OK, so the Tin-Top is finally back after it's 2 1/4 year restoration
(long story 
) and now I notice the right hand head to case seal has developed a drip 
Now this DG motor was bought about 10,000 miles ago and I am pretty sure from it's provenance and what I observed, that it was a perhaps barely run genuine VW re-con unit then (6 years ago). The seller (a regular on here) got the whole van from an old guy, it was in a state but the old guy told him the engine was new but the entire van had been stored up for years. When I first used the engine it was as clean as a whistle in the rocker covers, like new and over the first 1,000 miles seemed to "run in" (ie got quieter, not just the tappets) and after needing a very occasional top up of oil, then stopped using any.
Then I suffered a blockage in the bleed ring that, coupled with a faulty dalek cap, caused excess pressure to build up. It "blew" two coolant hoses before I sussed it out. At that time it started a slight drip from a head seal. I put this down to the excess pressure damaging it
I put some K seal in (this was all 6 years ago) and it worked 
Until now
Now I don't "need" a new engine, this one sounds and works fine I simply don't have the facilities to DIY it (I have have the knowledge, but no place to do it).
So, I rang Elite and they said "yes, no problem - we can do that for £300 as long as no studs break" I then asked if I could drive it to them (200+ miles) and have them do it almost "while I wait", I would stay over in the van, or in a B&B, for a night or two, then drive it back. They said yes, that would be fine as long as it was properly booked in before hand (obviously).
Now I know some folk knock Elite, but they, by virtue of what they do, must be very familiar with this job.
What do you reckon folks ?
