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• Re: Meteor is home. 1.6 diesel conversion?, Austin
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 21:22:01 -0700
  diesel or gas conversion? On 4/2/15, Adam Butler <acbutler.dandy@icloud.com> wrote: > What are you ideas about conversions and resources for...
• RP Dusseldorf Classifieds
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Feb 1997 11:23:08 +0200
  ...California Coach; 6/96; 1.9L Turbo Diesel; DM 48,260.00 Special: T3; '82; V6 engine 103 kW; 215" Alloys; lowered; DM 7...
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 12 May 2004 18:32:41 -0400
  ...On May 12, 2004, at 12:28 PM, John wrote: > Not trying to pick a fight, but diesel engines, even modern ones are > not...
• Re: diesels...wusupwitdat?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Diehl
  Sat, 2 Dec 1995 22:31:03 -0500 (EST)
  ...I rode in a friends camper diesel, and I find they have comparable power to a stock 1600 cc. SP. engine. If I could...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 09:38:42 -0600
  ...And a 3L turbo diesel would power the westy quite well. Some people > >are buying VW 2.5TDI engines from Germany and/or SA...
• Re: d24t volkswagen diesel
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:07:59 -0700
  Hi Tim, The same engine was used to power diesel Volvos of the same vintage as your van. It is 1.5 times a...
• Re: VW V-6 diesel in Volvos? (no Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 20:28:30 +0200
  ...Can anyone > verify that, and tell what models the engine was available in? Thanks! A VW-V6-Diesel in a Volvo is new to...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 25 Dec 2003 00:35:43 -0500
  ...The 65 mph top speed of a stock diesel Vanagon is set by the engine redline of 4800 rpm. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen...
• 1982 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Jan 95 21:55:22 EST
  ...My specific questions are how is the performance of the diesel > vs gas engines in the vanagons, and are there any diesel specific things...
• Re: Airbox - Excuse me, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Evil Pig
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 20:55:38 -0700
  ...To > me that means GAS engine and not diesel. Perhaps JT can jump in here and > clarify what he is talking about. > > I own...
• Re: diesel vans must be hot!?!?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:08:50 -0400
  ...I bet we see this one > relisted........................ > Eric>> > > Well now wait a minute- MY Westy Vanagon was a Diesel and the engine > compartment was...
• Re: 1.8t motor confirm my suspicions
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 1 Jun 2017 19:28:36 -0700
  ...engine for my syncro. To be honest the >> adapter plate vs diesel bell housing ( and no doubt unobtainium in North >> America syncro diesel fuel...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Engine starts slow after fluid changes...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 6 May 2009 22:45:22 -0400
  ...1982 Diesel Engine starts slow after fluid changes... Hello again, Over the weekend I flushed the coolant in my 1982 Diesel Westfalia and refilled...
• Re: atf in diesel fuel filters???
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 10:31:05 -0600
  ...I believe filter priming with ATF is common in many large diesel engine repair shops for the same reasons outlined below. At Delta we...
• Vanagon Diesel Parts and Motor FS $800
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 09:54:39 EDT
  ...I also have the diesel starter, the water hoses, the engine carriers and motor mounts, oil pan, pick tube (already installed on engine) pretty...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:25:45 -0400
  ...If you can make the muffler mounts part of the engine mounts, as VW did for the diesel, or mount them to the engine...
• Re: New on the group
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 11:00:31 EST
  ...The > waterboxer 5 speed would not compliment your diesel engine at all. It > would make you have no power at any speed (like you...
• Re: piston rings----the good, the bad and the ugly
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:21:49 +1200
  ...i was looking at repowering my so-unreliable 88 Skyline diesel (the AWFUL RD28 engine) with an alternative, and was warned off the GM...
• FS: I4 conversion parts from diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 19 May 2000 16:38:49 -0600
  ...Vanagon: _Engine mount cradle tubes with frame mount brackets and rubber motor mounts _Engine mount brackets, fit between block and motor mounts _Diesel starter...
• Re: pre-83 vanagon engine swaps: gas vs. diesel
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 20:40:47 EST
  ...Is the diesel body substantially different in the engine compartment area? Could someone please explain the problem? >> Gary-- The engine compartment area is predominantly...
