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• Re: AHU MTDI vs. ABA?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 8 Sep 2019 09:00:57 -0700
  ...I am thinking 2.5 Subaru but my son wants to keep it >> original with diesel engine. >> https://www.boxeer.com/ >> >> dan >> >>
• Re: [TDI-conversion] Re: Mexican Diesel Prices
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 12:27:36 -0700
  ...places. > Seems like diesel owners are getting shafted harder than most. Ive > always thought they paid a premium for an engine that could run...
• VW Taro pickup
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 22:39:15 +1200
  ...SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans) 1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD), for sale 1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel (extaxi...
• Etka on Russian site works fine with Mac
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 11:41:40 +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 Subaru Conversions info
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:40:13 +1300
  ...As soon as they are released, >I will be scouring the >breaker's ads looking for a written off Subaru /Saab diesel. The engine...
• DIESEL VANAGON ESSENTIALLY FREE
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:11:29 -0700
  ...running) cause I don't need a 2wd van....UNLESS the diesel engine might work in my syncro. What are the pros & cons of...
• Re: FW: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:44:01 -0600
  This can allow engine oil to enter the intake track > and when the engine sucks it in the engine can go into a run...
• Re: Inline 4 transplant question
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 20:58:49 -0500
  ...If your inpur shaft is from the diesel, you need to remove about 1/8". Closer to 1/2" if you retained the wasser...
• Re: Febi Diesel Vanagon Oil Pump Quality?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:26:23 -0700
  ...9 diesel ...NA and TD ..as in 1Y and AAZ. > > plus some gas engines... > my 1.8 16 valve jetta gas engine has them...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:08:48 -0700
  ...So, seems that a diesel engine has little or no engine braking capacity in its raw form, because it gives it up as the...
• 82 Diesel Westy For Sale: Boo Hoo!
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 1 May 1998 11:28:18 -0500
  ...Top speed 63 MPH, it is a Westy Diesel! Odometer OOC Engine protection plate has some separation near bolt holes causing it to rattle...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel Advice
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 29 Apr 2019 12:51:14 -0700
  in general Diesel engine in that era ('80/'90) are gutless no matter the brand, turbo or not. I used to have a Peugeot...
• Re: Fw: Subaru EJ20 Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:00:26 -0700
  ...in his shop with 2 diesel truck running and you only knew from the sound of the engine > > was standing next to the large...
• Re: Oil filter changes on diesels?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 10:16:52 -0700
  At one time I owned an '82 diesel Vanagon. The oil filter had a plastic cup sort of device that would catch the oil...
• Re: Turbo Diesel advice needed
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 10:30:59 -0800
  ...Turbo Diesel advice needed An acquaintance of mine is attempting to have the Turbo Diesel engine rebuilt in his Westy. His mechanic says he...
• Re: 82 vanagon - I need a new engine - questions
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:31:48 -0500
  ...Well, I'm looking for a new engine for my 82 diesel Vanagon :-( Took it in for a timing belt adjustment and it turns...
• Re: FRIDAY diesel conversion option
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:16:46 -0700
  Have you measured stuff ? I am familiar with your engine. I think the nose of the waterpump will beabout 5 inches outboard and aft...
• Re: p.s. on that 83 diesel camper
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 21:03:35 -0600
  ...Van Engine Type: 1.6L L4 FI DIESEL Manufactured In: GERMANY Search Results: 0 records found in our database Bob '91 Westy Happy is...
• Re: air cooled rear hatch ...
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:21:27 -0700
  ...from my engine door > On Apr 3, 2015, at 5:05 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Look at diesel hatches. they...
• Re: fuel filler restrictor
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:10:22 -0500
  On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:06:13 -0800, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET> wrote: >Converted a gas engine to a diesel engine. And...
