Ooh wait until Lois knows your telling people you sleep on the couch, you will be then! LOL! Just jokin'! Would be cool if you had a split double cab. Tell Bob you need him to help you fix one up. LOL. Just joking. Yes it is nice having a bus to sleep in. I will never camp on the ground again. Well maybe I shouldn't say never. Did it once in Nacogdoches yep it rained too. Katrina & Dan Martin 71'bus "Homer" http://web.mac.com/danandkatrinamartin/ http://ical.mac.com/danandkatrinamartin/Volks32Shows On Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at 10:13AM, "singlecabboy" <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >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? >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >--------------------------------- >> > > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out >> more about what's free >> > >from AOL at AOL.com. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >Hayden >> > >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >> >Get a FREE Web site, company branded e-mail and >> more from Microsoft Office >> >Live! >> >http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/ >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >_________________________________________________________________ >> Interest Rates near 39yr lows! $430,000 Mortgage for >> $1,399/mo - Calculate >> new payment >> >http://www.lowermybills.com/lre/index.jsp?sourceid=lmb-9632-18466&moid=7581 >> >> >> >> > > >Paul Smith >www.23window.com/thezone > >T.C.B. >H.B.B. > > >