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• diesel gas conversion - which header?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Mon, 6 May 2002 11:56:10 -0400
  I'm also undertaking the GTi transplant in my '82 diesel. My mechanic wants me to stay with the stock diesel manifold and pipe...
• Re: Final stage of my long term fuel pump issue - what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:45:54 -0400
  ...Of course, you'd have to run gas through it to make sure that you didn't get any diesel in your engine. Ed...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 May 2013 10:45:18 -0700
  ...81/82 with cages, end isolators, and early forward engine position 83+ R/L with no end isolators 83+ Left with end isolators 83...
• Re: New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 23:48:05 -0500
  ...1.5l na Diesel to a 68 hp 1.6l TD. >With the original tranny, i find that the engine really revs too fast...
• Re: Sucky Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 2 May 2013 10:22:50 -0700
  ...Add a diesel engine to realize significant improvement. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Michael Sullivan Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 10:02 AM To: vanagon...
• 83 Diesel price advice
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Sep 95 21:39 AST
  Hi all, Today I went to see an 83 Diesel Vanagon that presents the following con- ditions: 1. Original paint in fair condition 2...
• Re: Hoo Boy! (1990 - engine transplant)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 13:14:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...maybe this "special tank" is a VW part that is for use with the diesel syncro, if there was such a thing... anyway: what...
• Re: Engine cover, History
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:15:09 -0700
  ...3:36 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey volks, > > My diesel Westy (81.5) has a metal cover and all others I've...
• Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:14:34 -0400
  ...go and get the the diesel engine certified. Underling goes to his/her underling and tells them get it done. And so on. Diesel...
• diesel parts vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 13:25:03 -0500
  ...they have a very complete diesel vanagon in the yard. Somebody picked lots of little things off (courtesy lights, vw emblems,....) and the front...
• Replaced Diesel Engine with Honda Civic
  Historical mailing list - Javier Saenz
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 23:17:16 PDT
  Hello fellow list people, My diesel in the new camper that I bought broke. In search for another engine I found another Vanagon that...
• Re: A3 engine in Westie, Engine is in!
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Tue, 12 May 1998 03:05:38 -0700
  ...So now the engine is sitting in the 82 diesel westies compartment (stock diesel angle) and the intake manifold is right where the bed...
• Re: Special engine mount for installing golf turbo diesel in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 16:54:58 -0700
  ...6l turbo diesel from a golf which i was assured would 'drop straight in, you just have to change the engine mount'. I'm...
• Volvo Turbo-Diesels/Vanagon conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Nov 1995 11:51:55 -0600
  ...t have the longevity a diesel should have. I have three data >points. I know of two engines that crapped out at 150,000...
• Need a new starter for my diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jsnyder
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:35:56 -0500
  ...my diesel Rabbit. I would assume the starter for the Vanagon is the same as the Rabbit with basically the same engine. Does anyone...
• Re: RE; EV Diesel Westy - emissions testing
  Historical mailing list - Kevin and Heather
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:04:21 -0600
  ...emissions for diesels. >I live in California, people always tell me diesals are exempt which is why >they're good for engine conversions.... at...
• '82 diesel coolant problem
  Historical mailing list - GREEN-DANIEL ALLAN
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 13:04:21 EST5EDT
  ...Topped up main coolant tank today, engine ran cool, then coolant started to leak out of hoses onto my passenger floor matts, and engine...
• NEW 1.9 TDI and TD engines for sale COMPLETE!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:27:26 EDT
  I just got word that we have some factory NEW 1.9l Turbo Diesel engines and 1.9l TDI engines COMPLETE offered for sale...
• Re: Diesel Oil in a vanagon - is it safe?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 09:42:33 -0700
  ...Is it > safe to use Diesel oil in a gas engine? I have researched this online and > the general data indicated that you cannot...
• Re: Diesel vs Gas Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:03:41 -0800
  ...I believe diesel military hummers have big v-8 diesels and lotsa power. In Iraq they get about 12 mpg I think I might...
