2.0 engine value

[Redpepper31]

My brother-in-law is cleaning out his shop and gave me his 2.0 long block from a 914 he had years ago. He told me the engine was running when removed.
I just rebuilt the type 4 in my 77 bus so really don't need the engine.
I plan on selling it but unsure of the value compared to the VW type 4.
Can anyone give me a ballpark figure for the long block?

[raygreenwood]

The problem with enginez that sit for years.....and were removed in used condition....is that they only had a limited lifespan yet and no one knows what it may have had left for life. Add to that.....sitting and not running is one of the worst things for an engine.

So for most people....unless you can start it......its just an engine core. If its really a 914 2.0.....the three bolt 914 specific heads have "some" value.....but they are prone to cracking and the cost to correct that is very high. Its high enough that since now there are 912 2.0 specific new castings on the market.......in my opinion unless the heads have been pulled off and the castings checked for cracks and the valve seats checked for tightness.....I would not pay extra for them.
For someone who is doing a restoration and just "must" have real 914 castings....they have value.

If its just a longblock....no 914 specific sheet metal or injection system.....aside from the heads its just a core. I would say about $400 for a complete core longblock that rotates. If you can verify the heads are good....add about $400-$500 to it because they are still used.

I would pull the heads and have them checked....then bolt them back on. Ray

[Mikedrevguy]

What does it mean “I already have rebuilt my motor so have no need of another”.? These words,seem all a jumble and just crazy talk that I don’t feel is appropriate for my wife’s sensitive ears.*






Actually- my wife is very supportive of the necessity for more, bigger motors, especially when it’s going into her 914..
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a genuine 914 2.0 long block is always worth 1000 dollars as long as it turns over

[thesatanicmechanic]

I just sold a '73-'74 2.0 less induction, exhaust and ignition coil at "friend price" for $1500 + freight & insurance. Sure it could have commanded $2K plus if I'd held out for it.

I always have kept a spare engine for my air cooled VWs, just 'sayin.

2.0 914 heads are by general consensus, not appropriate for bus applications since they have less material in the combustion chambers and are more susceptible to distortion and heat related damage. I've run them in a type 2 application before with a long duration camshaft and didn't have any issue.

YMMV.

[raygreenwood]