2mm... i was sure they were 5mm... bah, you guys must be right... i
should know better, i have done 6 of them this summer, except for one
crasy customer who went Digifan... i remember using the 1.9L Air plenium
on all the others...

Yes Bob, the front one is a bit more tricky but with proper "Bending" it
fits ok...

I like the 2.1L, AMC heads and Digijet combination.... run's smooth and
i find the engine is more... "Crisp"

Yea Bob, when customer have money, they have German valves kit ( i have
my own private machinist) .... but they don't care because most of the
time, the van will be sold way before the AMC valves stretch.

I'm running slightly modified 2.0L AC AMC heads (ridge was remove for
correct deck high, i used rings instead, intake polish) on my 79 right
now, i'm also running those dual Kadron-Brosal 40mm
http://www.benplace.com/kadron.htm

... i'm watching them closely, i have about 9k miles on it, the engine
is going out in a month or so... some small "knocking" between 1300 and
1400rpm... upper core, front, it just started about a month ago... the
funny thing is i never had any comeback from any of my cutomers from all
the engine work i did.... end now, on my own van?????

Sound like a rod big end to me, not sure... well, no, it sound like a
lifter noise but i have NO noise near the lifter (i have that expensive
electronic 6 mics"listening device"....)... that sound as been there for
a month... steady, no more, no less, only on deceleration between
1300rpm and 1000rpm????  and only at the center top of the engine...
compression is fine, oil pressure is fine, power is amazing??? i still
wonder... but for sure, it's NO deep knocking like i'm use to hear???

By the way, do you have a 2.0L crank, cam and rods on hand... i have
many good  casings (checked)
Or a good complete "Short Block"? i can send you a case...  2.0L crank
and rods are hard to find up here.

Cheers, Ben

ROBERT DONALDS wrote:

> the 2.1 air center section has 2MM larger runners and 5MM larger
> throttle body opening
> the 1.9 boots will fit
> The 1985 air center section  has the off set to match the 2.1 and does
> bolt up with no issues
> have you realy bent the holders to work ?
>
> Bob
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Benny boy" <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:32 PM
> Subject: Re: 1.9 and 2.1 Parts Interchangability
>
>
>> The 1.9 Air plenium fit... kind of, you need to bent the small tab at
>> each
>> end... you don't want to use a 2.1L intake!!!! not the same diameter
>> at all!
>>
>> Ben
>> http://www.benplace.com/
>>
>
>
>