• Re: Tough driving(thin air)
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 00:43:31 -0700
  ...Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Lee" <gary2a@TELUSPLANET.NET> > > Here is my diesel vanagon / thin air story: > > I drove my turbo diesel westy up...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Dec 2012 10:22:42 -0500
  ...Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:33:31 -0700
  ...johnnyjewel :Better built engines have little oil nozsles that squirt oil under pressure onto the undersides of the pistons. All vw turbo diesel engines...
• Re: Friday: VW shops and the VW diesel problem
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 23 Dec 2016 09:28:12 -0800
  ...After the $$$ item was replaced the car only ran on two > cylinders--a known problem with these engines since the diesel shops cannot > seem...
• Re: Engine rebuild/swap in an AT
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Mon, 21 May 2007 12:30:18 -0400
  ...I'd like to do a Diesel swap but that would probably involve swapping the AT for a 4 speed with taller 4th gear...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Apr 94 16:23:24 PDT
  Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the diesel engine is the same as the Rabbit? (my comments only hold true if...
• Re: DIESEL exhaust question
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 10:00:34 -0500
  ...the diesel setup is much simpler than on my 90, I've never seen > one installed and need some input. The engine has two...
• Gas to Diesel conversion Legal in CA
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:48:29 -0700
  ...year of the vehicle and Engine must be appropriate to the weight application. He knew both about diesels and vans in particular. Has done...
• Re: Your 1.6 Turbo Diesel 82 Vanagon, was Wiring plauges my van.....
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 11:44:47 -0400
  ...standard diesel, but not very well, and not for long. All of the above mentioned engineering differences were made by professional engineers to give...
• Re: Advice on possible engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:09:14 -0700
  ...VW 4 cylinder in-line > - need VW diesel carrier bars and other off-the-shelf VW > connection/engine pieces > - reliable and good mileage - install...
• Re: Road rage cause--Diesel powered vanagons - Driving Slow
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 17:48:45 -0500
  ...Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com
• Re: ELVIS IN A VAN?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 22:56:37 -0700
  ...SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans) > 1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD), for sale > 1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel (extaxi...
• 2000 Caravelle
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 09:00:22 -0500
  ...They refer to the caravelle as a "volksiebus sibling".. -- Bradley Flubacher State College, PA '81 diesel rabbit '82 diesel westy '82 diesel van '84...
• Re: VW's Diesel vs. Gas
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:59:17 -0700
  "Im looking to buy a VW golf (2003), and cant decide between the TDI (diesel) or the gas. Im torn. The diesel is 2k...
• Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 01:51:38 -0600
  There was a guy in Alaska that for a few years drove a Rabbit diesel using discarded cooking oil. He would collect it, filter...
• Re: A3 engine in Westie, Engine is in!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 12 May 1998 19:25:08 -0700
  ...whole thing together. > So now the engine is sitting in the 82 diesel westies compartment >(stock diesel angle) and the intake manifold is right...
• Re: ..Leaking head gasket-diesel, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Dec 1996 06:53:18 +0000
  ...Turbo diesel questions > > How are you measuring > boost - a vacuum line runs fr boost sense port on intake manifold (normally > runs to > inj pump...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:29:00 -0500
  ...Frank On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > Sorry but a lot of regular diesel is used...
• Re: Octane ratings
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Apr 1995 19:29:23 +0600
  ...Hence the inherent high mpg figures with >those engines. I believe that the diesel engine is more efficient because the area under the carnot...
• Re: new guy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Aug 2016 20:06:34 +0000
  ...The beauty is that every >> >> inline gas/diesel 4-cyl VW engine from 1974-1999 will bolt in when >> >> the original 1.6NA expires...
