I had a 1.9 in my '84.  I now have a DJ-code 2.1, which is a fine, fine
motor.  If you're gonna spend $3K, go with 2.1L.  You can tweak even the US
Digijet to give a bit more power than stock 90 hp.

If you're going to use AMC heads seriously consider upgrading the AMC
valves. http://www.benplace.com/amc.htm

2009/11/23 B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net>

> So my mechanic was getting serious about my 1.9 rebuild in September when
> he
> decided to have a heart attack followed by triple bypass surgery. He's
> going
> to be out for awhile. Through very diplomatic talks with the shop he went
> to
> work for and him personally I have retrieved my AMC heads, gasket set and
> my
> extra 1.9 which has now been disassembled and cleaned up.  I was going to
> take it to http://www.evwparts.com/ down in MD as I can get there in about
> 3
> hours and am very familiar with the area. He says he can rebuild and
> install
> a 1.9 for $3K total. That sounds like a great price and having these AMC
> heads from Ken I can probably get a more reliable engine since I'm sure he
> just machines the old ones as standard practice.
>
> Any thoughts, suggestions, etc. before I contact him and make arraignments?
> That price seems really reasonable to me.
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>

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