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Date:         Sun, 5 Dec 2004 16:21:27 -0500
Reply-To:     vw4x4@FYI.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fox engine in Vanagon
Comments: To: jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
In-Reply-To:  <BDD77B98.5C2A%wetwesty@tactical-bus.info>
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Yep. That was me....

jimt wrote:

>On 12/4/04 3:33 AM, "Jeff Oxroad" <Oxroad@AOL.COM> wrote: > > > >>I've got my little 93 VW Fox with the 1.8L in-line four cylinder with 80K. >>(It's a CA emissions Fox for the record.) >> >>I just looked up the blue book of the Fox in excellent condition and it lists >>for, I think $1200, maybe $1500 retail. (I kind of blocked out the number >>because it was so painfully low.) >> >>The engine runs great, although has idled a little rough for my taste >>(vibration) since I got the Fox at 50K three years ago. So I'm thinking when >>I'm >>ready to upgrade the Fox in about 6 months for another daily driver what about >>swapping the Fox engine into my Vanagon. >> >>Is the Fox engine markedly different than the Jetta engine. I think they're >>both 1.8 liter (?) If they're different any ideas why I wouldn't want the Fox >>engine? >> >>Sure I'd like to put a Subaru engine in there, but you see the Fox swap would >>be cheaper, save me the hassle of selling the Fox and the sadness of >>collecting a mere $1500 for it, if that. Truth is most of the Fox components >>don't >>seem to want to go much beyond 100K. And maybe the engine feels the same >>way-so >>not worth swapping. >> >>Seems I read Ben T has a Fox engine in a bus--maybe (?) >> >>I'm just kicking around the idea at this point, but any comments welcome. >> >> >>Best, >>Jeff >>83.5 Westfalia >>LA,CA >> >> >> >> >New I still had this link buried in some of my stuff. Hard to read screen >with the authors choice of colors though > >http://www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/swap.htm > >He used a fox engine. >........................................ >jimt >Planned insanity is best. >Remember that sanity is optional. >http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) >http://www.westydriver.com > > > >


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