Benny
you know better than that I hate everbody
and my heritage is Canadian so

> half of the engine i work on have that sticker
this means work for us both

Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Benny boy" <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
To: <VANAGON@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>; <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: Canadian remains was Re: disaster

> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>