Date:         Fri, 3 Jan 2003 09:51:14 -0500
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
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From:         David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Engine Repair or Conversion
Comments: To: "Jones, Dustin" <dujones@STATE.PA.US>
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On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Jones, Dustin wrote:

> My questions is, would it be better to have the heads
> repaired/fixed or undergo one the engine conversions such as an
> audi/subaru/Golf/jetta that have been discussed before?

If past discussions are any guide, you'll get a lot of different opinions,
with a fair amount of useful information with them.  Ultimately it
probably depends on your level of mechanical skill and what you want from
the van.  Any conversion will require a fair amount of tinkering to get
right, and you may have trouble getting a mechanic to work on it.  If you
do some archive searches, you'll notice that people who do conversions
often have a lot of minor annoyances to fix, like exhaust systems that
break up and new noise problems.  On the other hand, you have the
possibility of getting more power and better reliability.

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