Date:         Sun, 8 Nov 1998 01:40:33 -0000
Reply-To:     Steve & Lauren <steve@SHOREBIRD.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
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From:         Steve & Lauren <steve@SHOREBIRD.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
Subject:      87' engine questions
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Greetnings all,

I have an 87 Wolfsburg Auto that having suffered a sudden loss of oil
pressure, as well as dripping heads gaskets, that I am about to rebuild.
When I bought the van a year or so agao I was led to beleive that the engine
was the 2.1L, but when I started to remove the engine I find that it has a
label under the A/C compressor mount stating " VW of Canada Remanufactured
Engine code DH" which by all accounts is the 1.9L engine. The engine appears
to be fitted withall the 2.1 fuel injection system and electrics so I am a
little bit puzzled as to what I have. What are the internal differences
between the two engines? Can a 1.9 case be used for a 2.1 engine? Can a 1.9
be upgraded to a 2.1?

Thanks in advance.

Steve

Recently moved fron Tidewater VA to West Yorkshire England