good post mark.
Salem as in Oregon ?
or some eastern state ?

Scott
Rogue Valley, OR ..
Medford/Ashland.
www.turbovans.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Dearing" <VWBrain@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: Spare 2.1 engine - how big can I make it?

> hey guys  all the subies  with the OHC engines had head gasket  problems,
> even the 2.2 L but it is probably the better of the bunch.  We  have done
> hundreds of them , happens about 150K and you really need to rework  the
> heads
> while you have them off as the valves and seats wear real bad., not  just
> replace the head gaskets. They also had problems with the radiators which
> causes a lot of the head gasket problems. later  mark D  salem import
> service