monomania
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Well it's official my disco has a crack in the small block. This is the second disco with the bosch engine that has gone kaput in the last few years. I'm not sure why I even like these things anymore.
I am thinking about swapping it out with a new engine and wanted to know what options I have. Are the GEMS engines any better or do they run hot and liner slip also?
I have been looking at some reconditioned TDI engines like 200 or 300 possibly a TD5 but it looks like there is a lot involved in these swap outs. Does anyone have any experience with doing one of these replacements. Seems like these are hard to find.
One other option I am going to throw out there is… I have a 4.2 V8 engine from a 1995 LWB classic that I have access to, will that fit in there?
Holy crapper there are a lot of threads similar to mine and so much conflicting info.
So what does the forum think about these options? what would you do?
I am thinking about swapping it out with a new engine and wanted to know what options I have. Are the GEMS engines any better or do they run hot and liner slip also?
I have been looking at some reconditioned TDI engines like 200 or 300 possibly a TD5 but it looks like there is a lot involved in these swap outs. Does anyone have any experience with doing one of these replacements. Seems like these are hard to find.
One other option I am going to throw out there is… I have a 4.2 V8 engine from a 1995 LWB classic that I have access to, will that fit in there?
Holy crapper there are a lot of threads similar to mine and so much conflicting info.
So what does the forum think about these options? what would you do?
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