Hi Dylan,

Did the reman engines include the flywheel?

It could be that the installer set the endplay incorrectly, and the  
rebuilder is not at fault.

I have VWoC remans pushing both my Vanagon (1.9wbx) and Baywindow (1.7  
Aircooled) buses right now, and they are running fine for me.

Greg

Quoting dylan friedman <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>:

>
>
> I have 4 of the VW of CA rebuilds at my shop.
> �2 are or OK and run well but have leaking heads, the other 2 were   
> so poorly rebuilt I would not even bother using the cases again.
> Both show the same issue......the flywheel spins unbalanced and jams  
>  the starter while starting the motor.
> I figured it was sloppy bearings and incorrect endplay?
> All four motors have less than 50 thousand miles on each since rebuild.
>
> Sorry for the bad news.
>
> I have a fellow Vanagon mechanic in my area looking for a 2.1   
> rebuild.....who is doing it well.
> GW is not an option for him due to price.
>
> dylan
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 5:51:14 AM
> Subject: Re: VW Canada 2.1 Reman Engine
>
> 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) )
> _Frank Condelli &� Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html)� -
> Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
> _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust� Systems_
> (http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm)
> _BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/)� a VW Camper� camping event,
> Almonte, ON, June 11 ~ 14,� 2009
>
>