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• Re: [DIESEL] Reinhardt Saga (long)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 00:08:34 -0400
  ...A customer of mine had a bad experience with a diesel Vanagon engine purchased at Parts Place. Without going into details, suffice it to...
• Re: Was Ford Galaxy Friday, now Technology Comparison
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:07:06 -0800
  Replacement costs? If the diesel engine goes south what would the replacement costs be vs a gasoline engine? Are parts of the diesel really...
• Re: Diesel Heat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 23:12:43 -0500
  > Excuse my unfamiliarity with the subject, but isn't alot of the heat > produced by a diesel engine used up in it's operation...
• Re: VW diesel engine available on Craigs List for $300 98K miles
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:52:20 -0500
  Not a very desirable engine; 1.6 is too small = very low HP. A later year/ larger diesel would be practically a necessity if...
• Re: Bluetec diesel
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:11:48 -0800
  ...I even own 3 vw diesel engines and 2 diesel vanagons right now. If all we had were diesels, people would be nutso over...
• Re: Which Switch Mystery
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 13:39:52 -0700
  ...The company will import Eurovans with diesel engines from Germany to test demand in Mexico, where the diesel vehicle market is limited to trucks...
• Re: Ethanol
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Mon, 7 Nov 1994 21:59:54 -0800 (PST)
  On Mon, 7 Nov 1994, David Carment wrote: > OK dumb question why don't we run diesel in our engines? If its is more...
• '82 diesel parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Brian Bush
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 20:37:12 -0600
  ...Turbo Diesel engine complete with accessories - 83 hp@ 4500rpm; 127lb.ft.@ 2800 rpm (40K mi. on rebuild). Very clean. $600 I am located in...
• Re: diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:29:12 -0700
  ...There was a guy with his Dodge diesel Pick-up ...Cummins engine probably .. that idling .....fill in nasty word here.............thing, was NOISIER THAT...
• Emissions Comparison: Gas/Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 01:23:33 -0400
  Can anyone tell me which engine would do better in an emissions test, a diesel (from vanagon) or the equilivant gas engine from a...
• Re: Whoa! H6 subie & Dieselboxer
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 19:33:33 -0400
  ...Or, if it is, hopefully they all have turbos. :D Sudhir > As to the diesel Subaru engine, what's the bet the fours are...
• Re: Diesels in America?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 10:10:43 -0400
  ...Diesel engines generate a lot of particulates. The (unrealistic, IMHO) US project to develop an extremely high-mileage, low-polluting, high-performance family vehicle...
• Vanagon diesel + diesel Westy + project Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 18:22:31 -0400
  ...Fix to drive or use to convert a waterboxer Vanagon to inline gas or diesel engine (TDI?) 1983 Westfalia diesel, 93K miles, 4-speed...
• Re: Diesel (AAZ) engine conversion questions
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:56:30 -0700
  ...mentioned no diesels for 07 because US fuel was too dirty for their new clean burn diesel engines. The cruddy diesel in the US...
• Re: LPG diesels, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 20:29:14 -0600
  ...You can run up to about 20% LPG in a diesel. You can also run 100% LPG in a Gas engine. That is what...
• Re: 1.9 NA diesel vs. 1.6 NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Southard
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 20:51:08 -0400
  ...See http://www.volkswagen.org/vanagon/engineswap.htm for a nice chart with good data. Maynard '82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt" '93 EV GL "Klinger...
• 82 Westy needs advice on new engine
  Historical mailing list - Jan Eggspuehler
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 22:08:12 -0400
  I recently bought an 82 diesel westy with the transmission and engine removed. The engine has a "16D" on it which I think means...
• 85 Camper Engine replacement, Calif Air Resources Board and Importing
  Historical mailing list - Westy Clarke
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:41:13 -0800
  ...If I put a diesel engine in, in Canada, can I reimport it to California when it was originally a California vehicle? Do I...
• Re: Vanagon? Really?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:40:41 -0600
  ...I don't think Chrysler offers any Diesels except for the Cummins trucks engines and maybe a small Diesel for the Jeep Liberty. As...
