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• Re: Syncro TDI installation question...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 11:23:36 -0800
  ...The stock diesel starter is rated at around 2.3hp. The stock 1.6 diesel engine has a 23:1 compression ratio. Would seem...
• Re: 1.9l Turbo Diesel, the swap is on!
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Sun, 17 May 1998 12:32:39 -0700
  ...be most grateful: > >http://www.cs.yale.edu/users/jag/vw/engine/diesel1.9/Fly.jpg That's a standard Rabbit clutch and flywheel...
• Re: Has anyone put a turbodiesel system in a gas inline-4?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 19:17:04 EST
  ...the Nissan engines are full blowen diesels with iron head etc. The VW is one tough petrol motor converted to diesel...WORLD of difference...
• Re: Swap update
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 8 May 1998 20:42:05 -0700
  ...Anyone need a good diesel trans except for the >bellhousing or good boxer bellhousing? (all of you diesel people who have >been clamouring to...
• Re: Tiico or not Tiico...thanks for advise!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:47:09 -0600
  ...have acquired the appropriate components from a diesel vanagon and pulled a Golf or Jetta engine from a bone yard and done it themselves...
• Diesel good idea?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 1 Jun 2013 11:21:31 -0400
  I'm looking at a add for a 85 diesel camper in Organ. says it is clean with 50,000 miles. I've read...
• Dasher Exhaust Manifolds for $70
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 13:02:00 EST
  ...to clear the Vanagon diesel engine mount. This would be a great upgrade for those running the very restrictive diesel Vanagon exhaust manifold, or...
• '86 Adventurewagen and '82 Westy DIESEL FS
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:37:34 -0500
  ...Manual transmission, no A/C. $6800 Diesel, runs but tired engine, perfect for inline conversion, gas or turbodiesel. Assuan Brown. $1900. Both campers must...
• Re: 2.1 hose price deal (this upsets me!)/Poor Baby.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 09:33:58 -0400
  ...I don't think he's ever touched a diesel engine before. Certainly not in a Vanagon. I'm an annoyance to them that...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Why are campers higher at the rear?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 21:30:35 -0400
  ...My Westy seems slightly lower in the rear, but then it's got a big heavy diesel engine back there. > http://www.farrside.net...
• Re: used conversion parts
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 09:18:13 -0000
  ...s breaking a Diesel Vanagon. You need the bellhousing, the oil pan (sump), the oil pick-up tube, the rear engine bar and mounts...
• anybody looking for a syncro turbo-diesel highroof camper? :) or mercedes camper? a bridge in new york?
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:16:42 -0500
  ...anyway, they have a 1990 white Reimo highroof syncro vanagon camper, with 1.6 turbo diesel engine listed. only trouble is, the ad doesn...
• Re: A3 8v, VR6 or 1.8T? (was: Thinking swap?)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 22:53:57 +1200
  Anyone have any good or bad thoughts about installing that engine, or even the VR6 or 1.8T? I realize that it would involve...
• Re: Oil for infrequently driven vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 22:53:06 -0500
  Yes for gas engines look for a SJ on the diesel oil. So I far I have yet to see one that doesn't...
• Re: Dangers of Ebay Adventures
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 20:16:25 -0300
  ...The owner guaranteed there was a 'slight roughness' with the engine that a couple of hundred could fix. It was my first diesel Westy...
• Re: Early Friday Post--don't open until September 6
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 20:11:36 -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...
• I am up and running again and need a few parts. Webers for sale(34ICTs)
  Historical mailing list - VW Addict aka The Bus Nut
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 15:41:35 -0800
  ...I also just traded the remains of my 71 Westy (minus parts requested) for a beat 8? Vanagon Diesel with no engine or trans...
• Re: Bio-diesel in VW's
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:34:15 -0800
  ...off and clean out your system with your diesel tank it congeals when the engine cools-- the soy biodiesel I'm buying is rated...