• Stefan Weir's Jetta/Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Budding Rose
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 00:55:54 -0500
  You mentioned a Jetta diesel engine-- What kind of mileage are you getting? You neglected to say. TIA Bud Yandell
• boston engine
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Hay
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:01:27 -0800
  When will the web site be up Bob???????????? Ron 89Van 81lx diesel Pickup --- Ronald Hay --- hayr@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.
• Re: questions putting in turbo diesel
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 17:04:03 -0700
  ...But I think my husband will wind up putting the new engine in the bus himself and with the help of some local diesel...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:37:42 -0500
  ...Diesel With my 82 na 1.6 diesel Westy I get approx 30mpg all the time... slowly but surely ! -- Alan Felder Austin TX 82...
• Re: Diesel Caveat: Case in point!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 18:53:04 -0700
  ...versions of diesel engines in different > states. No, they are the same. > So does this mean that an older, worn diesel will run at...
• Re: Extra gas tank for weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 12:11:01 -0800
  ...There is a special Syncro diesel tank made to overcome this in Syncros sold elsewhere with diesel engines. $700 or so will get you...
• Vangon Diesel 5 speed on Autotrader.com
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 22:23:07 -0500
  ...Says new diesel engine. Remember, contact them, not me. Just passing this along. Maynard '82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt" '93 EV GL "Klinger" '00 Golf...
• Re: DIESEL CONVERSION PARTSD WANTED
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 06:27:23 -0400
  ...LOOKING FOR A DIESEL SET UP FOR MY VANAGON-NO MOTOR BUT ALL THE OTHE= > R > STUFF-OIL PAN, ENGINE CARRIERS, OIL PUMP, FLYWHEEL...
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sat, 15 May 2004 08:07:00 -0400
  ...I don't see that many people into 200HP+ vehicles switching to diesel engine technology unless it is in their Dodge Cummins Turbodiesel pickup...
• Re: VW
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:05:37 -0400
  ...the engineer guy in West Virginia whose crew uncovered this VW > > problem also found a precedent in the late '90s with big diesel trucks...
• Re: Value of '82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:28:01 -0800
  ...Value of '82 diesel Historically, that is a lot for a stock diesel engine passenger Vanagon but diesels have gained a following in the...
• Re: Conversion Commotion (rambling)
  Historical mailing list - John Olmsted
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 19:23:10 -0500
  ...When I decided to keep the van forever, I rebuilt the engine, and did some serious thinking about a turbo diesel (I admit it...
• contaminated fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 19:02:04 -0600
  ...engine and tranny out of my other bus. Thanks for the help. Warren 88 Westy "Billy Bones" (in dry dock) 87 GL (non-diesel!)
• Re: 82' Diesel 1.6 NA Injector leakage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 16:13:46 -0400
  ...The diesel always starts easily anytime winter or summer. Runs well. But diesel fuel seeps onto the bracket below the injector pump body. None...
• Re: EV price
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 16 Jun 1997 08:29:17
  >Need a nod or a shake here, > >Got my third bid for the new EV with VR6 engine and all; $31570. Anyone >got a...
• New 130 hp. Diesel TDI engine announced
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 22:24:56 -0600
  Does anyone know specifications on the new 130 hp. diesel TDI motor mentioned at Http://www.automedia-online.com/spion/e_000092.htm for...
• Re: Tool(s) for adjusting valve clearances on 82 diesel engine - vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 19:55:27 -0700
  ...I think the pliers for grabbing the shims are the same for all diesels, but the valve depressor "hook" is unique to the diesel...
• Re: UPS, Blah, Blah, Blah.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 21:31:29 +1200
  ...SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans) 1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD), for sale 1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel (extaxi...
• Re: COOLANT PROCEDURE AND AMOUNTS
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 17:22:34 -0500
  ...the engine compartment and a heater under the rear > seat. Both must be dealt with in bleeding the system. Bleeding my 83 > diesel, which...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:02:44 -0500
  ...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: VW diesel engine available on Craigs List for $300 98K miles
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:37:59 -0500
  ...VW diesel engine available on Craigs List for $300 98K miles > > > > On 12/12/07, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > How that...
