sorry, misunderstood  the post.  guess you mean the installed price?  I'm so
use to doing my own work, forgot people actually paid to have it done.....

-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, April 18, 1998 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: Heads

>Thats a ridiculous price.  Funny, my friend works the Ford parts counter at
>a dealer in CA, and always talks how cheap parts are.  How about a NEW 2.3
>crankshaft for 100 bucks?  Somebody saw "sucker" on the guy's face with the
>windstar.  Lets see, a dealer headgasket for a ford 2.3 is 30 bucks, and
for
>another ford  motor is 1600.  Please, don't waste our time with this trash.
>I'll ask my friend what the windstar gaskets cost.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Backus, Brian G <Brian.Backus@PSS.BOEING.COM>
>To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
>Date: Saturday, April 18, 1998 2:24 PM
>Subject: Re: Heads
>
>
>>Yes, I agree,  I had 135,000 miles on mine with no problems.  The
>>problem is the cost to rebuild them.  Really I wonder what the cost of
>>replacing other types of engines is.  Ford, Chev, Dodge vans?
>>
>>> ----------
>>> From:         The Martins[SMTP:nitram@TBCNET.COM]
>>> Reply To:     The Martins
>>> Sent:         Friday, April 17, 1998 5:02 PM
>>> To:   Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject:      Heads
>>>
>>> Heres one for U.
>>>
>>> My buddy has a Ford Windstar with 50,000 miles on it.  It needs a new
>>> HEAD
>>> GASKET which he was quoted 1600.00 US !  Guess the Waterboxer isn't
>>> quit so
>>> bad afterall....
>>>