Greetings

[Mr. Wolf]

Sorry for the long response time. I honestly meant wall not sleeve.
They said the wall was all gouged to hell. Cat said it could be
sleeved, but felt if I was going to spend the money to pull the
engine it might as well be replaced with a reman. because other
damage may have been suffered. Of course, this increased the
price...but surprisingly their quote was mostly labor. Now, $13k to
replace an engine is just too damned much! Eight grand of that was
labor!

Going in next week has turned into going in...well, now next week
but a lot longer then that has transpired The mechanic Carl just
seems to have too much work coming his way and as I'm staying at
their Resort I can wait...for now. Been doing a lot of de-modifying
and re-modifying of what the previous owner did. He pulled out a lot
and added more. I suppose I could clean the big beast up and take
some pictures....

Joshua


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Johnson"
wrote:
>
>
> Hello Joshua,
> Glad to have another FC owner on the forum. Sounds kinda odd that
your 3208 engine
> had a bad sleeve. Some folks have had sleeves installed in their
block but a stock 3208
> doesn't have a sleeve. If yours is sleeved, it would seem you
could put in a new one and
> save the existing engine. Just a thought.
> Regards, Eric in San Antonio
> 84FC35SBWL2
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Wolf"
wrote:
> >
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I joined, hmm about a month back, but have been busy moving into
> > the 'bird to get a chance to sit down and introduce myself. My
name's
> > Josh and I have a 78 Wanderlodge. I'm in Texas, and the paint is
> > pretty faded on her, but just about all the equipment is still
> > functional. The most painful thing for me thus far has been
finding
> > out that it was sold to me with a bad engine. The piston sleeve
on
> > number 1 is tore all to Hell. Luckily, I managed to track down a
> > remanufactured engine that was a few years old for dirt cheap
and it's
> > going in next week!
> >
> > Once I get her back, I'll open the floodgate of questions I
have
> > talk to everyone soon!
> >
> > Joshua
> >
>