• Re: 82 diesel cooling problem cont'd
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 15:13:45 -0400
  ...The Diesel is an interference engine. If the belt ever jumps or breaks the pistons will crash into the valves => Need another engine. > 3...
• Re: Oops, inline 4s, was invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:30:44 -0800
  Yes, they were all diesels. Starting in 1986 about 2 thirds were Turbo Diesels. In 87 a special 1.7 diesel only used in...
• Re: Diesel Fuel vs Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:37:03 -0400
  ...the trouble and :::expense :::> of installing a diesel in their van vs staying with a goline engine???? :::> :::> Gasoline here in my are can be...
• Re: Question on 1.9 Vanagon conversion
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 23 May 1999 20:29:46 -0400
  ...edu/~jag/vw/engine/diesel1.9/D1_6lOilRet.jpg > > > >/martin > >-- > >Westy 1.9l Turbo Diesel > >Quantum 1.6l Turbo Diesel > > > >Martin Jagersand email: jag...
• Re: omni engine...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 17:52:45 -0500
  ...part of Peugeot.I think this is how the engine came to be in an Omni. Would a Peugeot 504 diesel fit the vanagon?
• Re: Diesel Oil?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 19:34:59 -0500
  ...Diesel Oil? Greetings all - What's everyone's favorite oil for 1982 1.6l Diesel Engine Westie? Last time I looked, a 15-40...
• Re: A/C tranny in my na diesel!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:58:30 -0400
  ...I would invest in the later-turbo diesel engine for the increased power and strength. The pistons and crank are not the only differences...
• Just unearthed some goodies............
  Historical mailing list - Vic Ahmed
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 01:17:55 EDT
  ...Brand new 1.9 Turbo diesel engines complete with turbo, manifolds, injection pump, water-pump. 21. Brand new 1.9 non-turbo diesel long...
• Re: Diesel to Air tranny change?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 07:04:53 -0500
  ...You need to keep your diesel geared >trans when the stock engine is used. Simply put your bell housing on it & >down the road...
• Re: 1.7 l diesel in '89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 10:28:43 EST
  ...or very expensive to import a diesel Vanagon that was a later model and had an engine that was never sold here in the...
• Re: Air vs. Water
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:09:42 -0800
  ...That's why I vote for diesel - - gas availability may be iffy in some of the smaller towns, but you can almost always find...
• Update on engine installation: MT has 2 again
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Wed, 3 May 1995 11:28:27 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I was allowed to keep my fuel pump (it is a diesel engine) and I want to know: How does one keep an unused...
• Re: How to do a head reseal on a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:59:46 -0700
  Back when I used to work on lots of VW diesel engines, I made a quick n' dirty thread chaser from an old head...
• Help retrofitting newer coolant hose to 82 Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:26:32 -0400
  I have a customer that has an 82 Diesel Vanagon. He wants to replace the large coolant hose on the top of the engine...
• Re: I4 Engine conversion - german diesel parts source
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 26 May 2008 19:47:08 -0700
  ...TRULY need for a real 'diesel kit' > ..........a full and complete Diesel Vanago-based engine mounting set for > diesel or inline VW Four gasser...
• Re: Engine oil
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:57:43 -0400
  ...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: Vanagon Diesel Advice
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:28:37 -0700
  ...Diesel vanagon owners can be frugal to a fault so make sure the engine stuff is really ALL there and correct. Share some photos...
• Re: Dan's Diesel Rebuild Part 6
  Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 13:42:12 -0400
  ...It has been languishing in a > broken-down 1980 dasher diesel. It had no head, and the transmission had > been removed. The engine was...
• Re: diesel power steering
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Wed, 2 May 2001 22:26:32 -0400
  Ben, someone, a long time ago posted a picture of the European-market bracket for power steering on the L4 diesel engines. An archive...