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Subject:Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
From:Mike Collum
Date:Tue, 7 Apr 2009 14:44:48 -0400

Brendan Slevin wrote:
> why can't I swap the 2.1 harness, ecu and distributor in, too?  I know the
> cooling system must stay 1.9, but since I have no power steering or AC, I
> can use the entire 2.1 intake system, right?

It gets a little more involved in that the 2.1 uses an entirely
different idle stabilization system.

BTW, the '85 Westy that I put the 2.1 into using the entire 2.1 intake
system, has both AC and power steering.  The engine itself doesn't care
either way.

Mike