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• Re: Turbo Diesel Power and Economy - global efficiency Q?
  Historical mailing list - Wade Shen
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 00:08:15 -0400
  ...Turbo Diesel Power and Economy - global efficiency Q? EPA ratings may be arbitrary. TDI engines are among the worst in EPA's statistics, even...
• Re: Unreal oil consumption on diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 02:39:27 UT
  ...Gary A Meek Sherwood Park, Alberta Canada 82 Vanagon, turbo-diesel 83 Quantum, turbo-diesel 83 Audi, turbo-diesel
• Re: Beetle TDI test drive (almost no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 20:29:56 -0700
  ...The new diesel engines are far more efficient and perform better. Answers: 1. Because it's not the fuel by itself that makes diesel...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Sep 2012 17:09:47 -0700
  not to mention inline VW-Audi five cylinder engines, gas and diesel and TD. or Nissan V-6 engines .. there's a slew of...
• Re: what Transaxle will fit?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 19:35:45 -0400
  ...Instead , you can replace the bellhousing with one from a diesel Vanagon, or get an adaptor plate and flywheel kit from Kennedy Engineering. Then...
• Re: locked in 4th gear
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 08:40:43 -0500
  I don't know about 82 diesel but the 84 1.9, you leave the engine alone just blocking it up. The transmission will...
• Re: request for information, please
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:21:49 -0700
  ...this is all bolt-in stuff that will put an inline 4 engine, gas or diesel , into any vanagon. Conveniently VW used the exactsame...
• Hello,
  Historical mailing list - Joerg Rieger
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 14:25:19 -0500 (CDT)
  ...diesel version. Does anybody know of any place in the U.S. that works on these things? Is it possible to get an engine...
• Re: DIESEL VANAGON QUESTIONS
  Historical mailing list - alun jenkins
  Tue, 04 Apr 1995 18:43:41
  >QUESTIONS by Susan & James Kramer@igs >> 1) How long does the engine last, or better phrased, how much shorter is >> the life expectancy than...
• Re: V8 Caravelle
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:21:01 -0800
  ...SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans) >1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel (extaxi) >1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel wagon >1989...
• Re: Mercedes Sprinter sighting
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 20:52:46 +1200
  ...SVX engine & Porsche G50 trans) RWD 87 Corolla 1.8 DX CE80 diesel sedan FWD 89 Corolla 1.8 DX CE96 diesel van/wagon...
• Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 09:21:22 -0400
  ...Since the Diesel is a compression ignition engine, once engine oil gets a path into the air/turbo inlet the engine can run away...
• Re: Diesel heatshield; how necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 08:08:45 -0700
  ...the diesel engine protection plate replaces the "noise capsule". The plans and maunufacturing notes for the plate are also in the "Journeys Under Difficult...
• Re: 82 diesel westy for sale, Redmond, OR
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:06:09 -0500
  ...MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote: > Diesel expertise not needed. From the ad: "This van only needs an engine > . > . ." The van I purchased last year...
• Modified oil dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 07:09:42 -0700
  ...Later diesels, such as my '83, instead utilized the same orifice on the engine block for the dipstick tube as did the inline-4...
• TURBO DIESEL QUESTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 20:29:22 -0400
  ...any of you who have done the conversion from normally aspirated diesel to turbo-d Vanagons, and what you use for a transmission, mileage...
• FW: Help with part identification/ 82 1.6l Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 11:45:01 -0400
  ...Help with part identification/ 82 1.6l Diesel Hey, maybe you can point out this broken unit in the picture on this page from...
• Re: '82 Westy Diesel Intro + Injector / Timing Belt / GeneralQuestions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:15:22 -0700
  John, just about every part for an 82 Diesel Vanagon is still available. The engine and fuel injection parts are mostly the same as...
• Re: diesel rebuild every 50K miles?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:23:56 -0800
  ...get your self the diesel .... drive it carefully look after the engine ... enjoy the ride ... yours On Feb 18, 2008 5:31 PM, Edward...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel oil pan drain plug needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:00:35 -0700
  ...Volks, > > When I was collecting parts for my engine conversion I lucked upon an > NOS diesel oil pan, and snapped it up. Unfortunately, it...
