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On Sun, 2002-05-26 at 18:49, Drake wrote: > Hey all, Ive got a GEX 1600, I purchased the long block a while back from > someone with the intention as using it for a core. Is it worth rebuilding > the motor, considering all of the bad things I have heard about GEX. I have > the heads off so far, and things dont look too bad. Running very rich for > some time, looks like the rings were leaking as well. There is LOTS of > buildup on the pistons and heads. Also it looks like there are either 10mm > possibly even 12mm studs with case savers installed. One spark plug has been > cross threaded unfortunately. > What the heck, tear it down the rest of the way and see what you have. Never can tell, but you might have an new case or crank. I would be leery of the heads. They probably have oversized "OD" on the valve guides, and replacements for those are hard to find. And they may have been welded. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/