Steve, could you share with us total cost of transplant and what additional
parts did you have to buy or take from old engine?
I have an '84 with 1.9L engine and sooner or later I am going to need a
transplant

John Lauterbach
Macon, GA
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Green <sgreen@WELL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 12:38 AM
Subject: AVP Engine: 50K Mile Report

I recently clocked 50,000 miles on the AVP remanufactured 1.9L long
block that I purchased in August, 1997.  Not much to say--no news
is good news. [sound of knuckles on wood]

Repair expenses, aside from normal periodic maintenance -- $0.

Compression still in the 130s all around.

It didn't use much oil to start with, and seems to use less as time
goes by. On a recent 5500 mile road trip it used 1/2 quart.

Most of the miles were on 2-lane highways in the American west, but
the van is also my daily driver and only motorized transportation.

Steve Green -- Chico, CA
Zefram -- 1984 Wolfsburg Westfalia