[Vwdiesel] Looking for a block

[Matt Arant]

Dan,
	On second thought, since you have the means to tow it, I'd be happy to 
sell you the whole car. It's definitely towable. That would actually be 
better for me, and you'd get the new tires, the new battery, and the 
tranny.

~Matt

On Nov 1, 2005, at 9:48 AM, Matt Arant wrote:

> Dan,
> 	Hi, new member here, from Washington Iowa. I have an '81 Rabbit that
> my wife used to kill a deer last month. As much as I hate to admit it,
> I think the repairs will be more than I ever want to tackle, and I
> can't see paying to have it fixed since it was a cheap beater.
> 	So I'd like to part it out. If you have the skills and the inclination
> to pull the engine in my yard (my garage is full of stuff), I'd let you
> have it cheap. It has the 5-speed, if you're interested in that too.
> And 4 brand new tires, if you're interested in those...
> 	Can't say the engine is in great shape, but if it would work for 
> you...
>
> ~Matt
>
> On Nov 1, 2005, at 9:16 AM, Dan Sloan wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> Thanks for all your suggestions, once home, and upon further
>> inspection...It
>> appears I tossed a connecting rod through the block. (which took off
>> the
>> water pump...)
>>
>> Anybody know of a source for a 1.6NA engine in the midwest? (I'm in
>> central
>> Iowa) I've already checked local sources...my one possiblilty went to
>> the
>> crusher last month.  It'd be a shame to junk this car...its in
>> reasonable
>> shape otherwise.
>>
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