• Re: [DIESEL] Question on 1.9 Vanagon conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 15 May 1999 15:20:33 -0700
  Paul, I'm rebuilding a 1.9L turbo diesel as a N.A. engine. The injection lines for the 1.6L can be carefully...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] RAB Progress Report
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 17:15:59 -0500
  ...I would really consider the 2.2 Subaru > > > engine! > > > Fred > > > 1982 Vanagon Westy Diesel "Sammy" > > > 1984 GMC Suburban Diesel 4 X 4 " The Beast" >
• Re: Diesel westy & wanted Westy - prefer SE Michigan
  Historical mailing list - steve delasalle
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 17:52:12 -0700
  ...the one > thing that constantly > comes up on the list is how can I make my diesel go > faster! Engine > conversions and increased wheel...
• Re: Diesel good idea?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 12:30:31 -0400
  In stock form the US vanagon Diesels were only 48 horsepower. Power to weight and frontal surface area this is worse than the 67...
• Re: Diesel and WBX Coolant Temp gauges same?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:37:44 -0700
  ...Best to put the relay in the engine compartment but not critical to do so. The relay needs switched +12 power like from the...
• Re: fan switch or sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 13:14:40 -0400
  ...been driving at in-town speeds or the engine has been idling before shutdown. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si
• Re: Trouble Fitting I-4 Engine Into '90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 18:18:13 -0800
  ...I'm using the Vanagon diesel parts and mounting the engine at > a 50� angle. The rightside engine carrier is attached fore and aft...
• Re: Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 18:06:01 -0700
  ...Mercedes approves of Liqui-Moly (Lubri-Moly in USA) diesel anti-gel additive and Diesel Purge for their diesels. Jaguars approves Bardahl anti-leak...
• Vanagon Diesel Transmission to Engine question
  Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
  Thu, 7 Jul 2016 21:53:11 -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: Engine temperature non-problem
  Historical mailing list - Craig Scott Taylor
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 18:45:29 -0500
  ...parking right away. >>>>>All you Diesel-Vanagon and Wasserboxer drivers out there, how long after >>>>>you start your engines, does it take for the...
• Re: Faintly Van related/TDI
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 17:44:41 -0400
  ...Plan is to have an accident, buy it back > from the insurance and put the engine in my Westy. > > Question is 'Do diesels have...
• DON'T BUY FROM PARTS PLACE!! was: Re: [Vwdiesel] 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement - I'm looking at the 1.9 NA
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 11:44:16 -0400
  ...Parts Place > are selling 1.9 diesel short blocks for $1095. These are new engines! I > know that they were never used in vehicles...
• Re: Diesel (AAZ) engine conversion questions ULSD availability
  Historical mailing list - William B
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:16:02 -0500
  http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/news_detail.cfm/news_id=10340 old vehicles will run fine, just minus 10% of the particulate matter...
• Re: Help with 1.9l Diesel Head
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 10:58:34 -0700
  ...Help with 1.9l Diesel Head I need the torque spec for a 1.9l Diesel engine that we are putting the head back...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:39:23 -0800
  ...Diesels on this list as well, but these engines arn't a typical TDI nor is that engine a typical Ford Focus engine either...
• Update on diesel Vanagon no start
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 06:06:40 -0500
  Just thought I would drop a line to let the List know how I am making out with my 83 diesel Vanagon project van...
• Want to talk me out of buying diesel Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:48:57 -0500
  I don't have anything diesel anymore and I want something to put a wvo kit in like I had in my dearly departed...
• Re: Availability of VW Blue Coolant (one for Vanagons)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 19:51:06 -0500
  Some good stuff why Diesels need special antifreezes. Most notable is that the Waterboxer being a sleeve engine can also benefit from the Diesel...
• Re: Turbo Swap-QuantumTD-Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 97 14:10:12 EDT
  ...Turns out the pump from the '86 actually has larger gears than the one on the diesel engine, so i assume the '86 has...
• Re: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:45:15 -0700
  ...Do I need another one from a diesel, > specifically, for this conversion? My understanding is that if you mount an I4 engine at 50...