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• Vanagon gas heaters
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 21:26:12 -0500
  ...out to a Diesel owner? Thanks, ___________________________________________________________________________ Bob O'Shaughnessy 84GL, 85GL project (Mine) 82 Diesel L with carbed Rabbit engine (belongs to friend) 74...
• Re: Spindles
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 14:35:34 -0700
  ...I have American Engine friends who would be offended by being called short. So does Dieselfant mean it's still a diesel or is...
• Re: jetta tranny to a diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:06:58 -0400
  ...columbus.rr.com 99 A3 Jetta TDI 82 Diesel Westy (with blown engine) + Quantum TD engine 74 Bus (Dad's) 72 Wife, 95 Cat...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Weirdness from my Engine ... Any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:44:08 -0500
  ...Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Weirdness from my Engine ... Any ideas? I'd say it's one of two things (both of which I've experienced...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Peter k
  Mon, 7 Oct 2019 14:08:51 -0400
  ...Includes engine carrier and 4 Spd transaxle in good working order. > > I have another 1.6L engine from a diesel rabbit pickup truck with...
• Want Diesel Engine (1.6 is ok)
  Historical mailing list - T G
  Tue, 2 May 2000 23:36:04 -0700
  ...Does anyone have a diesel engine..even if it is a 1.6 original. I just want one that will run and bring me...
• Re: vanagon turbo-diesel
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jaegersand
  Thu, 16 May 1996 23:26:04 +0200
  > How much power/torque are the turbo-diesel engines rated at? There are several versions of the vw inline 4 cyl diesel engine, where...
• Re: white smoke?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 08:59:08 -0600
  ...Volks, Does white smoke coming from my '82 Diesel mean anything bad? Is it the same for Diesel engines as it is for gasoline...
• Re: Leaks and cracks
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 15:47:55 -0400
  ...I'm not quite sure what you mean by "the other side of the belly tin," but visibility around the Vanagon diesel engine is...
• Re: TDI Eurovan
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 14:52:57 -0400
  ...Direct injection refers to engines in which the combustion chamber is not divided. In a majority of passenger car diesel engines, there is a...
• Re: Raceware Head Bolts in a Diesel Vanagon w/o removing anything?
  Historical mailing list - Milo
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 12:28:14 -0500
  ...on the Vanagon > Diesel. I've > also wondered whether the studs create a problem > removing/installing the head > with the engine in and the...
• Re: diesel to gas conversion ongoing...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 3 May 2002 22:49:19 -0700
  ...Transferred the diesel parts and a new pilot bearing to the donor engine. 4. Took a little off of the diesel tranny input shaft...
• Head Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 15:19:00 -0600
  I have been reading about all the head gasket leaks on water cooled gas engines do the same faults apply to the diesel motor...
• Re: cheap air cooled westy-RI
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:05:35 -0500
  ...1980 Turbo Diesel vanagon with lower grill (engine conversion done by me.) Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:32:36 -0700 From: Ryan Miller...
• FS Diesel conversion parts
  Historical mailing list - mike johnson
  Sat, 8 May 2004 18:02:12 -0700
  ...or??? Diesel bellhousing w/clutch slave brackets ( no hydraulic slave ) clutch, pressure plate, flywheel oil pan w/pickup tube & flange (missing dipstick) engine mounts...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 20:01:57 +1200
  ...On occasion I have driven a diesel Corolla up a real steepie, with the engine at idle rpm and the tires slipping a bit...
• Re: newbie questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 14:52:52 -0800
  I think Malcom may not have noticed that you have a diesel van. The diesel engine does use some short pieces of rubber fuel...
• Re: diesel engine lid
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 13:27:09 -0800
  ...diesel engine lid >Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 14:43:53 -0500 > >I have an engine lid for my '82 diesel vanagon that is...
• Re: DIESEL exhaust question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:28:18 -0800
  ...the diesel setup is much simpler than on my 90, I've never seen > one installed and need some input. The engine has two...
• Re: replacing accelerator cable on 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - David O'Shea
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 16:44:01 -0700
  ...replacing accelerator cable on 82 diesel Mine now tends to 'stick' - keping the pump lever off of idle and engine rpm up too high...
