Alan,
If you still have an engine for sale, I need one for my 1984 Vanagon GL.
Please let me know.

Thanks, 

Scott Maurer

>Stan Wilder wrote:
>Try Alan Stork   astork@cts.com  he's got a rebuildable 1070 cc engine.
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>Scott Maurer wrote:
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>> I bought an 1984 Vanagon with a seized(?) engine.  I got a tow home and have
>> been reading Bntley and lurking ever since.  I dismantled the engine and
>> discovered much sludge and not a drop of oil to drain at the plug or oil
>> filter. When I took off the oil filler tube from the crankcase out poured
>> clean oil.  I split the case and found a piston rod seized to the
>> crankshaft.  I called the local (Portland, OR) auto salvage yards and found
>> no replacement engine.  I did find an 1983 1.9L core for $250.  They said I
>> had just missed a "runner" sold for $550.  I now have the 1983 salvage
>> engine core dismantled as well.  I found head and valve damage in cyl. #1.
>> I hoped not to have to split the 1983 case, but there was excessive
>> crankshaft endplay(?), and my concern of the impact the cyl #1 valve damage
>> (the rocker assembly shaft was bent and the push rod loose to the side under
>> the valve cover) had on the camshaft, bearings and case.
>> 
>> I phoned Camelback Volkswagon (from vanagon archives
>> "A-Few-Parts-Suppliers") for parts price quotes.  Is there a better source
>> for quality replacements for the following?
>> 
>> head gasket set
>> main bearings
>> rod bearings
>> camshaft and bearings
>> piston rings
>> distributor drive gear
>> water pump
>> pushrod tubes
>> flywheel crankshaft seal
>> muffler and clamp
>> exhaust pipe
>> C.V. boot
>> brake shoes
>> right and left rear hatch struts
>> passenger side mirror
>> 
>> Should anything else be replaced/done while the engine is out for a strong
>> rebuild?
>> Is it OK to combine crankshaft shims from both engines or should I buy new
>> shims?
>> Should I replace the pilot bearing in the crankshaft that mates with the
>> automatic transmission?
>> I plan to reuse the piston rods unless I find excessive wear.  Is it OK to
>> reuse the rod nuts and bolts?
>> Is it OK to reuse the valve lifters with the new camshaft if they pass the
>> Bentley check for wear?
>> I have a sears click type(?) torque wrench.  Bentley says not to use
click type.
>> Is this critical?
>> 
>> Last but not least, these heads.  Could these heads be OK after 120K-130K
miles?
>> I removed some of the valves and have valve/guide wear within tolerance.
>> 
>> I am not sure you can classify me as a Vanagon owner yet for stats, but I am
>> a Vana-Want-to-Be.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Scott Maurer
>> (503) 281-4362
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