I too am wrestling with the conversion issue, and installing a used
engine to buy time.

The Subaru is a great engine, but in the Vanagon it sits much lower and
the oil pan is only a few inches off the ground.  If Kennedy would or
could make a Vanagon specific pan, or set it up with a small pan and
external oil sump system for a reasonable cost I would consider it.

Right now I like the Tii Trading Co. Mexican 2.0 Golf conversion.
Complete, drop in conversion using a new engine with all VW parts and a
12 mo. VW warranty.  Still might have to fight with mechanics to work on
it, but at least everything has VW part numbers. At $3500 or so it is
not cheap, but is much less than the Eurospec conversion.
http://www.tiico.com/prod04.htm

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Stuart MacMillan
Manager, Case Program
800-909-8244 ext 208

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