I see.
the Subaru 2.2 is 'more engine' for sure.
more displacement.
fatter torque ....4 valves per cylinder,
knock sensor ignition..
though an ABA has that, at least in some versions. ..
no distributor ...that's nice on a subaru 2.2.

sorry ..just looked corroded to me in the close-ups.

scott

On 4/20/2012 6:14 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
> Scary looking corrosion? What are you smoking tonight Scott? The engine case is actually pretty nice.
>
> I'm leaning towards heading back to the land of I4 fun. 2.0 ABA with 1.8 l head. Yeah that old story. But 2.2 subie is a strong contender.
>
> alistair
>
>
> On 2012-04-20, at 5:59 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>
>> kinda scary lookin' corrosion on the outside of the waterpuker engine.
>>
>> what 'other engine' are you considering ?
>> I have a hunch what it might be.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/20/2012 5:32 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>>> Seems that I am not getting any breaks from the vanagon gods this week. I had a pinhole leak in one of the cooling hoses, got big enough to find today.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/vanagon-cooling-system-leak/
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>>>
>>> alistair
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