• Re: VW's Diesel vs. Gas
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 14:25:12 -0500
  ...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: Fwd: Diesel (AAZ) engine conversion questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:11:03 -0500
  ...an economically viable >> alternative. >> >> Diesels are presumably more reliable than an AC VW >> or the WBX but that >> Subaru engine is a workhorse. I...
• FW: [DIESEL] Why burning out a diesel glow plug in less than 40 m iles?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 16:40:51 -0400
  ...sdelasal@yahoo.com; diesel@vwfans.com; Audi-VW-Diesels@egroups.com; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: [DIESEL] Why burning out a diesel glow...
• Re: TDI engine value
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 01:22:31 -0700
  ...advise you the same way ..be careful in buying used vw diesel engines - many are rather worn and not maintained much. That's just...
• Re: Diesel Powered Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:12:17 -0700
  ...PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > I4 engines do have the cam bearing problems. They are compounded in the > diesel though because the cam belt gets...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 17:24:03 -0700
  ...For example I've heard that > Diesels burn starters, that early watercooled engines had radiator/fan > shroud problems, that diesels don't have power...
• Re: New adapter plate: DIY Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 07:31:34 EDT
  ...Actually with my conversion, using the diesel stuff, all I had to do was to put the pickup tube on the exsisting oil pump...
• Re: pre-83 vanagon engine swaps: gas vs. diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:36:16 -0600
  ...But I had a diesel vanagon and a rabbit Gti as the donor. As long as > the vanagon is water cooled there are no...
• Re: Engine oil
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:30:00 -0700
  ...www.autozone.com/motor-oil-and-transmission-fluid/engine-oil/p/shell-rotella-t6-diesel-engine-oil-hd-full-synthetic-15w-40-1-gal...
• Re: Diesel Holes!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:47:47 -0500
  ...and every single Vanagon diesel engine there had a fist sized hole in the side with a connecting rod haging out. Some of these...
• Re: clean deisels?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 20:29:51 +1200
  ...diesels will be low-emission, you can bet on this. Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1984 Caravelle (currently SVX engine waiting...
• Re: PLEASE provide diesel archive info
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 21:17:12 -0500
  On Fri, 5 Mar 2004, Jim Felder wrote: > Months ago, I saw a very good article about pulling a diesel engine > from a vanagon...
• 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement - I'm looking at the 1.9 NA
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 18:34:33 -0400
  Thanks to everyone who responded to my recent posting regarding an engine swap in my 82 diesel vanagon. The 8V digifant Jetta was looking...
• Re: '81 Westy: from gas to turbo diesel... am I insane?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 08:31:40 -0700
  ...of (http://www.volkswagen.org/vanagon/engineswap.htm) >there's no documentation of a swap to diesel that is feasible >in the US. TDI...
• Re: anyone know how the 1.8 TDI compares to past VW diesels? (long, lvc)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 02:39:40 -0700
  ...I had an '80 Rabbit diesel, and I remember somebody telling me at >> the time that those engines weren't really diesels from original...
• Re: TD/TDI noise?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:30:43 -0500
  ...All cars should be diesel. My '96 Passat tdi >> was >> remarkably quiet and vibration free. Awesome engines--just clean out the >> intake manifold, or...
• Re: Need Help with NLA Coolant Hose project
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:11:30 -0700
  ...Later diesels used the same expansion tank as the > waterboxer (maybe 1.9 only?) engines, and it would be far more helpful > to have...
• Re: Diesel AC question. WHat triggers the clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 18:23:21 -0400
  ...To my knowledge the 48-93 VWs (gas or diesel) A/C system was pretty simple. It does not look at engine rpms at...
• Re: I want a bigger diesel turbo in it ...
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 26 Jan 2017 05:35:24 -0600
  ...or you would know anyone who did change to > bigger diesel engine. > Gas is expensive over there. Has to be diesel turbo. > Anyone? > Zoltan >
• Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???(5cyl diesel)
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 20:02:00 -0800
  ...a diesel fan. > >chris Mainly because the interest in diesel engines in the US had dropped off drastically...this same 5 cyl diesel is...
