SA 5 cylinders were available in 2.6 liters, whereas EV 5 cylinders were 2.5 (and I believe 2.3). On Mar 1, 2014, at 8:09 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) wrote: > Dear Listers, > > I got a crazy call yesterday from this guy in Maine. He starts telling me > that he wants to do an engine conversion on his Vanagon. I get calls like > this all the time so nothing new here. However then he starts telling me > about his van which is a 1999 Transporter from South Africa with a 5 > cylinder engine and Automatic Transmission! He wanted to replace the > "unreliable" 5 cylinder with an ABA 4 cylinder and the automatic > transmission with a manual. |
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