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On 13 Mar 98 at 13:56, vw57dlx wrote: > I have a '66 Square that needs her engine rebuilt. This one has lasted > 116,000 without ever being apart from the transmission. I was hoping to > get the same kind of life out of rebuilding the stock engine. Am i > looking for a miracle here? I would think that most of the engine parts > would be of higher quality with all of the technology we have today. But > then again, some people will only buy NOS german parts. Because as we > all know, the germans did make high quality cars & parts. So i am > basically looking for advice & opinions. I want to know you're personal > experiences with different engine rebuilds. How long the rebuild lasted, > how much you spent(if you don't mind), if you did it yourself, & what > kind of parts are good & bad to use. If anybody would be kind enough to > take the time & tell me your experinces, i would be grateful. Please > e-mail me privately, unless other people are interested also. You can do a really nice "stock" rebuild for about $1000, or less if you stick to straight stock. This assumes you do your own work, except for the valve job. Done right, it should last as long as the original. If you add a cross-drilled counterweighted crank (67-) then you should do better. 116k is not unusual for the later years, but for a 66 you've done well. Did some particular part fail, or did you just feel that the engine was "tired" and hoped for an improvement? Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA *******************************