• Re: Haynes manual for diesel Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 17:21:15 -0600
  ...The really nice thing is it covers the diesel engine really well. It also covers the camper things like the fridge and other camper...
• Re: Diesel Engine Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 18:43:59 -0500
  On 9/1/2011 6:06 PM, Gary Bawden wrote: > it finally > came down to just liking the sound and smell of a diesel...
• 86 Auto to 82 Diesel swap
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 22:37:00 EST
  ...etc.) from an 82 Diesel will swap into an 86 Auto trans equipped Vanagon? The 86 has a blown engine and the 82 is...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 14:26:24 -0800
  83.5 and later diesel Vanagons have no rubber bushings on tubular engine carrier mounts. Prior models had them (as does my '82). Look...
• wanted: 81-83 clean westfalia body to swap my rustbomb into
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:36:32 -0700
  ...I'd pay extra for a diesel model, if it had a dead diesel engine with it, or at least the engine-swap parts...
• 1.9 diesel (non turbo, 75 HP) in my vanagon? Help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 11:13:13 -0500
  I have the opportunity to buy a 75 BHP VW 1.9 diesel engine. From what I understand, it was used only very slightly...
• WTB Engine Mounts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 16:17:01 -0800
  Hello- I need a pair of '83 Diesel engine side carrier bars or those from a Tiico which are the same. I was sold...
• recommendations about a vendor
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:03:45 -0400
  ...Brooks St., Montclair, CA 91763, is a decent and reputable source for VW diesel parts and engines. But I have no idea why I...
• Re: Wanted: Rebuildable Diesel Engine
  Historical mailing list - Captain Ray
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 21:40:00 -0700
  ...6l NA diesel in their parts stash that they are willing sell? Mike Have you thought about putting a Golf/Jetta engine in there...
• Re: The best engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Rich
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 21:16:14 EDT
  The best choice in my opinion is the VW 1.9 liter diesel without a turbo and an aircooled transmission (for proper gearing). Excellent...
• antifreeze from diesel engine block
  Historical mailing list - Markus W. Wittmann
  Tue, 25 May 2004 06:08:18 EDT
  ...While driving my 82 diesel vanagon, antifreeze started pouring out of the crankcase. The leak is coming from one of the three sealed ports...
• Re: T-3 Transaxle Needed: 82 Diesel Westy1
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 23:51:00 -0600
  > PS- My info shows that Diesels Vans came with a 5.86 not > a 5.43 ring and pinion. The 5.43 ratio is...
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Wed, 12 May 2004 09:37:06 -0700
  ...Diesel himself invented the diesel engine with the idea that farmers could produce thier own fuel to power thier tractors. Too bad that didnt...
• Re: VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:19:28 -0800
  ...VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines? > > According to Bentley, power on a good day: > > Diesel: 48hp, 97 ft-lbs > Air cooled: 67hp, 101 ft...
• 1.9L AAZ Turbo Diesel is now running in my Syncro!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 23:00:27 -0700
  ...tail light. - Fast Forward 15 degree Diesel Engine Mounting Kit. What is 'different' with the 15 degree Diesel Mounting Kit over the regular one...
• Re: Friday question: where to get Jetta stuff?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 06:55:05 -0700
  ...The turbo adds enough air at all speeds to burn all the diesel fuel and thus no black smoke. This engine was sold as...
• Jetta tranny to Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michel Bertin
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:03:13 -0400
  ...As you know I'm sure already the problem with a diesel swap when you have auto tranny is that your diesel engine would...
• Re: '82 Diesel features and price
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:08:22 -0800
  ...He says the current diesel engine just needs an injection pump. It sounds like a good deal, but I can't get in touch...
• Re: [Syncro] 83 Syncro Turbo Diesel Project- progress report, long
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 07:39:02 -0400
  ...The 4 cylinder diesels that have PS and A/C need to > mount at an angle that intrudes high above the engine lid. I...
• Diesel transmission and mounting hardware for sale.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 10:22:47 -0700
  ...parts. - 4 Speed Diesel transmission with mount - Diesel starter - Flywheel and clutch - Left and Right metal mounts - Left and Right engine carriers (the solid...