In a message dated 19/06/2009 12:07:24 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

        John, et al, these engines  were rebuilt by Cummins International
in Toronto.  They were the OFFICIAL  VW engine rebuild centre for North
America.  Those engines were completely  rebuilt, top to bottom.  In some cases
they used oversized pistons on  barrels that had been bored out.  I have
rings for those pistons if  needed.  They came from Micahel Tivis (?) who is on
this  list.  In general they are good rebuilds but they were prone to head
gasket  leaking as they had not discovered the right way to seal the heads
before they  shut that operation down a few years ago.

>>>>Hi All,

I'm just starting a rebuild of a  2.1L engine that was given to me from
an 86 Westy with 134k miles on the  odometer. I found a yellow VW
Canada label With engine code MV and serial  #000151. Does anyone know
what the Canadian reman process includes? Do they  split the case and
replace the main and rod bearings, or do they just fix  the failure
mode i.e. reseal the heads if that's the reported  problem.

Any info on the VWoC reman engines would be greatly  appreciated..<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
(http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) )
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