Chris,

FWIW, My "spare" 2.1 engine was remanufactured by VW of Canada with VW
heads. They have the double spring configuration.

John Meeks
'91 Multivan
Northern Michigan

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On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:

> Just picked some nice and clean used 2.1L heads today.  They have dual
> valve
> springs, which in my 9 years of Vanagon ownership I have not encountered.
>
> Can someone tell the history of these?  I'm assuming it's a factory part.
> What would I gain by using these instead of single springs I currently have
> in my 2.1?  Both my and the donor engines are '89.
>
> --
> Chris S.
> Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
>