At 09:30 AM 7/18/96 -0500, you wrote: >Has anyone replaced a 1.9 L with a 2.1 L in their Vanagon? Is >there a marked improvement in performance - enough to be worth the >hassle? Also, what IS the hassle? What has to be modified to make >the 2.1 work in my '85? (I understand that there are other >changes, like the cooling lines, etc.?) > I replaced a 120K 1.9 with a 46K 2.1 and yes I can definitley feel the difference. It was a fairly straightforward job. you need to use the distributor from the 1.9 and a few other small bits for the injection. the biggest hassle was adapting the hoses from the junction box on the passenger side to the tubes to the radiator. It is doable. Good Luck. Tim McDermott Systems Analyst (NY)
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