Re: [T3] Value of an engine

["Herman Haustein" <haustein@netvision.net.il>]

If your interested in selling the full-flow setup (pump and all) I'm
interested.
Herman
----- Original Message -----
From: Ned glenn <ned_glenn@hotmail.com>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: יום רביעי 06 ספטמבר 2000 17:50
Subject: [T3] Value of an engine


> Hi all,
>
> I know...  all talk and no action, but as space has opened up in the
> workshop...  fall is arriving (my tradition VW work season, something
about
> nice weather and the projects just get put asside)  But really..
>
>
> I'll be pulling my t3 motor in the next two weeks and was wondering if
there
> was any market for such a thing on the North East Market,
>
> T3 motor, rebuilt new, 4/98 (cheap rebuild w/ new heads and oil cooler
from
> Vanagon Connection in SoCal)
> 8/29 - 9/1/99 my car got the once over in a local shop in Eureka CA, from
a
> former Bug-In champ, Formual V champ engine builder, and Porsche mechanic
> (engine builder in a Bay area shop)
> in the three days we pulled the motor any tranni.  replaced the tranni
with
> one from my collection, replaced rear axel bearings, checked/adjusted
brakes
> tore down the motor, installed cooling flaps and bellows, vdo oil temp
> gauage sender(which was well used in Nevada), cleaned the oil cooler (it
can
> never be too clean inside or out), cleaned and repained all sheet metal,
> replaced the glasspack with a t3 quite pack pulled from a local dumpster,
> all new FI hoses and  cleaned all FI connections,  a few other things and
> the the most key thing....
>
> Heads were CCed, polished and valves/seats were reground 3 angle, springs
> were shimmed for a bit extra seating pressure, custom retainers and swivel
> seats put on the rockers.
>
> It was three long days for me..  I did all the labor, he supplyied any
> specialized tools and did the heads.. supplied the cooling flaps  and
other
> bits.  He took my 70 single cab (dented or starting to rust on all sides
but
> had disc brakes up front and a 914 motor in back [installed by the PO]) as

> trade for shopspace, labor on the heads...  and I ended up sending him
> acouple hundered when I reached the east coast....
>
> Sorry rambling...
>
> so assuming that I get the 914 motor installed and it doesn't blow up in a
> week or two afterwards... I should sell my T3 motor to help recoup some
> expenses...
>
> ~15k since total rebuild. ~6k since top end rebuild, GB full-flow oil
filter
> w/ pressure release pump cover, located on LI NY. complete all tin,
> heaterboxes and muffler, FI and genorator.  How much is it worth? how much
> should I try to sell it for?
>
> Thanks
> Ned
>
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