Interesting idea.  What else would I need to swap?  Is it a realistic
option? I have 280k km on my original 1.9, so it's only a matter of
time.

Jeff

On 2-Feb-07, at 8:15 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> Frank,
> You're right. Even with the core charge, it is still cheaper. Just
> find a
> 2.1 that blown and use it for the Core.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Frank Condelli
> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 4:22 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: VW supplied reman. 2.1
>
> In a message dated 02/02/2007 12:30:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> jpalmer@mts.net writes:
>
> Hey  Frank any word on 1.9s for my 85?
>
>
>
> Jeff, I just called and found out that YES, they  are available but
> the
> price
> is ---- are you ready ---- $5102.99 Canadian  loonies.   Now why VW
> would
> try
> to sell the 1.9s for way more money  that the 2.1s is way beyond
> me.  Might
> as well put the 2.1 engine in there.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank  Condelli
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