The rare, pricey 2.0 heads that are for 914's only have relocated
sparkplugs (pointing straighter up) and different top tins accordingly.
  Regular 2.0 Type 4 heads come in oval or square-exhaust port versions with
the plugs in the usual locations.  Those aren't as hard-to-find or as
expensive as the 914 2.0's.  I have rebuilt many of those, and still have
many Type 4 parts here.  The USA Vanagon always used the square-port heads
from 80-83.

Mike B.

-----Original Message-----
From: BenT Syncro
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 8:49 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: New to list and to Vanagons

You'll be competing for those 2.0 heads with the Type4 and 914 guys. The
latter are a fanatical sort with deeper pockets than the typical Vanagon
fan. Here in the San Francisco area, we call air-cooled Vanagons 'parts
vans'. If you had to hire a shop to rebuild your engine, the labor cost
exceeds the value of the complete running vehicle.;-(

Whilst Vanagons in general are worth less than the value of their
dismembered parts, it had been my experience that the air-cooled T3's
arrived at that point much sooner than their water-cooled counterparts.

BenT

On Feb 4, 2011, at 5:40 PM, "Joe Luther" <jluther@alfons-haar.us> wrote:

> No, but I have big veins and there's a plasma center nearby.  Actually,
> I'm
> getting a lot of spares with the van, I hope they address some of the
> needs.
> It only has 84k and the engine going in will have 60k and be resealed.
> Once
> I find another head, I'll have a second engine with 84k in reserve.  I
> hope
> that's a good start....
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BenT Syncro [mailto:syncro@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 5:51 PM
> To: David Beierl
> Cc: Joe Luther; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: New to list and to Vanagons
>
> Welcome to the list, Joe. Did you bring your checkbook?;-)
>
>
> BenT