[tcb] Re: Who was looking for a camper??
- From: singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:46:55 -0700 (PDT)
I hope to buy a real bus some day, I want to camp in
it and everything but I'm not gonna get a camper , I
just need it to have the middle bench seat , I figure
that will work out great since I sleep on the couch
every night anyway, Just kiddin.
--- Mark Sawyer <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> That's why I build my own. I know what I put in
> them!
>
> Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> all i know is my guy was the best in the area, he
> built 2 vw engines for
> airplanes for cryin' outloud i think if he can build
> a vw powered plane
> engine he can build one for the ol' bucket. i have
> never had a problem with
> this engine, atleast the areas that he worked on.
>
> i agree sammie, research, research, research, then
> cha-ching if you want it
> done right. grabbing parts out of the yard and
> building a motor is not the
> way to go. mix matched cases, and lifters aren't
> smart either.
>
>
> >From: sammie smith
> >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [tcb] Re: Who was looking for a camper??
> >Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:06:40 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Have had 2 of them. Know their rep is bad; but ran
> one for about 45,000
> >miles till it started pumping oil really bad
> through the rings Was still
> >strong on the bottom end but pumped oil so bad it
> was fouling the plugs
> >bout every 300 miles. Still have the engine stored
> and am going to tear it
> >down one of these days and just see what it looks
> like on the inside.
> >Other one went in a vehicle that I sold. Put about
> 3,000 miles on it and
> >it was still running good. I think what they do is
> build up an engine from
> >reground stuff and used parts that barely pass
> muster. Secret is: know
> >your engine builder, there are a few good ones
> around with strong
> >reputations (and a lot of bad ones) that use the
> correct parts and know
> >what they are doing, and last of all, be prepared
> to pay for it.
> >
> >Mark Sawyer wrote: Be nice. Hayden is new to the
> >VW disease. Some people have had good luck with the
> GEX engines.
> >
> >Brian Denning wrote: One Word:
> >
> >KABOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> >
> > >From: Hayden West
> > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >Subject: [tcb] Re: Who was looking for a camper??
> > >Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:56:39 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > >UhOH, I'm a newbie to all this, and my paperwork
> on my remanufactured
> > >engine is all GEX. What's the deal? Is there
> stuff I should be watching
> >out
> > >for? I didn't put in the engine, the previous
> owners did. It's a type I
> > >1600cc dual port.
> > >
> > >Mark Sawyer wrote: Didn't know there was a "good"
> > >GEX.
> > >
> > >Wuzmop@xxxxxxx wrote: I think 3k is considered
> one of the good GEX's.
> > >Or THE good GEX?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >Hayden
> >
>
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