[s-cars] S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 91, Issue 24

[Jack Walker]

Rebuild it at whatever level you can afford

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
s-car-list-request at audifans.com
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 12:00 PM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 91, Issue 24

Send S-CAR-List mailing list submissions to
	s-car-list at audifans.com

To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
	http://audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list
or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
	s-car-list-request at audifans.com

You can reach the person managing the list at
	s-car-list-owner at audifans.com

When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
than "Re: Contents of S-CAR-List digest..."


Today's Topics:

   1.  to rebuild or replace motor, that is the question
      (forrest bradshaw)


----------------------------------------------------------------------

Message: 1
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 16:50:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: forrest bradshaw <sola4est at yahoo.com>
To: audifans <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Subject: [s-cars] to rebuild or replace motor, that is the question
Message-ID: <636837.34144.qm at web120502.mail.ne1.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

I was recently thinking about buying an 03 a4 avant 1.8 and parting out my
car to help fund an a4.? but i had a change of heart and think it better to
keep my s6 and make it fun again.? looking for advice or guidance as this is
a new/big task for me to take on, however I do have ambitious helpers.? car
is a 95 S6 with 232,870 miles on it, paint is black and chipping at the
fenders.? drivers seat is torn and it could use engine/trans mounts and
bushings around.? the engine burns oil, pretty positve it is from the valve
seals.? only smokes at idle and start up, no consumption at highway
cruising.? also leaking oil, slowly but surely the bottom of motor and
subframe and mm hose are consistently wet.? I do not know which is a better
and more feasible idea, replace my motor with a used engine or rebuild the
engine i have.? if I rebuild, im not sure what all I need to do.? obviously
head work, but what about the bottom end?? I hear a few people
 claim that the bottom end goes bad at 250k or so?

I have no desire to ever go beyond rs2 power levels, maybe perhaps a gt2871
or the like if it where not rs2.? need to keep my goals affordable at least
somewhat.
there is the idea of getting a nice head from 034 and doing what is
necessary for bottom end work?

thanks all

Forrest, struggling to stay on the top side of the urs game


------------------------------

_______________________________________________
S-CAR-List mailing list
S-CAR-List at audifans.com
http://audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list


End of S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 91, Issue 24
******************************************