Hi Todd. Swap stuff has all been said before, but some points I'd
reiterate should you decide to do a swap.

- who will work on it?  (work out possible swap "bugs", do regular
maintenance etc.)
- do you have interest and time to be involved with the swap?
- do you plan on keeping the van a while?  (years?)

I also have an '88. If it were me, and I wasn't keeping the van that
long, I'd just repair as needed. A swap might make sense for long
term. OTOH, since I have some spare 2.1 parts, and am becoming more
familiar with Vanagon Digifant etc., I'd consider a rebuild IF I was
certain of the builders rep.

In terms of a swap, I come from a pretty different POV; since I did
all the work, and some of it is pretty custom, I am fairly "committed"
to it. A good mechanic could find his way around on it but there are
details (mods or custom parts I've done) he could miss. With a more
straightforward swap, this would obviously be less of a potential
issue.

Neil.

On 12/23/13, Todd Last <rubatoguy@comcast.net> wrote:

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> What does the voice of experience say?

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