• Re: Early Friday Post--don't open until September 6
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 20:38:53 -0500
  ...I have heard of the chemical urea, but had no > idea it had any use in a diesel engine. > > Jim > > > On Thu, Sep 5...
• Re: 83 diesel into 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 17:35:51 -0700
  ...engine mated to diesel vanagon > bellhousing, and/or Rabbitt tranny & starter, 12V, fuel > supply - any other connections or steps needed? You might prime the...
• Re: Motor quieting material stuff thing
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 10:17:49 -0400
  ...But, without the > sound proofing material, the engine is a bit loud. Yes, I have a diesel > vanagon. > > Dunno if the soundproofing is the...
• Re: I'll bite on the diesel conversion thread..
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:30:59 -0800
  ...I hope to officially wash my hands of SI engines for good, once (if) I ever wear out my WBX. I suspect your diesel...
• Re: diesel warm start ??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Mar 1997 18:49:44 -0500
  ...This will sometimes make the engine start smoother. I have noticed with all my diesels that starting is always worst around freezing. Something to...
• Re: New adapter plate: DIY Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 18:13:23 -0400
  ...outright, but I've noticed that the Diesel engines from VW Canada come with the Diesel Vanagon oil pan if one specifies so. /Martin...
• Re: Meteor is home. 1.6 diesel conversion?, Austin
  Historical mailing list - Adam Butler
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 23:28:48 -0500
  Diesel Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2015, at 23:22, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > diesel or gas conversion? > >> On 4...
• Draining Fluid From the Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Sun, 18 Jul 2004 22:15:49 -0700
  ...and this is a more general diesel question, why do diesels make more noise than conventional gasoline engines? That�s probably a stupid question...
• Westy & EV diesel ads in BC
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 07:51:00 -0700
  ...Campbell River Mirror 1982 VW Westafalia Diesel. new engine, 50,000 miles on new engine, good condition. $7,000 or best offer (250) 714...
• Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 07:46:36 -0800
  These same turbo-diesel Audi engines were also available for many years here in Volvo's....at least until recently. There should be plenty...
• RE: Hoo Boy! (1990 - engine transplant)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 28 May 1996 12:26:35 -0400
  ...one produced for the diesel syncros that were available in Germany, the tank would have been engineered around the diesel bellhousing, starter, etc. It...
• T4 Diesel Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Paul McQueen
  Tue, 16 May 2000 18:16:29 +0100
  ...Camper to run on Diesel. I have investigated the 1.6 non & turbo options & have been told that the engine struggles to push the...
• NTB Diesel Vanagon engine mounting goodies!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 01:31:27 +0000
  ...I need to do another turbo diesel conversion and was hoping someone might be parting out a Diesel or know where to get the...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 11:16:05 -0700
  ...Excerpt taken for Wikipedia which is accurate enough for this discussion. > > "Diesel engines do not have engine braking in the above sense. Unlike petrol...
• Wanted to buy: diesel rabbit pickup(no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 14:13:03 -0400
  My brother is looking for a decent, but not perfect, '81 to '83 diesel pickup, with or without a good engine. Any leads in...
• Re: [Syncro] WTB: inline4 powersteering bracket
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 08:41:40 -0700
  Eric, the diesel engine has the injector pump mounted in space used by the accessories in gas models. This is the essence of the...
• Re: contaminated fuel?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 22:48:15 -0500
  Running diesel fuel in a gas engine will not hurt anything, but it may not run, depending on the gas/diesel ratio. NOw gas...
• d24t volkswagen diesel
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:46:51 -0700
  ...the girlfriend bought an old volvo with a freshly rebuilt diesel engine. 6 cylinder inline turbo. anyone familiar with this engine? myself and buddy...
• Re: Diesel Oil again!
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Tue, 11 May 1999 10:37:00 -0700
  ...of diesel lube oils, I strongly reccommend Chevron Delo 400 15-40 for most all diesel applications (except Detroit Diesel 2 stroke engines, then...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion (LVC, but it is nearly Friday!)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 15:28:30 +0000
  ...There are > > several such buses in the Portland, OR fleet (TriMet). > > The diesel engine is connected to a generator that only feeds the > > battery...
