> Does anyone know where to get new valve covers
> for an '81 2.0 liter for less than the $40 ones that
> Bus Depot has? Why are these so much more 
> than the 1.9/2.1 covers?

Because 1.9/2.1L Vanagons take Beetle valve covers, which are available from
Volkswagen/Brazil (as well as aftermarket suppliers). The Type 4 valve
covers are unique to that engine and have to come from Volkswagen/Germany,
hence the higher price. 

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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