Have you checked out the Tiico conversion? That's the way I'm leaning. http://www.tiico.com/prod04.htm Good luck, Drew Bedford Restored 83.5 Westy Park City, Utah > I am afraid I lost the low oil pressure war. After I > installed a new high volume oil pump and Mahle filter, > I still got the oil pressure alarm when warm above > 2000 rpm. I installed a VDO gauge last weekend. > Although I had not been driving the van after I > started getting the alarms, it sounded like someone > had a ball peen hammer beating inside when I started > it up. The gauge, btw showed around 70 psi (I never > let it warm up.) > > I have decided to do an engine conversion. Only the > Eurospec conversion, and the KEP Subaru conversion > will pass the emissions inspectors up here in Alaska. > I looked into the Golf 2.0L conversion, but Eurospec > no longer markets their conversion. (The link probably > needs to be updated) The CARB executive order (which > is honored here in Alaska) is very specific in what is > included in a legal conversion. I decided not to > fight that war and ordered my KEP kit and a Subaru > power plant today. I apologize to the purists out > there. > > Bottom line, I have an engine core if anyone is > interested that is a good rebuild. No thrown rods or > anything, and the heads are not leaking. I also have > the ECU, power steering, etc. for anyone interested. > Drop me a line. > > John Cooper > > ===== > LCDR John H. Cooper, J322 > Alaskan Road Joint Operations Center > (907)552-7804/3269 > Fax: 552-4855 Cell: 250-2725 |
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