You just jinxed your WBX with this statement:  ". . . . but I've stopped
seriously researching engine swaps because it looks like I may never need
one."

Get ready! ;-)

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Edward Maglott
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 4:13 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps
going

When I bought my '86 Westy with AT back in 2001 I had already been reading
this list for about 2 years.  The engine was at just over 190k miles.  I was
buying it from a woman and she said it had never been rebuilt but her
husband said it had been rebuilt at around 100k miles.  He said some other
things that seemed like he was just trying to get more money out of the
sale.  I immediately started considering an engine replacement when the
tired old WBX finally let go.  Subaru was my first choice, then I was
leaning more toward an inline VW engine.  But this engine just keeps going.
It's at about 225k now.  I haven't checked the compression in years but it
seems to have a typical amount of oomph and consumes about 1/2 quart of oil
in 3000 miles.  I personally don't think this engine has been rebuilt.  I'm
leaning toward the zetek engine to swap in at the moment but I've stopped
seriously researching engine swaps because it looks like I may never need
one.

Edward