At 04:14 PM 1/2/97 -0600, Cory Zumbrennen wrote:
>Hello everyone,
>	I have an '86 Westy with 140K miles that has developed the dreaded
>head gasket leak.  After looking through the archives it seems that there
>are four options:
>	1)  AlumaSeal/Bars Leak
>	2)  Repair heads/Replace Gaskets (J.B. Weld)
>	3)  Replace the heads/Gaskets
>	4)  Replace engine
>The main contingency is that I'm planning on driving down to Cabo San
>Lucas at the tip of Baja.  I'm just guessing, but it seems that trouble
>with the wasserboxer en mexico would be a major nightmare.  I also have
>a %15 off coupon for the local VW dealer, which will bring the cost of a 
>newly rebuilt engine to $1955.  I'm looking into replacing it myself as
>I have time on my hands.  It seems as though replacing the engine may be 
>easier than R&R the heads.  At 140K miles is it just time to replace the 
>engine?  Any comments greatly appreciated!
>
>Cory  4)  
>
>
>

140,000 is a bit high, time for a rebuild.  Besides most of the expense
will be in the
heads anyway.