Bla bla bla... what do you have against Canadian??? :-)

I have to agree! something was wrong, BUT, why do they all have a yellow
sticker... that is worse.. that mean that most engine had to be replace.

half of the engine i work on have that sticker.

Ben

n Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:11:18 -0700, Bob Donalds <donalds1@VERIZON.NET> wrote:

>Hi John
>
>Canadian remains come in all manor of madness and glory. They have attempted
>some very strange repairs to cases and parts over the years. I have stripped
>allot of the good the bad and the ugly from there program. I think this is
>about tiring to use cores that should be scrapped discretion is one key to
>quality. I learned this lesson early on with Zamboni air-cooled engines
>
>(Memo to self dated 1983)
>
>Cores parts have a life span
>Never contaminate your core supply with Zamboni cores
>
>
>I also believe that customer support is just as important when problems come
>up in a fresh engine. The time I spend on the phone with garages and drivers
>has saved endless engines both my and other rebuilders. I'm just a chatter
>box about engines this keeps me poor and popular.
>
>going faster miles an hour with the radio on
>I remain
>
>B Bob
>
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Rodgers" <inua@charter.net>
>To: "Bob Donalds" <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
>Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 6:01 PM
>Subject: Re: disaster
>
>
>> Bob,
>>
>> What is it with these Canadian re-manufactured engines anyway? I have
>> encountered a number of tales of engines that have failed all of which had
>> the yellow Canadian stickers.
>>
>> What's going on>>??
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver - with non-yellow-tagged rebuilt engine.
>>
>> Bob Donalds wrote:
>>> I saw stream of consciousness "what
>>>> am I going to do?!"  thing.  Anyway.
>>> and cookies and a cold bear
>>> and knew I found a new friend
>>>
>>> THEN he said Canadian rebuild sticker and I fell to pieces
>>> send me your zip code and street address I on my way
>>> better yet get yer other van packed and head on over you cant just have
>>> one
>>> they come in pairs al least
>>>
>>> we have a lot of ground to cover
>>>
>>> B Bob
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Brendan Slevin" <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM>
>>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 3:56 PM
>>> Subject: disaster
>>>
>>>
>>>> Sorry for all the posts but it's kind of a stream of consciousness "what
>>>> am I going to do?!"  thing.  Anyway.
>>>>
>>>> So I need either two head studs and nuts or a used engine case. And I'd
>>>> like either to be next door and brought to me with some cookies and a
>>>> cold
>>>> beer.  Anyone?
>>>>
>>>> Brendan
>>>
>>>
>>
>>