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Just to add fuel to the fire... The engine currently installed in our Fastback is a GEX rebuild, and while it still isn't completely broken in yet, I haven't had any trouble with it. Runs fine, no weird noises, and what I was able to check about the engine without tearing it down looks fine. I've heard a lot of bad reports about GEX engines over the years, and I was a bit leery when I saw their sticker on this one when I went to look at it, but decided to take a chance. Maybe I've gotten lucky; maybe they were doing a better job when this one was built. This engine was bought from them by someone else about five years ago. The PO installed it into his '73 Square, and after the iniitial breakin, took it on a test run and drove about 50 miles before he wrapped the front of the car around a tree. The engine was pulled and stored (with all holes plugged) until I came along in April and bought it and a bunch of other stuff for $200. I figured that I could take a chance, and if it turned out to be a piece of dookie I still didn't get screwed too bad. Also got several late T3 taillights, a few front indicators, some NOS Hella headlight rings, an extra Bently manual, and an in-box Bosch-rebuilt starter. He'd gotten out of VW's and gone into Volvos (ack!). YMMV, of course. With the general reputation that GEX has, if I were looking at buying a rebuilt engine right off the floor (or catalog or whatever) I'd steer clear of them. My situation was ... different. =) ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org