Ken, what is your best advice to those of us who own the older Vanagons (e.g., 1984)?  If I have to replace the elbow between the throttle and the AFM anyway, it sounds like best plan would be to buy and use 2.1 AFM and 2.1 elbow.  I am not sure what you mean that other hoses would get squeezed in the process (maybe I am missing hoses that I should have).

John Lauterbach
Macon. GA
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: KENWILFY@AOL.COM 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 6:11 PM
  Subject: Re: AFM 1.9l/2.1l help?

  It actually will work (I tested this theory a couple of years ago).  However 
  the 2.1l Airbox won't fit because of the hoses in the engine compartment (it 
  kinda squishes up against them and I was not comfortable running this way).   
  I then adapted the 1.9l airbox, but this is not as easy it is seems.  I had 
  to cut that plastic housing and then fabricate my own gasket out of gasket 
  material.  You also have to replace your 1.9l Intake Air hose (that accordian 
  looking hose between the AFM and the throttle body) with the 2.1l hose since 
  the AFM outlet is bigger for the 2.1l.  It worked very well when I was done 
  however and I have these Air Flow Meters (2.1l) for $120 new (not rebuilt- no 
  core).  The rebuilt AFMs are a crap shoot from my experience and from what 
  customers have experienced.  Sometimes they are great, sometimes they are 
  just as messed up as the AFMs you took out (temp I is still bad, etc).  Hope 
  this helps. 

  Thanks, 
  Ken Wilford 
  John 3:16 
  www.vanagain.com 
  Phone: (856)-765-1583 
  Fax: (856)-327-2242 

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