I have done this several times. The only things you are going to want to do is use the intake manifold and throttle body from the 2.1l. On 85 Vanagons this is plug and play. If you have an 83-84 you may have to splice in a plug for the throttle position switch but it is very simple. That is it. Just swap everything else over from the 1.9l, water pump, thermostat housing, coolant system, fuel injection, etc. You will be elminating the oil cooler but I haven't had any problems crop up after doing this. You could add an external sandwich oil to air cooler later if you feel that you need one. It is a nice upgrade in power for a 1.9l. If you have a passenger 85 with no power steering it will feel like the fastest Vanagon ever! :-) Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 http://www.vanagain.com http://www.strictlyvwauctions.com http://www.eurovan.org http://www.vwcabrio.org Phone: (856)-327-4936 Fax: (856)-327-2242 -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Evan Mac Donald Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 5:53 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: converting a 2.1 to 1.9
Hello list! I am looking for any one who has rebuilt a 2.1 long block, using 1.9 externals - water pump, thermostat housing, etc. The Bentley says the cases are the same, and the heads are the same also, so with the "correct for chassis year" accessories bolted on, what other problems might there be....
TIA
Evan Mac Donald 1984 Wolfburg 1985 GL 7 Pass. 1991 Carat Weekender |
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