I think the 1.9 and 2.1 blocks are different internally too. The 2.1 has a longer stroke and has different pistons. The cylinders may be the same but the head are different too. Well, I am not an expert. If the blocks are the same people would have been interchanging blocks. Am I off the topic? This is a good subject. Thanks to both Mike and Scott. David
--- On Sun, 3/1/09, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> > Subject: Re: 87 passenger from southwest > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Sunday, March 1, 2009, 7:36 PM > dude, > the issue is whether the blocks and heads are the same or > not between the > two engines. > you are talking about stuff that bolts to the engines -- > different subject. > not wasting any more time on this. > cheers, > Scott > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Collum" > <collum@myfairpoint.net> > To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" > <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> > Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 4:32 PM > Subject: Re: 87 passenger from southwest > > > > Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > >> hi Mike, > >> I was careful to say 'the long block.' > > > > You weren't careful enough! > > > > It's because of the difference in the "Long > block" that the plenum bracket > > needs to be reshaped. > > > > Mike > > |
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