• Re: 1.6D to 1.6TD
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 06:51:58 -0400
  ...a turbo to my 1.6 diesel westy , I was thinking to install a 1.9 TD engine but here its about 4000$ (in...
• Re: User Friendly?? (was " you fixed it with what?!")
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 10:36:37 -0700
  ...much more noticeable in Diesel than a > optimized air/fuel ratio FI gas engine. > Your neighbors who have Diesel engines that let them idle...
• Re: need engine options for '82 diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 May 1999 12:07:25 EDT
  ...you already have a diesel vanagon - set up to run a 4cyl inline vw engine... why dont you just switch to a golf or...
• WTB engine mount bars for 83 & newer diesel
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 8 Feb 2005 13:55:11 -0600
  After 15 years, I'm putting the 5 speed into my 82 diesel and have decided to try to find some 83 & up engine...
• transmission for I4 conversion--will a DK fit?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 00:35:57 -0400
  ...I currently have a diesel vanagon transmission in there (code DZ), and an audi 80 engine (code 3A), supported by the earlier version diesel...
• Re: Glow Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 21 Sep 2002 17:55:17 -0600
  ...My big-rig Diesel mechanic friend told me that I probably have burned up the glow plugs. This is an indirect injection engine, C223T...
• Re: VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:13:04 -0500
  ...That poor little engine sure sees a > beating in a Vanagon. > I know it's a good design. My Dad's '81 diesel Rabbit...
• Re: Castrol Hypuron 15W-40 Synthetic Blend?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 May 2012 11:58:10 -0700
  ...Generally > speaking, an SAE 15W/40 diesel engine oil for about 500 miles might do > the trick. http://www.carbibles.com/engineoil_bible.html...
• Re: Engine Swap
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 12:47:09 -0700
  ...diesel > from a vw rabbit or pick-up work if the unique parts from the vanagon are > used in addition to the rabbit engine...
• Diesel Vanagon Transmission Mount
  Historical mailing list - Wade Yorke
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 20:36:19 -0300
  ...Could the rubber portion have a different density to compensate for the additional vibration of the diesel engine or is the mount physically different...
• Re: alt belt keeps coming loose
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:48:54 EST
  ...The bracket bolts to the engine --it is directly under the alternator. Hope this helps. Thanks----G. <A HREF="http://dieselslave.tripod.com">DIESELSLAVE...
• Re: installing quantum turbo diesel
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 17:19:01 -0700
  ...where it interferes with the left side engine mount. You will need to use the Vanagon diesel oil pump pickup and oil pan and...
• Diesel engines available
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Mar 2018 15:49:06 +0000
  I have 2 Diesel engines that need a home. From an 82 Camper, 1.6L, runs, hard starting and smoky when cold. Mounts and...
• timing belt
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 23:02:32 -0800
  ...is crucial with any "interference" engine, including many overhead cam four and six cylinder engines, gas and diesel. Not a hard job, if you...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:09:58 +0100
  ...A stock Diesel (JX) might have failed, too. > > diesel engines can do harm to themselvses in ways that gasoline engines > can't ........like a...
• Re: [WetWesties] noticed a diesel while
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 17 May 2015 19:14:34 -0700
  ...Chrysler Nissan Diesel engine has the same block shape and offset from > 90degree mounting that my California Model 5 speed diesel had ... > > - is it...
• Re: Faintly Van related/TDI
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 16:54:04 -0500
  ...a 2001 - 2003 Jetta engine. > > Prices ranged from an engine with 3k for $995 to a Turbo (non diesel?) for > $3500. > > There were a...
• Re: '82 Diesel features and price
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:28:12 -0500
  ...He says the current diesel engine just needs an injection pump. It sounds like a good deal, but I can't get in touch...
• Diesel Tin
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 16:15:04 -0500
  What is the use of the tin under the engine of the 1.6 diesel? I understand all the tin in the air-cooled...
• Help
  Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 21:35:47 EDT
  ...if i get the diesel tranny, are the shift rods the same? and what else would I need besides the engine mounts from the...