Morrell, Edward wrote:
>
> Looks like it is my turn.  125K on engine and heads leaking.  Would
> really appreciate opinions on rebuilt engines.  VW is telling me 4-6
> weeks, and this is a problem for me.  Experiences with rebuilders- good
> and bad will help me!  Thanks in advance,
> Ed
> 90 Carat, 125k and not looking so good right now (sigh)
2 Years ago in October I purchased a 1989 Vanagon Wolfburg Ed. w/89,000
Usually I don't buy extended warranties on anything but somehow the
salesman convince me of buying on.3-1/2 weeks later the I noticed  the
leftside leaking, I took it to a VW dealer. The mechanic told me it
looked like both head gaskets where already replaced. The frustrating
part was having to wait for the insurance co. to come out and approve
the repair.
Once that was taking care They couldn't fit the parts didn't fit, so I
had to wait again for them to approve of replacing the cyl. head. I
think that it took about 6weeks.

Well a month went by and the left side started leaking once again.
With my luck I had to wait another 6 weeks for the repair and this time
they replaced the short block.

I thought everything would have been alright, however 2 weeks after my
extended warranty expired the left side started leaking once again.
This time I had to speak to the owner of the VW dealer about the problem
because the repair dept. didn't want to honor any warranties on the
repair, somehow they contacht VWUSA and convinced them of getting this
repaired for me.
After approving the repair they foundout that the new left cyl. head was
slightly undersized.

Well I ended up paying (3) 100 dollar deductibles and wasn't able to
drive my van 1/4 of a year while it was sitting at the dealer for
approvals and part arrivals.

If I didn't have the extended warranty the total of the 3 repairs would
have been at just under U.S. $9,500.

The first time I took it in my father told the mechanics that they
should have VW just get a new long block for me and laughed at the Idea.

Miguel