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  • Re: Diesel water pump pulley diameter
    Historical mailing list - Otmar
    Sun, 3 Jul 2005 20:44:13 -0700
    ...Yay! -- -Otmar- 82/86 Stretch Vanagon Westfalia GTI. "Power of two" Soon to be TDI. http://www.evcl.com/vw 1 914 EV, 1...
  • Re: FW: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:39:34 -0500
    ...90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect. > I like the free bicycles to China part, and think it makes the most sence > to me...
  • Blue Westy sighting on Maryland 32w between i95 and Broken Land Parkway.
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Tue, 1 Oct 2013 14:38:46 -0400
    I was in my orange racing-striped Golf TDI and waved / honked.
  • Re: What's My Dream VW Bus?
    Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
    Mon, 15 Sep 1997 08:43:19 -0700
    >My Dream Bus??? 1998 EV Camper with 120 HP TDI engine. Kelly Bauman Delta, BC '91 Westy
  • DAQ of the day
    Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
    Thu, 19 Aug 1999 01:21:05 -0400
    Do all US model Vanagons '86 and newer have power steering? Jason M. Yasment '98 TDI '84 Westfalia Troy, NY
  • New, better starter option for conversions, especially diesels
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:10:38 -0400
    ...What I decided to use is the stock TDI car starter. Widely available, cheaper than the IMI, and BOSCH. This is a gear-drive...
  • Re: TDI no vanagon content.
    Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
    Sat, 9 Mar 2002 10:24:49 -0500
    ...The 99 and newer TDIs have a 40,000 mile timing belt change interval. If you are interested in keeping that thing under warranty...
  • Re: FOR SALE: '82 Vanagon w/'98 Jetta TDI Engine
    Historical mailing list - Brendan Coffey
    Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:40:31 -0700
    ...It's a real mechanical tdi injection pump from France. The van is, indeed, more sluggish than I would expect from a 1.9L...
  • Re: New diesel from VW
    Historical mailing list - PSD
    Mon, 17 Nov 2014 00:13:39 -0500
    Wait, a TDI augmented with an additional "electric" turbo? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Zeitgeist...
  • AW: sorry about the previous engine error
    Historical mailing list - Michael Kraewinkel
    Wed, 26 Aug 1998 07:40:48 +0200
    In germany you can buy the eurovan with 4- (gti and tdi) and 5-cylinder, VR6 and 6-cyl. audi 2.5l tdi engine...
  • Re: Aux. battery & accessories installation report (long)
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Wed, 21 Apr 1999 08:23:49 -0400
    ...Sullivan</bold> Marshfield, MA '87 VW Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny" (soon to be TDI-powered) '89 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro Wagon "Wizard" (soon...
  • Help a guy out (aka: Third time's a charm)
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
    Thu, 18 May 2006 20:25:20 -0400
    ...I finally found a TDI donor car to pull a motor from but I really need the groups help to score a CARFAX report...
  • Re: Turbo overpressure
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 1 Jul 2008 19:10:38 -0700
    ...The TDI and most other modern turbo engines uses a MAP or Manifold Absolute Pressure sensor. So, in an absolute vacuum the ECU will...
  • Re: Seeking replacement engine! Could be TDI? (was Re: Urgent Need of a Vanagon mechanic in Truckee, CA)
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 9 Sep 2004 21:35:37 -0700
    I do love my TDI, but it is expensive to get it all done. I think if you are going to pay someone, get...
  • Re: How To Convert German www discussions to email discussions
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Thu, 10 Sep 1998 14:23:18 -0400
    ...Hann / Schoemberg or Winkler/herne) participate all necessary sections could buy, including appraisals are important that you a complete TDI engine inclusive. Gaspedal(el...
  • Re: 1.8T was (Subaru vs. VW Swap)
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 22 May 2000 14:12:47 -0700
    The 1.8T is simpler than the TDI for a few reasons: - The Passat / A4 1.8T has a throttle cable - TDI has a...
  • Re: Electrical puzzle
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 18 Jun 2018 07:09:19 -0400
    ...Karl <tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM> To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Fri, Jun 15, 2018 1:49 pm Subject: Re: Electrical puzzle I've...
  • Re: More New info re Diesel Swap, It's a TDI !!
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 4 Feb 1999 20:26:49 -0800
    ...it turns out the 1.9TD in Germany is really a TDI with only 8000K on it. >The price is a little higher, about...
  • Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
    Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
    Sun, 15 Jun 2003 16:11:51 -0400
    ...My ideal conversion is a TDI. I can't afford it now, but I'd like to have the option of putting one in...
  • Re: Less than 60 mph??? Really?
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
    Wed, 10 May 2000 15:59:15 -0500
    ...Sullivan > Marshfield Hills, MA > Central America 2001 or bust! > > '87 VW Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny" (soon to be TDi-powered) > '86 VW Syncro...
