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• Re: Head Leaks
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 16:44:01 -0500
  ...head gasket leaks on water cooled gas >engines do the same faults apply to the diesel motor. I am not clear as to >whether...
• FS:Diesel Westy $4500
  Historical mailing list - T G
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 09:20:55 -0800
  ...So, I am here selling it because I have no money to fix the van or a turbo diesel engine to replace it with...
• Re: Gasoline In Mexico (and Diesel?)
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:59:26 +0100
  ...Added advantage over gasoline-engined cars: diesel fuel must be REALLY bad before it will ruin your engine. If you suspect bad diesel, just...
• Re: '82 Diesel Westy For Sale in Denver (Glendale) CO
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:15:43 -0600
  The 1.6 diesel engine is downright enjoyable to work on compared to about anything else in my experience. When you are able to...
• Re: Need help on I4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:41:53 -0700
  There should be no clearance problem with the right side aluminum engine mount or the filter . Not even if you are using the Diesel...
• 2.0 Swap. Oil pump prime puzzler.
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 13:26:47 -0800
  My friend is having a frustrating problem with his 82 diesel Westie that has a 2.0 GTI engine in it. The engine is...
• FS: '82 Diesel Engine
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:08:36 -0500 (CDT)
  ...All diesel parts included. Asking $500, but I don't really know what it's worth, so I could get took, or I may...
• Re: Diesel vs Gas Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:54:29 -0800
  ...Also, be aware that Diesel-grade engine oil is not the same as the stuff you get off the shelf at your local FLAPS...
• Diesel Westy & Jetta TD project-vehicles on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 20:01:02 -0400
  ...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&mfcisapicom mand=ViewItem&item=2483876648 I had intended to pull the turbo diesel engine from...
• Re: Question about Diesel Westies...
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:23:13 -0700
  just to clarify - i realize that "bio-diesel powered vanagons" were never produced, only diesel vanagons. but the conversion to bio-diesel would be...
• need engine options for '82 diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Sat, 29 May 1999 09:10:15 -0700
  ...my excellent running '82 diesel Vanagon for about 4 months now, I am now about ready to explore other engine options. I am tiring...
• 1982 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  4 Jan 95 08:02:58-0800
  Geoffry, You asked about "performance of diesel vs. gas engines": My '82 vanagon diesel (before it died) could manage about 40mph in third gear...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:26:16 -0800
  ...Torque sells cars and engine conversions, but really torque is what is needed to get our Vanagons going, so a Diesel engine is what...
• Re: Diesel Questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 1 Aug 2022 16:34:12 -0700
  The VW 1.9 turbo diesel engines come in a few flavors. You really need to narrow things down a bit to know what...
• diesel wabbits and wheel bolt lube
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 02:57:09 -0400
  ...The Vanagon diesel engine is different than a Rabbit diesel in more ways than just the parts that allow it to fit in the...
• Diesel Westy: How slow?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Morris
  Sun, 17 Nov 1996 17:38:05 -0500
  I only drive diesels, Rabbits, Jettas and now a lovely 78 Mercedes. Am looking at a diesel westy and have been reading this group...
• looking for Some used diesel parts.
  Historical mailing list - Ram�n Celaya
  Fri, 1 Jan 1904 01:53:19 -0800
  ...of 1.6 diesel vanagon; now I have the housing bell of diesel, for the trannsmission, and 1.8 engine pulled of jetta 91...
• looking for Some used diesel parts.
  Historical mailing list - Ram�n Celaya
  Fri, 1 Jan 1904 01:33:29 -0800
  ...of 1.6 diesel vanagon; now I have the housing bell of diesel, for the trannsmission, and 1.8 engine pulled of jetta 91...
• Re: alternator kicking in after first rev up.
  Historical mailing list - Clay Moore
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 12:17:54 -0700
  ...i was wondering if it was unique to the diesel, since the engine doesnt t need any electrical system to run....gues not unless...
• Re: New diesel from VW
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:05:52 -0600
  ...The engine was running. An hour later I passed it again. > > Still there, still running. > > > >> > > > >> I know that diesel engines in the old days...
