Zoltan, you asked,

<< Let me ask a common question that would probably interest many on the
List.  What were the reaction of the authorities when they learned that
the engine is not diesel anymore, and did you have to do anything to make
it official? >>

   Here's my story.  I swopped from a Waterboxer to Tiico, and recently
went through a smog check in the city of Atlanta Georgia.  The technician
didn't ask and I didn't tell.

   He stuck an exhaust gas analyzer into the tail pipe, and read the
engine RPMs using a sensor placed on top of the engine cover.  He never
even looked inside, and even if he had, most likely wouldn't have noticed
anything different, since the only applicable engine information in the
Vanagon specification in his record is that the motor is a 2.1liter
4cylinder, and, as everyone knows, a four is a four is a four. <EG>

   Unfortunately, the test changed from last year, so I can't make a
direct comparison between the two engines, but it appears as if the new
one is slightly dirtier than the WBX, although well within specification.

        George/ATL
        '89 WesTiico, Wernher

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