does a 3A Block fit under a 1.8L Jetta Engine ?

[patrick.bureau at gmail.com (Patrick Bureau)]

well I am not worried about the 3A assembly I have all those parts.
actually going to install a 3a block into the jetta is what I was 
thinking of doing.
(I have the spare 3a, and he's willing to buy it if it fits in his car!)


GREG DUNN wrote:
> 
> Wanting to know if a 3a Audi Block will fit under a digifant 1990
> Jetta 1.8L Head without modifications?
> _____________________
> 
> Yes, the head will fit on the block just fine.  Some other points to
> consider - putting it in a Scirocco, you need to get the breather block off
> plate to mount the warm-up regulator to the block, and an adapter ring to
> use your old distributor in the bigger 3A hole.  You need to swap over the
> 3A disributor gear onto your distributor as well.  Drill out the pin most of
> the way through, then pound it out.  Get a new pin that fits tight, and peen
> it in there.
> 
> Techtonics sells the adapter pieces, but make sure they send the 3A ones and
> not the ABA ones.  When I did the 3A swap in my Dasher, they sent the ABA
> blockoff plate and it does not work.
> 
> gd
> 
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