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Subject:Re: 1.9 vs. 2.1 heads
From:Brent Christensen
Date:Fri, 11 Aug 2000 13:33:41 -0700

6 heads in two years??? Yikes!

What are you using for coolant - sulfuric acid?

:-)

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy "Klaus"
Santa Barbara, CA

----- Original Message -----
From: "david kelly" <dkcomet@yahoo.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 11:59 AM
Subject: 1.9 vs. 2.1 heads

> Hi All,
> I sent out a cry for help & got some response, but am
> hoping for a more definitive answer.
>
> Here's my dilemma:
>
> I have a 1990 syncro w/ a 2.1L wasserleaker. I have
> one NEW AMC head on one side & an older VW head w/ a
> hairline crack on the other side.
>
> I have a line on a 1984 1.9L head in excellent shape -
> reconditioned, not resurfaced.
>
> Will I have problems having a 2.1L on one side & a
> 1.9L on the other side? I hear the valves are a bit
> different & they may create different compression that
> could screw up the computer.
>
> Has anyone done this successfully? Being my 6th head
> on this engine in less than 2 years, I want it to be
> the last for a while.
>
> Please send direct replies if possible,
> Thanks,
>
> David Kelly
> Seattle, Wa.
> 1990 Syncro 15"
> 1963 Comet Convertible
>
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