time.

John