Very realistic. You will probably need the later intake manifold center
section. Then everything else would bolt up. You can choose to upgrade the
cooling system, exhaust, oil cooler, etc. The 1.9 fuel injection works just
fine. Same injectors as 2.1.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Palmer [mailto:jpalmer@mts.net]
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 10:00 PM
To: Dennis Haynes
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: VW supplied reman. 2.1

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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