Type IV 2L cylinder head work -Portland, OR?

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Type IV 2L cylinder head work -Portland, OR?

Post by Duke G » Sat Apr 30, 2016 1:27 pm

Anyone have any recommendations for rebuilding cylinder heads around Portland for a stock 2L out of a '78? In light of folks recent troubles with HFM I'm a little hesitant to send them off.

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Re: Type IV 2L cylinder head work -Portland, OR?

Post by Amskeptic » Tue May 03, 2016 8:28 pm

Duke G wrote:Anyone have any recommendations for rebuilding cylinder heads around Portland for a stock 2L out of a '78? In light of folks recent troubles with HFM I'm a little hesitant to send them off.

Thanks!

Duke
You can engage with any engine machinist. If they are not fluffy egos, or harried rushed, you might be able to establish a communication with them to do what needs to be done, and they might even do it correctly . . . ask tristessa (shoot him a PM or email) for any current air-cooled VW savvy machinists that he *trusts*.
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Re: Type IV 2L cylinder head work -Portland, OR?

Post by hambone » Thu May 05, 2016 11:02 am

Bearing Svcs downtown seems high quality but quite expensive.
Halsey uses some guy down in Clackamas, I'd give them or Always VW a call for advice. We lost Dan Hall a few years back, the mainstay.
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Re: Type IV 2L cylinder head work -Portland, OR?

Post by Amskeptic » Thu May 05, 2016 5:07 pm

hambone wrote:Bearing Svcs downtown seems high quality but quite expensive.
Halsey uses some guy down in Clackamas, I'd give them or Always VW a call for advice. We lost Dan Hall a few years back, the mainstay.
Sincerely,
-NotHal
Why thank-you, NotHal.
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BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Re: Type IV 2L cylinder head work -Portland, OR?

Post by Duke G » Wed May 18, 2016 10:15 pm

Amskeptic wrote:You can engage with any engine machinist. If they are not fluffy egos, or harried rushed, you might be able to establish a communication with them to do what needs to be done, and they might even do it correctly . . . ask tristessa (shoot him a PM or email) for any current air-cooled VW savvy machinists that he *trusts*.
Colin
Thanks Colin!
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Re: Type IV 2L cylinder head work -Portland, OR?

Post by Duke G » Wed May 18, 2016 10:15 pm

hambone wrote:Bearing Svcs downtown seems high quality but quite expensive.
Halsey uses some guy down in Clackamas, I'd give them or Always VW a call for advice. We lost Dan Hall a few years back, the mainstay.
Sincerely,
-NotHal
Is that the "Bigfoot" guy?
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'77 Westy "Kermit Mk. II"
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Re: Type IV 2L cylinder head work -Portland, OR?

Post by hambone » Fri May 20, 2016 11:47 am

No he's just a rusty-parts seller.
Clackamas:
Jimbo's Volks Haus
503-829-3355
salmoncreek@molall.net
They seem quite reasonable but have no idea of their quality.
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