Gary McEachern wrote
>A few years ago I bought a van in Virginia with one of these Euro 112 hp
>hi-output engines. 
>The engine seemed quite peppy during my harrowing trip from Virginia to
>Boston. I later sold the engine to Boston Bob 

I remember it well I was delighted to finally get an opportunity to see the pistons and other possible change in the European engine had. when the engine came apart I found that the pistons looked the same and I could find no difference other than the engine code.
the engine as it turns out had a 1.9 crank and cam (very European.) 
you will never know how deep a puddle is until you step in and take a chance and step in

Bob