Before I did a Subie 2.2 for my '87 I did research other options. As
part of that I got on the Tiico list.
IMO there were a lot of people who were unhappy with the conversion.

Rob
becida@comcast.net

At  10/31/2007 05:39 PM, Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette wrote:
>Bryan
>
>Do you know who posted this?  I ask because it seems familiar-like I think
>I've seen it before.  I don't have a Tiico (don't even know what it is), but
>I'd not like to see a good vendor smeared (and I repeat, I don't know if
>Tiico IS good).
>
>It's just that this message is eerily familiar.
>
>Raymond
>
>On 10/31/07, BJ Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote:
> >
> > Being a person who has an engine with anywhere from .5 to 100K miles left
> > on
> > it, I'm always keeping up on the latest engine rebuilds, replacements,
> > etc.
> > Of all of them it seems the Tiico is the least reliable. I have not met
> > any
> > person who purchased a Tiico who would ever get another one.  That's a
> > shame
> > because the engine replacement kits are very reasonably priced and you'd
> > think that going with what is in the SA vans you'd be making a great
> > decision.
> >
> > Bryan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> > Vdub Guy
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 7:36 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Tiico Conversion
> >
> > The following is a post from the Yahoo! Tiico group, I thought some might
> > find this interesting. I hate seeing stuff like this, and I feel bad for
> > this person. I almost went Tiico because I really wanted to stay all
> > Volkswagen-glad now I didn't. They don't say what the Tiico is being
> > replaced with, but I wish them the best.  Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > <Sorry to say that after 6 years of aggravation and dissapointment, I
> > am having my tiico engine replaced. I joined this group hoping to
> > find that magic bullet that would solve my problems, but it seems all
> > the members are trying to fix, and refix, and get around, the
> > problems with this engine.
> >
> > I spent a lot of money on this thing. I had it 'professionally'
> > installed by a recommended shop. Then had it professionally trouble-
> > shot by two more (tiico recommended) shops. Then it went to three
> > more shops that were recommended on the vanagon list. It runs like
> > crap. It is loud, pings like a deck of cards even with premium gas,
> > and has vibrations - I can't even listen to the radio while driving.
> > It has no power. Damn I'm sorry I ever heard of tiico.
> >
> > I want to keep my van. I've owned it since it was new (1991 synchro
> > full camper). I thought tiico was the answer, and am very
> > dissapointed and out mega bucks for that mistake.
> >
> > Sorry to post such a negative on this site. I am sure I will get
> > strong responses, and maybe nasty, disturbing ones! But here I am,
> > and this is my story.>
> >