• Re: Fuel Lines/Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:23:28 +1200
  ...SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans) 1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel (extaxi) 1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel wagon 1989...
• T3 images
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 19:05:00 +1200
  ...SVX engine & Porsche G50 trans) RWD 87 Corolla 1.8 DX CE80 diesel sedan FWD 89 Corolla 1.8 DX CE96 diesel van/wagon...
• Re: What Konis fit 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 21:20:44 +1200
  ...with Subaru EG33 engine etc) 1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla DX diesel 1.8 sedan 1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla DX diesel 1.8 van 1989...
• Re: air cooled rear hatch ...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 11:36:19 -0300
  ...Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> The older, air-cooled and diesel engine lids are all steel, not plastic. Except for the sound deadener...
• Vanagon Engine Alternatives
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 00:55:00 -0500 (EST)
  ...I have seen lots of discussion about Golf/Jetta engine replacements, but it seems that they have all been done to diesel Vanagons. I...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 21 Aug 2008 - Special issue (#2008-910)
  Historical mailing list - sam mccarthy
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:17:53 -0700
  ...These parts� are from Diesel or turbo diesel vanagons, and allow any VW inline four including the TDI 1z or AHU� engine up to...
• Importing Vanagon to California, USA, in particular from Canada
  Historical mailing list - Kevin P Gilleran
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 07:59:14 -0800
  ...I am currently looking at a 1990 model with what looks to be a conversion to turbo diesel VW engine. My questions are: 1...
• Re: Legal swaps Was: Re: Audi 5 Cyl Swap: Alert! Possible Trouble
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 18:53:24 -0800
  ...Likewise swaps between >engines with identical technology (such as the 1.6 to 1.9l >Diesel) don't change anything. > >Frankly I don't...
• Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 14:28:29 -0700
  there is always oil in the intake tract of a turbo diesel VW engine . not because it's comrpession igntion, but because the intake...
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter / Iowa City, Iowa
  Wed, 12 May 2004 18:40:00 -0500
  ...not addressed by switching from mineral diesel fuels to vegetable diesels. The new TDIs are amazing engineering feats to be sure--and I think...
• Vanagon Diesel
  Historical mailing list - J. Stefanovich
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 07:54:08 -0600
  *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > > It is my understanding that the Diesel Vanagon > > that was available for one year only here in the > > States (1982)......... << > >He is...
• VW diesel no-starts
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 19:41:43 -0500
  ...the engine coolant will correspond very closely to the temperature of the combustion chamber walls, so that is the critical input. Each Diesel car...
• Re: Diesel Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 23:23:32 -0800
  ...I use 20w50 in my engines, both gasoline and Diesel unless it is really cold out there. Castrol GTX is what I use. I...
• Vanavolvo ??
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 18:50:46 +0100
  ...kit to install a Volvo engine ! I was thinking of a Diesel or Subaru engine too but the Diesel is SOOOOOO slow ( OK, I...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:40:35 -0800
  ...diesel engines can do harm to themselvses in ways that gasoline engines can't ........like a bad injector causing damage in a combustion chamber...
• Engine Is In!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:51:17 -0800
  ...Diesel > > Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:10:06 -0700 > From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Engine Is In! > > Images of mounted engine...
• Re: diesel questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:32:16 -0400
  Welcome to the world of late model diesel technology. Due to the emissions controls the recommended oils are low zinc/phosphorous etc. For any...
• Re: protect your van from fire!!! metla engine lids FS
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 16:05:11 +1200
  ...SVX engine & Porsche G50 trans) RWD 87 Corolla 1.8 DX CE80 diesel sedan FWD 89 Corolla 1.8 DX CE96 diesel van/wagon...
