I'm currently having my engine rebuilt at Freds garage in Redwood city
CA.  and they told mme it would take about a week to rebuild and they
have a good warranty to, 1 yr parts and labor.
Cecil T

Frodo Lives!!!

>Hello all,
>
>I flushed the cooling system on my 84 Westy the other day, dislodging
the
>piece of rust/crud that was plugging the leak in my head gaskets.  I
now
>have a constant drip from the left head gasket.  So faced with the high
cost
>for replacing the heads and 150K+ miles on the engine, I am considering
>replacing the engine with a rebuilt one.  I am going to purchase the
engine
>from my local VW guru because he has the best warranty (1 year parts
and
>labor including removal of the engine) and a fair price.  My questions
are
>what should be new/rebuilt in the rebuilt engine and how many hours are
>required for installation of the engine by a VW mechanic?  Also what
else
>should I replace while I am at it.
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated,
>Mike D.
>
>'84 Westy
>'97 Passat GLX VR6
>'96 Canaondale F-700
>'95 Cannondale R-600
>Saunderstown, RI
>

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