Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 01:04:13 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: My ultimate section, but, 1.9 or 2.1
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Fwiw,
I think only 2.1's are worth bothering with, for a stock water-cooled gas
vanagon engine anyway.
Those 1.9's wbxr's....no offense, but .....guess I worked on too many of
them.
For my own 85 I put in a whole 2.1 engine and fuel system......the 2.1 is
better.......not a whole leap better, but a little more power, a little more
sophisticated engine management system. Slightly easier to work on, 'maybe'
. Do the 2.1.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Benny boy
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 6:38 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: My ultimate section, but, 1.9 or 2.1
Lately, slowly, for the past month, i have been working on what i would call
my "utimate web section" (on my site), this section will almost be a mini
web-site, about 5 to 9 page of pitures & explanation, of course, for those
who know me it won't be about tires :-) This will not be my final section
but close to it, i have done a lot for those vans and i will take that
smooth for the next year starting with my trip to Mexico next December.
And of course, it will be about the engine:
-How to prepare yourself (mentally and physically)
-Which tools
-how to drain coolant
-how to remove the engine
-how to clean the engine
-how to put the engine in pieces
-how to analyse parts and their conditions
-how to clean and prep parts
-how to put the engine back together (it will be a top-end, pistons and
heads)
-how to put back the engine IN
-how to bleed van and break the new engine.
I already have most pictures, but not all, many are missing.
So to my question: i would like to know if i should use a 1.9L or a 2.1L?
(mostly 2.1L for now!!!)
If a poll would be possible i would do one but it's not, so, i thought that
listee could post here what they have.
Next Sunday, i'm doing a very ugly and oily 87, i will start taking the
missing pictures, but! next week, after that engine, i'm going in Nova
Scotia to install a Vanaru 2.5L near Halifax, but after that, i'm doing an
ugly and sick 1.9L...
And as those engine are so similar, i don't want to do 1 section for each
engine. One will be enough.
So i'm just curious, is there more 1.9L owner? or 2.1L
Best regards, Ben
http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
ps.: By then, my girlfriend will be done with here thesis, so we will do
something else than working on computer.
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