Yes it was a DH.  In fact, the serial number matched what was in the
original owners & service booklets in the glove box.  I have very good
documentation on my Westy back to the original owner, whom I have
corresponded with in the past.  He was surprised when I wrote him a
letter about the vehicle several years ago.  He was still at his
original address in Hemet, CA :)
-- 
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
Full Timing Since March 1999
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> Did the engine case have a DH code on it ?
>
> you can't really tell visually which it is unless you see the case engine
> number, right �below the oil tower thing.
> I had an 85 that was a decent runner.
> it was an automatic and the parts I had to convert it to manual trans
> included a �DK trans and linkage.
> That trans was noisy..
> it finally failed, the supposed expert who put in another trans put in a DZ
> from a diesel vanagon ,
> then �I think my friend using the van drove it at 65 with that trans,
> resulting in the ventilated case syndrome.
> good ole # 3 ..
> figured it was just a blown 1.9 ..
> later I saw that it was an MV case.. ..a 2.1..
> a decent 'rebuilt in Canada for VW of America' rebuilt too. �Wasn't too
> happy about that engine getting wasted.
>
> and to confuse things ...a 1.9 case can be assembled with a 2.1 crank in it,
> making it a 2.1 really.
>
> but really ...look at the case number, otherwise it could be either.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Old Volks Home" <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 2:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Originally: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver
>
>
> When I bought my otherwise immaculate 84 Westy in 1997 for the
> princely sum of $1K, it had a fist sized hole in the top of the 1.9
> case. �#2 rod bent 90 degrees and the piston was in a million pieces
> throughout the case. �Camshaft was in 3 pieces too.
> --
> Jim Thompson
> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> 75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
> Full Timing Since March 1999
> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Mark Dearing <VWBrain@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> In a message dated 2/10/2011 11:59:45 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> jrasite@EONI.COM writes:
>>
>> In my observation....
>>
>> I've never seen a 1.9 in the boneyard with a hole in the case. I've never
>> seen a 2.1 without one.
>>
>> Draw your own conclusions.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>> hey Jim I had a 1.9L with a hole thur the top that still ran, you could
>> look into the case and watch the crank going around. drove it into the
>> shop to fix it later mark d