• Re: Diesel Engine Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 15:15:53 -0700
  ...Those engines are cheap too. Diesel engines are not cheap at all. ..the difference between 300 or 400 for a inline four gasser, and...
• Re: Diesel $$ RE: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 12:32:25 -0300
  ...The combustion characteristics of gasoline (and alcohol) are significantly different than diesel. In a modern diesel engine, you would probably first kill all the...
• Re: Subaru Boxer TURBO Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:19:00 -0800
  ...I've never heard of the 1951 vw bug with experimental diesel engine by porsche. 25 hp too ......let's put one in a...
• Re: The best engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 23:50:02 -0600
  ...Greg Rich <Dieselvwguy@AOL.COM> > Subject: Re: The best engine conversion? > > Currently getting 34mpg (US gallon) with a 1.6 diesel Vanagon, I see...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Mar 2001 - Special issue (#2001-367)
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:24:53 -0500
  ...Diesel parts needed! > > I'm in the process of restoring my '82 diesel sunroof vanagon. It's = > time for the engine and transmission. Contemplating...
• 82 VW diesel Camper with a 1985 VW Quantum turbodiesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Dvdclarksn
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 17:03:56 EST
  I am a recent subscriber with a 1982 VW diesel Camper with a 1985 Quantum turbodiesel 1.6 Lt. engine. THANKS!
• Re: I-5 vw transplant
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sat, 5 May 2001 17:58:26 -0400
  No and No. > will a 87 quantom 5 cylinder engine blot up to a diesel > bellhousing? > also would this engine bolt right up to...
• 1.6 turbo diesel engine for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 May 2004 13:08:52 EDT
  1.6 turbo diesel engine for sale. good for swapping into a vanagon or jetta or whatever. NOT MINE. contact: emus528@hotmail.com if...
• Re: Diesel syncro?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Oct 1996 18:50:16 -0400
  ...In the USA the diesel engine was an option in 1982 & 1983. The Syncro models were available 1986 to 1991 except 1988. Thus no...
• Re: Ballpark mileage figures please
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 16:47:55 +0000
  ...turbos and diesels are made for each other ... the boost > comes on only when there is a load on the engine, like going up...
• Re: Kinda-Friday has anyone built a diesel boxer?
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 09:21:56 -0800
  ...Sat, 30 Nov 2002 08:40:38 -0800 >It seems to me that you may not be aware that VW made a Diesel >engine...
• Re: VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 13 Feb 2015 19:28:52 -0400
  ...VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines? > According to Bentley, power on a good day: > > Diesel: 48hp, 97 ft-lbs > Air cooled: 67hp, 101 ft...
• Re: What years diesels?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:39:51 +0100
  ...The Vanagon was built with a diesel engine from 1981 to end of production, and the Eurovan have always been available with diesel engines...
• Diesel engines For Sale one is a turbo
  Historical mailing list - Brent Berisford
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 15:21:31 -0500
  Diesel Lovers I have 2 diesel engines for sale. Both came out of running golfs, both were under 90,000 on Speedo. They both...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:57:19 -0500
  ...With a gas engine when you lift your foot the engine and the vehicle slows down. With a Diesel the vehicle will only slow...
• Re: Overland TDD conversion details
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 01:58:39 -0500
  ...A diesel has a very different torque curve than a gasoline engine. There's also no engine vacuum on a diesel; I can't...
• Diesel Longevity
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 09:13:59 -0700
  ...Thus, a diesel engine spends its life under higher load than does a rabbit diesel. This would seem to call for driving the diesel...
• FW: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:29:29 -0500
  ...With a gas engine when you lift your foot the engine and the vehicle slows down. With a Diesel the vehicle will only slow...
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 12 May 2004 18:15:31 GMT
  ...Bio diesel would be great. I wanted to get a diesel tractor to burn bio-diesel. The diesel engine was first developed to burn...
• Looking for Diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - T G
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:57:48 -0800
  ...My 82 diesel westy is going to die and I need an engine. I would love to have a turbo diesel but I know...
• San Diego boneyards
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:16:02 -0800
  ...May have its engine. Brown's Field: An '83 diesel, engine and transmission gone. It has a badge on the hatch that says "Vanagon...
