Hi Horace!

Hope you had a Merry Holiday!

As for my van, I finally came full circle and am going with a stock engine to
go back in the vehicle. I'll save my modifications for a later date.

The reason for this is that I found a local man who is a VW wizard. He
happended to have two wasserboxers on hand and at the time was building one
to go into his own van. After talking to him , he quoted me $1500 for the
engine he was already working on for his van plus  I could keep my old
engine. So I struck the deal. I get a completely rebuilt engine...all new
bearings, cylinders, pistons rings, guides, valves, etc, including new water
pump and oil pump, et, etc, and I have my old engine to hot-rod if I want to
play....which I do. The other places...AVP, Boston Engine, etc, wanted closer
to $1900 AND my old engine, plus I was going to have to pay freight both ways
on the core/new engine. I think this to be  a better deal. Time will tell.

Expect to have the engine installed and running by Jan 15.

Will keep the list informed on progress and performance.

Happy New Year!!!

John Rodgers

"Horace K. Sawyer" wrote:

> And the same to you!  What is the status with your van?
>
> hk
> Ringgold GA
>
> At 05:03 PM 12/24/99 -0600, you wrote:
> >To All List Members
> >
> >A Merry Christmas to All, and to All a Good Night!!!!
> >
> >John Rodgers
> >In Birmingham, AL where as soon as the sun went down some  chubby fellow
> >in a red suit,  accompanied by  a half dozen or so little short fellows
> >with snow caps on their heads and wearing red-trimmed green and brown
> >outfits, showed up at the shop and started working on my broken
> >2.1L!!!.  <[;>)