• Re: FW: [LCML] Stupid Diesel Idea of the day NVC
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:36:22 -0700
  ...I was chatting > Diesels with a co-worker would been looking up engine swaps on heaps. One > of my favorite engines for a while...
• Re: diesel engine not start when cold but great once warm
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 19:51:15 -0500
  ...diesel engine not start when cold but great once warm > > Dear all diesel know hows ... > > i have a 1.6 Turbo Diesel OEM 1989...
• Re: Diesel engine coolant issues and questions
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 20:47:35 -0400
  ...There is a different part for the '83 Diesel and I believe all the other VW diesels use various other tanks. I got the...
• Which way is the air going? On the rear vents
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 18:45:54 -0400
  ...to the rising engine hot air I am going to mount an intercooler in one of the pockets in the engine compartment. Seems like...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:09:47 -0500
  ...What's the sawhorse for? > when I've pulled the engine on my diesel westy, I simply set up a sawhorse over the engine...
• Re: opinions please (Vanagon Diesel)
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 15:36:29 -0500
  ...The vw diesel engine is a remarkable machine. The Vanagon is a fun and useful vehicle. You will find many lovers of each, but...
• Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 May 2013 21:05:22 -0400
  ...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: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:27:18 -0400
  ...I found and purchased the later ('83-up) diesel engine carrier bars, engine mounts, diesel oil pan, and a couple of other items. Now...
• Re: bubbles in the coolant overflow tank on 82 diesel westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 14:22:25 -0400
  ...bubbles in the coolant overflow tank on 82 diesel westy Rebuilt engine approx 4K miles ago - for the last 2K miles I get a...
• Diesel (AAZ) engine conversion questions
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:54:35 -0500
  ...recent threads to determine which engine conversion is best for me. Am really leaning towards the 1.9 diesel AAZ NA. The subie would...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel Transmission to Engine question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 8 Jul 2016 04:00:05 -0700
  ...that go in the 7 holes at the > diesel Bellhousing that connects to the engine? Looks like 2 holes at the > starter and another...
• Re: 83 and newer diesel carrier bars
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:39:48 +0000
  ...83 and newer diesel carrier bars It's the one Greg use to miun the Boxeer engine on our Doka. On Wed, Jul 15...
• Re: New diesel from VW
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:45:38 -0800
  ...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: VR6 in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 00:22:08 -0800
  ...http://www.relitech.com/tomc/tomvw.htm Michael von Hoegen's Vanagon diesel to VW VR6 (V-6) engine conversion. -- R.Feuerriegel 88 syncro
• engines and trannys for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Apr 2000 12:30:42 EST
  ...engine, complete, had recent head job fits 83.5-'85 vanagon. 4spd manual trans- '80-'83 aircooled vanagon...also works well w/ the diesel...
• Re: Engines
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 11:25:42 -0400
  ...a GEX engine lately? hats the story with them? They're well-known as grenades. Avoid them. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94...
• Re: Tiico and California Smog
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 21:05:23 -0800
  ...Last month we were picking up parts for the #3 westie, and found a diesel vanagon with a 1.8 wabbit engine and grabbed...
• Re: VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:10:10 -0800
  ...The diesel engine is durable, but it is very very slow in a vanagon...I was appalled, and scared riding in one On Feb...
• Re: WBX Nightmares...For me I turned them into pleasant dreams...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:13:28 +1300
  ...expect from any vehicle engine with out >> major repairs required. >> This would be almost unheard of in New Zealand. Diesels can do that easily...
• Re: Diesels have a catalytic converter?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 17:30:48 -0800
  ...Custom moto-chickle >2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion Daniel Snow '82 Vanagon Diesel '78 Puch Maxi Luxe Moped '01 Xootr...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:26:54 -0700
  ...I seldom see these for gas engines, but they can be found for the Diesels. They are often broadly similar for similar engines. Here...
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Tue, 11 May 2004 23:50:11 -0400
  ...The TDI diesels of today >>>are even cleaner. >>>With proper computerized fuel injection, soot and >>>NOX are less than gas >>>engine emissions. With biodiesel...