• Re: My new camper!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 18:17:16 -0700
  ...This does > have the original diesel TDI engine installed. It is a 1982 model. I am > noticing no great amount of power and fuel...
• Re: 82 Diesel Vanagon - what caused cam bearing to fail?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 08:24:18 -0500
  ...A complete turbo diesel engine upgrade would eliminate the variables and concerns of additional damage to this already suspect engine. hk
• Re: Question about Diesel Westies...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:44:38 -0500
  ...Parts availability is excellent, though the vanagon specific bits like engine mounts, hanger bars and diesel transmissions are not. This stuff comes up on...
• Re: Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 16:48:19 -0400
  ...Diesel engines became better engineered. Everyone started switching to Diesel. Then the Diesel price went up higher than gasoline. Now everyone wants to switch...
• More stuff for sale. Gas and Diesel. New and used.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 22:13:24 -0400
  ...Fits late I4 engines, gas and Diesel. Dealer price $25-50, here $10. Specify coolant bypass or heater hose one. Add $10 for a...
• Re: Diesel Oil in a vanagon - is it safe?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 09:36:24 -0800
  ...Is it > safe to use Diesel oil in a gas engine? -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images...
• Re: VW's Diesel vs. Gas
  Historical mailing list - DaBomb
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 13:58:52 -0800
  ...He does Engine Conversions for Vanagons...Subaru, Diesel, turbodiesel, and TDI engines. Love and Rockets, DaBomb
• Re: WTB: Adaptor Plate for Stock Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 10:02:41 -0500
  On Thu, 4 Dec 2003, Daniel Stevens wrote: > These parts are all UNIQUE to the diesel vanagon engine ... > and possibly the pressurized overflow bottle...
• Re: Info on Vanagon/Audi 5 cyl Bellhousings
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Wed, 9 Apr 1997 20:09:00 -0700
  ...uses a special sump that bolts to the engine and bellhousing like the 4 cyl. diesel does. What about the starter? On the diesel...
• Re: Diesel - block heater
  Historical mailing list - Michael Moery
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 18:10:59 -0900
  ...I think the freeze plug is the same on all inline 4 VW engines, gas and diesel, so it follows that the heater is...
• Re: VW diesel engine available on Craigs List for $300 98K miles
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:11:15 -0800
  ...Why not just make that diesel generator into a trailer with a complete > drivetrain? If your primary engine fails, you fire up the trailer...
• Re: 82 diesel vanagon passed the diesel emissions test! Diesel Wisdo m? Coolant cap?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:19:15 -0400
  ...than pussyfoot >and labor the engine If your engine is smoking, it's overloaded. Common problem with sailboat diesels, where the builder puts on...
• Re: F.S. Diesel engine, 2 y.o. injector pump, rebuilt head
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Thu, 21 May 1998 21:55:06 -0600
  Does this thing run? How many miles on it? Where are you? I find myself suddenly in need of a diesel engine... ;) Gary On...
• Re: WTB: rear engine carriers from 83 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 09:32:10 -0500
  Ben I know Jim D at LiMBO@bcn.net has everything needed to install a diesel or in line 4 engine in a vanagon...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:50:36 -0800
  ...With a gas > engine when you lift your foot the engine and the vehicle slows down. With a > Diesel the vehicle will only slow...
• Re: AAZ diesel conversion
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 6 Jul 2011 16:27:25 -0700
  That diesel Vanagon group is great but is more oriented toward people with vans that came with diesel engines. Many have upgraded the motors...
• Diesel questions/engine swaps etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Nov 1996 21:56:52 PST
  ...Will a diesel bellhousing fit on a waterboxer trans? 5. What is the ideal trans for a gas engine swap into a diesel vanagon...
• Re: Used Diesel Vanagon Popularity in Europe?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Sun, 24 May 1998 14:42:10 -0400
  ...turbo-diesel vs. the gas engine. I would've probable burnt the clutch (that's the thing that goes between the engine and the...
• Re: TD/TDI noise?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:35:55 -0800
  hi allan, yeah, there's a guy ............he's on gerry or diesel vanogon or some lists...... he put a, I think, 300TD engine...
• Re: diesel to gas conversion ongoing...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 3 May 2002 21:27:46 -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...