Have you checked out the Tiico conversion? That's the way I'm leaning.
http://www.tiico.com/prod04.htm
Good luck,
Drew Bedford
Restored 83.5 Westy
Park City, Utah

> I am afraid I lost the low oil pressure war.  After I
> installed a new high volume oil pump and Mahle filter,
> I still got the oil pressure alarm when warm above
> 2000 rpm.  I installed a VDO gauge last weekend.
> Although I had not been driving the van after I
> started getting the alarms, it sounded like someone
> had a ball peen hammer beating inside when I started
> it up.  The gauge, btw showed around 70 psi (I never
> let it warm up.)
>
> I have decided to do an engine conversion. Only the
> Eurospec conversion, and the KEP Subaru conversion
> will pass the emissions inspectors up here in Alaska.
> I looked into the Golf 2.0L conversion, but Eurospec
> no longer markets their conversion. (The link probably
> needs to be updated) The CARB executive order (which
> is honored here in Alaska) is very specific in what is
> included in a legal conversion.  I decided not to
> fight that war and ordered my KEP kit and a Subaru
> power plant today.  I apologize to the purists out
> there.
>
> Bottom line, I have an engine core if anyone is
> interested that is a good rebuild.  No thrown rods or
> anything, and the heads are not leaking.  I also have
> the ECU, power steering, etc. for anyone interested.
> Drop me a line.
>
> John Cooper
>
> =====
> LCDR John H. Cooper, J322
> Alaskan Road Joint Operations Center
> (907)552-7804/3269
> Fax: 552-4855  Cell: 250-2725