• AW: TDI and the Quest for the Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kraewinkel
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 15:24:48 +0200
  ...TDI and the Quest for the Diesel Vanagon > > I was reading about VWs TDI engine (the new one that apparently has never > made it...
• Re: 82 vanagon runs on when the key is off
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 18:28:22 -0700
  Engine running hot and or fast idle may cause dieseling, more common on carburated engines. Andrew 1984 Westy "Speed Bump" 1996 VW Jetta Trek...
• Re: VW's Diesel vs. Gas
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 12:12:27 -0800
  ...One item of maintenance some have with the later (98+) VW diesels is crud buildup in the intake. In the type of use that...
• Re: Jetta tranny to Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jerry McCavitt
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 08:05:46 -0800
  ...tranny from my = Vanagon? If yes it would mean I could convert my gas engine to diesel and swap = the tranny stuff from the...
• Re: Meteor is home. 1.6 diesel conversion?, Austin
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 12:15:47 -0500
  ...Ensure crank pulley and crank nose are ok. >> > >> > >> >> On 4/2/15, Adam Butler <acbutler.dandy@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> Diesel >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone...
• Re: Awesome new Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:02:07 +1100
  ...Here in the land of Oz, for the T5 we get the choice of 3 diesel engines from 4cyl 1.9 NA thru to...
• Re: temp sensor Q
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 10:06:03 -0600
  Rolf Pechukas wrote: > > so > latest in the cooling problems saga of 82 diesel vanagon "Bike" > electrical problem > now eng temp needle comes all the...
• Re: Airplane VW Engines
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 09:42:17 -0500
  ...to go to considering you basically end up with a BMW motorcycle engine. ;) David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon
• Re: 5W30 Oil --- is it OK??? ( warning long response )
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:37:44 -0400
  > > I can buy a pail of diesel 15w40 CG-4 oil for around $29 canadian. > This is my favorite weight oil for a warm...
• Inline 4 transplant question
  Historical mailing list - Carolyn Kitzmann
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 18:42:50 -0500
  I mated the engine from the 87 Golf GT to the newly re-bellhoused vanagon transmission today and noticed somthing funny. The engine, which...
• Re: Diesel heatshield; how necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 18:19:59 -0700
  ...protection plate can only be installed on VW Transporter > vehicles with Diesel engine when the noise capsule is removed, this Is > however not permitted...
• Re: diesel vanagon owners - cold start knob -
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 7 Mar 2017 10:33:05 -0800
  ...Only diesels. On 3/7/2017 1:32 AM, JordanVw@aol.com wrote: > err...that's what i meant the cold start knob LOL...
• Re: starbrite star-tron enzyme fuel treatment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:00:14 -0500
  ...engine does, breaks them into carbon dioxide and water, with beneficial propulsive power released. I call bogus, like most additives. Perhaps bad diesel fuel...
• Re: temp fluctuation '81 Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 13:04:30 +0300
  Jan, The temp sensor is located near the upper cooling outlet (for the passenger heater) at the engine. This is somewhere near the firewall...
• Re: Proper Pronunciation
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 09:37:25 +0100
  ...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: in the year 2015......
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:20:26 -0700
  ...Gas engine to TDI Diesel, then to the new Subaru Diesel running > on bio-diesel, then to propane, hydrogen electric, then to solar. New...
• Re: DIESEL VANAGON ESSENTIALLY FREE
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:35:02 -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: Engines
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 11:34:47 -0600
  ...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: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon? & other diesels
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 23:38:22 +1300
  ...engine as >far as I can see. And most of them are still running strong at >300,000 miles, as >are most VW diesels...
• Re: Oil question....not the dreaded which motor oil is best
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Dec 2012 23:46:53 -0500
  ...Part of my point is that there are folks that Diesel oils are somehow better for gas engines due to increased ZDDP and other...
• Diesel fuel lines and air leaks = nostart
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:32:12 -0800
  ...and pump housing (which is normally fully filled with Diesel). Now sure enough, the engine would finally start and run well. Found and replaced...
• Vanagon Diesel Transmission and Mounting Hardware on eBay for $1 !
