When I bought my 84 in 1997, the 1.9 had "grenaded" with a rod throuh the
top of the case.  #2 piston was in teeny pieces inside the case - all what
was left was a piston pin on a 45 degree bent rod poking through the case -
not pretty.
--
Jim Thompson
"On The Road" From Circle Yer Wagens To Calif.
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
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On 5/9/06, Benny boy <huotb@videotron.ca> wrote:
>
> The only easy visible difference between the 2 core is that high oil
> pressure sender on the 2.1L
> http://www.benplace.com/engine/sender4.jpg
> http://www.benplace.com/oil_pressure_sender_overview_location.htm
>
> The ONLY other way is to open the engine and look at the stoke of the
> pistons... the crank (piston stoke) is the main difference between the 2
> engines
>
> The short story is: i never seen a rod go through a case on a 1.9, but
> some
> on 2.1.... VW widen the 1.9L rod big end for the 2.1 (not my theory but I
> approve) so some say that it as been weaken! who knows...
>
> But here what i can tell you, i have seen very weak crank and rod bearing
> on
> 2.1, never on a 1.9
>
> My 7 CAD cents
>
> Cheers, Ben
> http://www.benplace.com/
>