• Re: '82 Diesel Westy For Sale in Denver (Glendale) CO
  Historical mailing list - Ahlgrim, Kevin
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:36:23 -0500
  ...How involved is the motor? I've rebuilt 1.6 and 1.8 inline four VW gas engines before. The 1.6 diesel is...
• Re: Adding a storage box between the front seats.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 11:02:18 -0400
  ...Neatly and efficiently organizes maps, travel guidebooks and manuals (VW Service Bulletins's for the engine, Bentley and Haynes for the bus) Leave a...
• VW V-6 diesel in Volvos? (no Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 12:18:10 -0400
  ...built V-6 diesel in some of their cars there. Can anyone verify that, and tell what models the engine was available in? Thanks...
• FS diesel injection pump
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Sun, 27 May 2001 22:57:46 -0400
  ...injectors off of a 1983 Diesel vanagon.Milage is unknown but these parts were off a running engine when the camshaft broke. I want...
• Re: 55 to 65 mpg in a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 08:29:33 -0700
  ...It has a > diesel engine? Is this possible? No. I get 39 MPG and they call me a liar. If got 65 MPG I...
• F.S. Diesel Engine in Cleveland
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 09:39:48 -0400
  Hey Volks, I've got the diesel engine that came out of my vanagon, sitting in the garage under plastic. Here's the deal...
• Re: Diesel to Air tranny change?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 06:27:23 -0500
  No, you really want to stay with the diesel gearing. Your diesel engine is not strong enough to turn the higher gear ratios in...
• Re: Diesel good idea? Engine idling!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 17:43:17 -0700
  ...Dennis Haynes wrote: > >> Most Diesel truck engines will burn a gallon an hour or more idling. A >> warm >> engine will start almost instantly. That...
• Early Friday Post--don't open until September 6
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 17:49:25 -0500
  ...is Diesel Exhaust Fluid? Anxious to find out what my Diesel Westy is missing, Jim PS What a Vanagon conversion this Chevy engine would...
• My 82 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - mark seifert
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 01:02:58 +0000
  ...Driving a diesel Vanagon is a new experience. The engine is really loud and you have to shift gears more often. There's no...
• Re: FS: 1993 EV Westfalia DIESEL - Edmonton, AB, LT 28D westy
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:31:27 -0600
  ...it isn't, which diesel is in it? >dave Its a 2.? liter 5 cylinder non turbo indirect injection engine. I've driven them...
• Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???(5cyl diesel)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 02:00:28 EST
  i was quoting a VW shop foreman when i made a statement that the 5cyl diesels were a mechanical nightmare.. i had gone to...
• Anyone need an I4 kit from a diesel Vanagon? (in Portland, OR)
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:06:14 -0700
  ...needed to install an I4 engine from a Golf/Jetta/etc. into your Vanagon. I have: Complete Diesel trans (you need at least the...
• Re: Westy Engine Swap
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 19:15:57 -0400
  ...Jan Eggspuehler <71714.2576@compuserve.com> I recently purchased an 82 westy with a bad 1.6 diesel engine. I have been reading yours...
• Re: Turbo Diesel 1.9L mounting in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 20:26:32 -0700
  If you mount the 1.9TD in the same position as the stock 1.6D, it will interfere with the engine lid. The stock...
• Re: Diesel mania???Or, swap and transmission options?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 21:17:50 -0800
  ...Besides the special oil pan and all- is it possible to bolt the diesel engine to the gas trans?? Anyone ever do this or...
• Re: Ist Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 13:53:17 -0800
  ...0064 (3) 479-7527 > 1986 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE80 diesel sedan > 1989 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX CE96 diesel van > 1989 Toyota Corona 2...
• Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 15 May 2013 19:03:20 +0000
  ...Turns out it was a diesel, and it was > > overheating. I'd never really seen a diesel Vanagon engine bay up > > close before ( seriously...
• Re: Diesel good idea?
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 12:31:59 -0400
  ...The diesel parts are in high demand for people wanting to do conversions for other engines (inline gassers, etc). They are still very popular...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 15:29:16 +0000
  ...so the engine mounting system and it's parts > can be > sourced and copied from any diesel vanagon,though the earliest diesels > had > poor...
