A Yahoo Group that Matthew Pollard started some years ago to help volks with
the myriad problems incurred by ownership:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tiico/summary

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:

> South African mfg/exporter of:Jetta (early 90's) 1.8 block/bottom bored to
> 2.0; 2.0 head, interference I4 motor; a mishmash of "parts" to equal this:
> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/search?keywords=TIICO&x=50&y=16
> ... and some Samba discussion:
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=313053
>
> bob .... had one, never again for that type of motor, "morphed" into a
> cobbled-up power plant. NOT a good motor for a heavy vanagon IMNSHO
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> What was the TIICO "kit" ?
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> TIICO was the "kit" importer (out of business).Zetec is what Ford calls
>>> their I4 engine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Zetec_engine
>>> Bostig is the name of Jim Akiba's business: http://www.bostig.com/
>>>
>>> --
>>> Alan Felder
>>> Austin TX
>>> 82 Diesel Westy
>>>
>>
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