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Hi my 2 Lr 1981 cu air cooled engine needs to be replaced. local garages will not fix only replace. Best quote £2.5k. For recon engine fitted. My question is this, is there an alternative engine that would be suitable / cheaper ?

What's wrong with it? How do they know it's not fixable?

dwt25 wrote:Hi my 2 Lr 1981 cu air cooled engine needs to be replaced. Best quote £2.5k. For recon engine fitted.

£1100 fitted with 12 month warranty at Elite HERE

Like Jim says, what's up with it ? The CU engine is so simple there is not much that cannot be fixed. Heads = simple. Piston & Barrel set = simple. Crank and bearings = a bit more work, but it's all pretty basic engineering.

To answer your question though, I know of no other engine that will fit without a huge amount of other work (because it is air cooled). There are plenty of places that will fix air-cooled VW engines, someone will be along soon to name them (I am a water cooled type, so cannot quote places for air-cooled work).

Thanks guys, had a guy come round to check engine, I thought it sounded like a valve, he says deeper than that possible big end.. Anyone know of a good garage around norwich area ? The two that I called yesterday say not worth it just put in new engine...

It'll be a lifter, the sound comes from the crank area and is often mis-diagnosed as something worse.
On your engine it's an easy fix

I've had a valve stem snap on one head and a valve seat break up on the other. Both times I farmed the work out to a VW garage in Cornwall because I was too busy (lazy) to fit a new head myself. Both times the bill was less than £300 and they did some other bits & pieces at the same time.

Other than the noise what other symptoms have you got pointing towards a dying engine?

Thanks guys, I am just struggling to get a garage to take the work on for me..

Is Campershack in Grantham too far?

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