My winter project is to rebuild a 1984 Vanagon engine to 2.1L specs and put it into a 1985 Vanagon. I have rebuilt air colled VWs but not wasserboxers. Where do I get a copy of the Bentley Manual everyone is talking about? Does anyone know anything about sandblasting the heads using plastic pellets instead of sand, and then coating the heads with enamel top keep down the electrolysis corrosion that occurs between the block and the heads? Do I need any special tools to take the engine apart and put it back together? I heard someone say that a special tool is needed to get the pistons out but I don't see how that would be necessary if you are going to split the block. Am I right? I will have other questions later, but these are my initial ones. Thanks for any help. Russell Gunter 79 SuperBeetle Conv 85 Vanagon 93 Eurovan
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