On Thu, 2 Feb 1996,  Joseph F. Fournier II wrote:

> On Wed, 31 Jan 1996, John Halverson wrote:
> > 
> > 	But I may not. Today I looked at a '71. Here's the scoop: This is
> > an engine from one bus in the body of another. The body has 57K
> > miles. Don't know about the engine yet bet I'll find out. It's a VW
> > repair shop that did the work and is selling it. Good tight steering,
> > good brakes and clutch. The motor looked fairly clean, not a lot of
> > oil around, but it needs a new rubber  seal. I didn't see any sign
> 
> Big red flag #1! Do the compression test. If it's missing the seal and 
> sitting at a garage, be suspicious. My2Cents 8) Joe

	Good point Joe!!

	These guys are a VW repair shop and they say they installed the 
	engine.  If so, why did they reuse a crappy seal that they say only 
	costs 8 bucks.
		Hmmmm.........makes you wonder.

	Well, I've got a line on another '71. "10k on a rebuilt engine, CD
	player...."  blah, blah, blah....(I don't own any CD's, but I
	guess I could borrow some)   Price- $3,700.00.

	 I guess I'll look at it, but man, it's a jungle out there......

   John Halverson
   jhalv@hooked.net
   ----------------
   '68 Westy (but you wouldn't know it unless all the bits
              were piled together on the floor)
   '70 Bus (No way...gone)
   "71 Bus (Thank god for good advice...)

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