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:18:22 -0700
  Shameless self plug! I have put a complete 4 speed Diesel transmission and the associated mounting hardware on eBay with the starting bid of...
• Re: very nice van on ebay/F
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 11 May 2006 18:45:13 -0700
  ...Looks nice though. ;-) Shawn Wright http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed '82 Diesel Westy 1.6NA '85 Jetta Diesel...
• Anyone know a good shop in Nashville?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:36:08 -0600
  A new member on the diesel list is in a bad situation with a blown diesel vanagon left at a place in Franklin, TN...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 09:35:56 -0600
  ...HP little > whizbang > >engines, when what a VANAGON needs is high TORQUE, at lower rpm's. > Think > >diesel, direct-injected diesels. VW has the...
• Re: What kind of diesel oil pan is this?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:49:45 -0400
  ...a diesel or turbo diesel Audi motor. The fins on the bottom of the pan run parallel to the airflow in transverse engine mounting...
• Re: how to carry a boat & what oil
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 11:46:17 -0700
  ...Any > ideas? Yes, I do plan one day to swap engines, a 1.9ltr is supposed to > be coming. > > Ed > 82 Westy Diesel > 85...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:40:25 -0500
  ...And a 3L turbo diesel would power the westy quite well. Some people are buying VW 2.5TDI engines from Germany and/or SA...
• Re: Subaru Boxer TURBO Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 01:05:55 -0800
  ...It will also be the world's first opposed four ( boxer layout ) turbo diesel engine. Scott www.turbovans.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: wtb: Air Intake Boot
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:11:39 -0400
  ...and > apparently the syncho question involves a different area of the engine bay. Yeah, it does. Syncros have the intake on the right, diesels...
• Diesel engine on ebay
  Historical mailing list - billm
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 10:00:02 -0500
  Go look at this guys feedback. He has about 10 transactions for a single nut,clip or bolt. Looks like he was trying to...
• Diesel swap parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - D.Belick
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 16:19:12 -0700
  ...input shaft. > >The standard (non-diesel) vanagon bellhousing will not bolt up to a inline >four VW engine. > >I have a site with details...
• Re: 82 Diesel Overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Nov 1994 11:16:57 -0500 (EST)
  > > If you want your diesel live a long life, it's not a zero maintenence > engine. You need to check the valve clearances every...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:27:42 -0500
  ...However here is a link to get some real information on Bio-Diesel. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Queer Diesel Glow Plug/Lift Pump Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 18:34:43 -0500
  ...I've added small inline electric fuel pumps on many aged vw diesels and they ran good as new with them. On the vanagon...
• Re: :) Water 'n' Diesels. Welcome to vEnnis.
  Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 01:07:12 GMT
  ...degrees F >and "poof" there goes your engine! Drive slow, very >slow through water with any diesel automobile. NOW you tell me!!! --- Schponfirkle! from...
• Re: Abandoned van (?)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 20:52:39 +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: 1.9L TDI diesel
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 6 Aug 1996 11:26:59 PDT
  ...This is where I found the new 1.9L TDI diesels complete > for $5000 Canadian. As I talked to him this last time, I...
• Re: End of Diesel Vanagon Saga
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:25:23 -0800
  ...I looked around and you know it >>> is difficult to find a known good diesel rabbit engine today. There >>> just aren't a lot...
• Re: 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement - I'm looking at the 1.9 NA
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:02:12 -0400
  ...82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement - I'm looking at the 1.9 NA >From: Jon Sykes <jon.sykes@PS.GE.COM> >Anyone else done...
• Re: Thinking of switching to Gas.? (response from digest mode) Not much Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:51:16 +0000
  ...Sunday, June 15, 2008 4:42 PM > Subject: [Diesel-Vanagon] ca smog > > > Dose anyone know if Ca is stating to check diesel now? I...
• Re: WTB used Vanagon diesel starter
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:11:59 -0700
  dear used a diesel starter ... this would be as opposed to the electric ones used to start indy race cars you must have some...