• Re: Diesel powered vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 09:59:07 -0700
  I keep reading about Diesel powered vanagons being slow...well, perhaps it is, but it moves much more zestfully than my old '66 bus...
• Re: Vanagon running on vegetable oil
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 09:32:06 -0400
  ...Clark switches back to diesel fuel just before shutting off his engine. He still has most of the diesel fuel he put into his...
• Re: Diesel Westie/AC
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 22:40:18 -0700
  ...Diesel Westie with Air Conditioning? If so, what > >years were they made? > >Thanks > >James Berry > >HOT, HOT central Alabama > > My 82 diesel westy engine...
• Re: vanagon turbo diesel gearing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 11:58:55 -0500
  ...vanagon gas engine in a yard with a 5-speed >in, how would this gearing setup work coupled to my turbo diesel? Or is...
• Re: Blue Diesel vangon in New haven?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 19:22:31 -0700
  ...Cianciolo" wrote: > > Hello All, > I have twice seen a blue and white diesel Vanagon in New Haven CT around 5 > PM on the rt...
• Re: DIESEL CONVERSION PARTSD WANTED
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 04:16:06 -0400
  ...AM LOOKING FOR A DIESEL SET UP FOR MY VANAGON-NO MOTOR BUT ALL THE OTHER STUFF-OIL PAN, ENGINE CARRIERS, OIL PUMP, FLYWHEEL...
• Re: Geneve 2007 debut of Subaru Diesel Turbo
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:25:55 -0400
  Is it just me, or does that skeleton vehicle look like the engine is in the back and the steering is on the other...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Swap information please!
  Historical mailing list - george gibbons
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 20:59:43 -0500
  ...I have a l.9 turbo diesel engine complete out of a l995 Golf with 75,000 kilometers the engine was not it how...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion (LVC, but it is nearly Friday!)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 23:53:37 -0400
  ...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: DIESEL is
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 20 May 1998 01:31:53 EDT
  ...many miles a VW diesel engine can last, but I know that a properly tuned and maintained mercedes diesel will last for over 1...
• Need diesel Vanagon advice/help (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:23:52 -0500
  I have an 83 diesel Vanagon with a 5 speed transmission. When I got it, it had a bum engine and we took the...
• 82 Diesel Westy Campers for Sale (two!)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 19:03:42 -0500
  Speaking of Diesel Vanagons, I suddenly have not one but two '82 Westfalia diesel campers for sale, both full campers with poptop, stove, fridge...
• Re: Need diesel Vanagon advice/help (longish)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:33:31 -0800
  ...When I got it, it had a bum engine and we took the engine out of an 82 diesel Rabbit. The rabbit belonged to...
• Re: New diesel from VW
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:06:15 -0600
  ...The engine was running. An hour later I passed it again. >> Still there, still running. >>>>> >>>>> I know that diesel engines in the old days...
• Re: jackstands vs. ramps
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 20:08:53 +1200
  ...currently SVX engine waiting for a trans) 1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD) 1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel 1989 CE96 Toyota...
• Re: 1.9 TDI engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 13 May 2004 07:35:27 -0500
  > I have heard of the 1.9L Turbo Diesel engines being used in the vanagon > but have never found a good write up on...
• Re: Did VW make Rabbit Diesel Convertibles?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 14:53:53 EST
  ...Send me that diesel engine instead. The diesel in my rabbit pu is dead and needs a transplant. Steve Lashley SKL Enterprises Importing German...
• Re: Transmission Questions
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:44:42 -0800
  No, you can't swap them other than to the same VW engine type of the 3 North American 4 speed engine models. There...
• Re: Diesel to Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 10:38:55 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I clearly communicated my plans > badly in that regard. > The plan (in progress) is to remove the engine AND the transmission from > the Diesel...
• Re: Subaru Boxer TURBO Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 14:19:38 -0800
  ...The severity of these problems vary, might be annoyances or might be as bad as the "rod bender" 3.5l diesel engines that Mercedes...