  • Re: WTB: Wasserboxer engine mount
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 27 Mar 2001 11:01:23 -0700
    ...Wasserboxer engine mount > Dear Listees, > > Anyone have a wasserboxer engine carrier for sale? > > I don't need it to support my TDI engine (it...
  • TDI transplant?
    Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
    Thu, 18 Nov 2004 01:01:11 -0700
    ...I've also just totalled my 98 Beetle with a TDI and five speed. Has anyone successfully transplanted one into the rear of a...
  • Want to convert '87 2.1L gas engine to TDI
    Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
    Thu, 9 Sep 2004 15:34:24 -0700
    I'm looking at doing a conversion from 2.1L gas engine to TDI really soon (no, really!). Any ideas how to proceed? What...
  • Yowser!
    Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
    Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:20:03 -0700
    http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/rvs/3881361835.html A little out of my price range. -Dick- 78 Scirocco 87 Vanagon Syncro 12 Golf TDI
  • Re: Will biodiesel reduce particulate harm (Re: Diesels inCalifornia?!)
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Tue, 26 Oct 1999 02:11:53 +0200
    ...I'd really like to know the reason for this! > > Right, ok a few calls and this is all straightened out. > > The TDI does...
  • Re: A different viewpoint
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Tue, 27 Sep 2016 13:18:16 -0700
    ...And, yes; a TDI is way more involved than a TD swap. The wiring harness on a TDI swap would be a big job...
  • Re: Friday opinion requested - LVC
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:24:52 -0700
    ...I have a 99 TDI new beetle > for commuting but miss the 93 VW cabriolet I had prior to that. I was > looking on...
  • Re: On Transmission Ratios, Diesels, Conversions and Fish
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Wed, 24 Oct 2001 16:00:15 -0400
    ...1.9 TDI with 4.86 & .70 4th @ 60mph & stock chip & 27" tires = 150 ft lbs 1.9 TDI with 4.86 & .70 4th...
  • Re: horse power
    Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
    Sat, 9 Nov 2019 15:57:04 -0600
    ...Definitely do a LUK Dual Mass flywheel/clutch set up and TDI input shaft from T3. I went from 5.43 091 4 speed...
  • State your ages!!!!!!! :<)
    Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
    Mon, 10 May 2004 11:21:30 -0700
    ...I bought my first Vanagon in June 2002 with the intent to convert it to a TDI. I owned a 99 Passat but moved...
  • Re: 82 Air Cooled Engine Swap Choices?
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Mon, 1 Jan 2007 17:59:31 -0800
    ...http://www.fastforward.ca/vanagon/ And if one wants to go crazy with a TDI install: http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/TDI/index...
  • Re: "green" cars (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Mon, 16 Feb 2004 07:05:18 -0800
    ...My TDI had a cat. Mike On 2/15/04 11:52 PM, "Tromper" <tromper@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > I do wonder if they used...
  • Re: Eurovan w/ 5-spd
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 4 Jun 2011 20:04:53 -0700
    There was a 2001 TDI Syncro T4 for $25K earlier this week. Ad was deleted within 48hrs. Guessing somebody got a fantastic buy. It...
  • Re: Installing adapter for TDI Starter on Auto trans Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:26:23 -0700
    ...Regards, BenT On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 9:23 AM, Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@westyventures.com>wrote: > Ben, using the wrong starter would definitely...
  • Re: TD/TDI noise?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:30:39 -0800
    ...TD/TDI noise? > Dood, there are no downsides to diesel. That noise is the sound of raw > grunt powerrrrrrrrrrrrrr. All cars should be diesel...
  • Re: "green" cars (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Mr. Polak
    Tue, 17 Feb 2004 12:35:42 -0600
    ...My Vanagon gets roughly 17 MPG while my NB TDI gets 45 MPG. Neglecting the obvious variations in size and capacity, I save rougly...
  • Re: Gerry's (illness)
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Fri, 21 May 1999 15:05:15 -0400
    ...Sullivan </bold>Marshfield, MA Tierra del Fuego 2000 or bust! '87 VW Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny" (soon to be TDi-powered) '89 Audi...
  • Re: Litchfield Bug-In
    Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
    Wed, 10 May 2000 07:46:31 -0500
    ...Sullivan Marshfield Hills, MA Central America 2001 or bust! '87 VW Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny" (soon to be TDi-powered) '86 VW Syncro...
  • Need clear illustration showing diesel mounting system
    Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
    Thu, 11 May 2000 14:59:44 -0500
    ...Sullivan Marshfield Hills, MA Central America 2001 or bust! '87 VW Vanagon GL Syncro Westfalia "Sunny" (soon to be TDi-powered) '86 VW Syncro...
