I have had one installed for about 70,000 miles, with no problems so far
other than a bit of oil consumption (typical of WBX motors AFAIK) - about a
quart every 900 to 1,500 miles.  IT was installed by the dealer where the
van was originally purchased, and had to be redone once after the first
engine was in for only a few hundred miles.  Since then, though it has run
like a champ.

I expect my water pump will now blow, since I had to audacity to post
this....  ;-)

Brent Christensen
Santa Barbara, CA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay L Snyder" <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: VW of Canada motors

> No fast idle per say.  The idle stabilizer tries to keep it at 850 rpm or
> so.
>
>
>
>
> "Brian T." <nobleman36@YAHOO.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 06/03/2002
02:07:23
> PM
>
> Please respond to "Brian T." <nobleman36@YAHOO.COM>
>
> Sent by:    Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
>
>
> To:    vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> cc:
> Subject:    VW of Canada motors
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I am soliciting more info regarding the VW of Canada
> motors.  I now have one of these little gems imbedded
> in my engine compartment and would like to hear all
> the gorey details (good and bad) about these motors.
>
> My ultimate plan is to poke a 1.9TDI back there, but
> got caught with a lack of time or funds to do this,
> hense the rebuilt WB.
>
> Also, I am curious... do these vehicles not have a
> fast idle in the morning for warmup?  Mine just sort
> of starts and sometimes dies, but never jumps up on a
> fast circuit.
>
> Thanks in advance for any info out there!
> Brian
>
> 85' Westy "Rusty"
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