At 12:31 PM 11/4/98, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
>FYI-
>Detlef Hanscke of Livermore, Ca is working on, as i write this, putting an
>Audi 5cyl into an AUTOMATIC Vanagon....and.....WITHOUT raising the engine
>acccess lid!!!!!
        [...snip...]
>this way, you'll be able to keep your vanagon "all vw" without putting a
>Subaru engine in, which are generally more expensive to find (if you have to
>find a '90 up legacy) wheras you can install any 5 cyl audi engine from '78
>up....

        UNLESS you happen to live in the populated areas of California
        where you can ONLY use a transplant engine from the same or later
        model year donor vehicle...:-(

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