  • Re: Diesel Fuel vs Gasoline
    Historical mailing list - Westyman
    Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:05:30 -0700
    ...Non-ordinary? Basically a hybrid TD/TDI pump, with a twist, all internal pump mods are my secret. :-) I'll build one if you...
  • FS: Kennedy Adapter plate, new clutch, and TDI starter
    Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
    Mon, 2 Jun 2008 00:13:45 -0400
    ...Also included is a new Sachs (228mm) clutch and used TDI starter. I bought this to do a swap, but I'm buying a...
  • did you see this. tdi on thesamba.com
    Historical mailing list - robyn rudisill
    Thu, 26 Feb 2004 09:55:12 -0800
    http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/index.mv?alert+200402171620243329 don't look at me. not mine. robyn
  • Re: Awesome new Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
    Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:39:56 -0800
    ...9 for the TDI. Anyone venture a guess why? Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) Stephen Overmyer <S.OVERMYER@UWS.EDU.AU> wrote: Date: Thu...
  • Re: thoughts on a late model TDI engine into a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sat, 10 Feb 2018 11:34:45 -0800
    ...Another great topic; run the engine with the original TDI engine management (adapted to Vanagon wiring) or a modified diesel fuel pump? Neil. On...
  • Re: Plastic noodles in cooling system, '90 Wolfsburg TDI
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:46:12 -0700
    ...Plastic noodles in cooling system, '90 Wolfsburg TDI > > >> Hi, >> >> I had a leak at the rear heater that turned out to be the o...
  • Re: Overlands Diesel Conversion
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:19:56 EST
    ...It is a mechanically injected version of a TDi that they call a TDD. I believe they call it that specifically to differentiate it...
  • Re: [subaruvanagon] RAB Progress Report
    Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
    Wed, 28 Mar 2001 17:15:59 -0500
    Leon, I too like diesels however I've never owned a diesel vanagon but I've owned 2 TDI's and they are great...
  • Re: LVC: TDI Problem
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:30:23 -0400
    ...TDI Problem 1999 TDI New Beetle; it hesitates (not a stall, just a hesitation) at about 1800 rpm and now it's doing it...
  • Re: TDI Eurovan
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 4 Jun 1996 23:13:11 -0700
    >Here's what I have from my T4 brochure library: >Diesel 1.9 litre Turbo (Known as TDI in US) >70 hp @ 3700 rpm...
  • Re: oil filter substitution
    Historical mailing list - John Brush
    Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:13:04 -0600
    >Some of you may already knows this yet a TDi oil filter will fit the air >cooled engine. This is a much longer filter...
  • VW Racing Diesel information and low rpm highway cruising
    Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
    Sun, 22 Nov 1998 13:14:49 -0600
    ...But the VW diesel TDI rally cars surprised them with their convincing performance. So they ran a story about these cars. I have just...
  • Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
    Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
    Wed, 12 May 2004 11:42:12 -0700
    ...What is not shown on this website is that the 2004 model year VW TDI have been banned in CA do to this Teir...
  • Bulley Rags on battery-operated vehicles: lite van content: was: Diesels in America?
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Mon, 26 Apr 1999 11:44:33 -0400
    ...Anyone who has driven a new Beetle TDI, Jetta TDI, or Passat TDI, will tell you it not only sounds and feels almost exactly...
  • Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE?? Now Some TDi Comments (Shortened Version)
    Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
    Mon, 4 Jan 2010 11:06:40 -0800
    On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 Frank Grunthaner wrote, > Also, on my list of prejudices, I cannot understand the m-TDi approach.I= > have no...
  • back together...
    Historical mailing list - Grungy
    Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:54:29 -0600
    ...60 dddPanel 69 Bug 89 Carat 04 Jetta TDI 05 Jetta Wagon TDI g r u n g y AT g r u n...
  • Re: TDI Eurovan
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 04 Jun 1996 06:01:56 -0500 (EST)
    ...Diesel 1.9 litre Turbo (Known as TDI in US) 70 hp @ 3700 rpm 148 Nm Torque @ 1800 - 2400 rpm 4 cyl. I picked...
  • 10 1.9l TDi's available!
    Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
    Mon, 22 Mar 1999 17:01:29 -0600
    ...On a side note, he mentioned that he had 10, yes ten, new 1.9l TDi's. New, $3500. Apparently they are out of...
  • Re: diesel Vanagon vs. MB, Volvo, other diesel VW
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Fri, 7 Dec 2007 12:42:46 -0500
    Much smaller package using the VW TDI fours and fives, fits nicely, and can easily make all the torque you'll ever need. If...
  • Re: tdi
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Mon, 3 Dec 2001 08:37:25 -0500
    I don't know why it couldn't develop the same power, just not as clean. In other words it runs rich all the...
  • Re: Got VAG-COM?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Fri, 9 Jan 2004 21:15:35 EST
    Go to www.tdiclub.com They have a directory of people who have VAG COM. There may be one near you. Steve Cotsford