Hi Neil,

I’m scared of rebuilding engine. Yes, I am. My initial desire was an in-line 2.0 ABA motronic. I have the old 1.8 that did so well in my 82 van. Have the diesel bell housing and carrier bars and pan etc.

Also have. 2.0 ABA block and head that might be rebuildable.

And I have a spare 2.1 block, with heads that have inter valve cracks.

And I have a 2.2 legacy in driveway.

The Syncro makes some difficulty with inline four. Either find a diesel fuel tank or buy a conversion adapter plate.

The spare wbx attracts me more than I would have imagined. But I need handholding for the assessment of the pistons and jugs, and the bottom end (I should split case right?) plus I need new heads. And I’m less than enamoured with the wbx digifant intake.

I dither and I procrastinate.

Alistair 

> On Apr 1, 2020, at 9:58 AM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Alistair.
> 
> A fellow with your skills would have no problem rebuilding or at least
> refreshing your given engine of choice. As pretty much a newb
> rebuilder, I debated rebuilding my WBX 2.1 but, presumably, found
> rebuilding my inline 4 as likely much easier. I sold the WBX as a core
> for $500 CAD. No regrets other than the extra WBX parts I need to
> sell!
> 
> Neil.
> 
>> On 4/1/20, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> For years I’ve been saying to myself that this year I’m putting in a new
>> engine.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Neil n
> 
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