I just had an oil pressure test done to see if I need to replace the
long block or just the heads on my 85 Westie...the test showed what
the mechanic called seriously low readings around 5 or 6...he said
that this almost guarantees that the bearings are scarred and that I
need to replace the whole engine. He said that it would be dangerous
to continue driving the way it is because something worse could
happen. I guess the inevitable has occured tho from reading other
peoples postings I had thought to get maybe another 100k out of the
longblock. There's 139k on the van now...Is this an acurate test?
This also is leading me to seriously contemplate the various
conversion options...any advice will be most appreciated...The folks
at AVP said I can upgrade to a 2.1 litre wasserboxer for an
additional 200bucks for the crank. Thanks,
Rick