I once bought a GEX head for a VW diesel. I had to dremel the head to make it accept head bolts. This was made with GEX cast into the head, not just rebuilt by them. 

Jim

> On Mar 21, 2015, at 11:45 AM, Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jack,
> 
> After hearing horror stories about GEX online and in person for the last
> 20 years I have to think there has to be a flame somewhere under all
> that smoke.
> 
> I personally know someone who bought a rebuilt air-cooled engine from
> GEX that was advertised as assembled with new parts. After it failed
> under warranty he disassembled it to discover it had used con rods from
> three different vendors. He took them to small claims court and won, and
> they never paid out.
> 
> GEX Also used to apply a special sticker to the engine that would melt
> if the engine were overheated, voiding the warranty. It was not uncommon
> for these to fall off during regular use, voiding the warranty through
> no fault of the owner.
> 
> GEX's quality control and lack of warranty support is legendary amongst
> air-cooled drivers, and not in the good way.
> 
> Happy Trails,
> 
> Greg Potts
> www.pottsfamily.ca
> www.busesofthecorn.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 2015-03-21 08:50, Jack Reynaert wrote:
>> Thank you for some great insight on this!  This was very helpful.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dennis Haynes [mailto:d23haynes57@hotmail.com]
>> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 10:55 PM
>> To: 'Jack Reynaert'; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: RE: GEX Vanagon Engines
>> 
>> GEX has a bad reputation but I am not sure it is deserved.
> <SNIP>
>> Thank you!