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Re: 1982 Diesel Intermittent Start Problem
Historical mailing list - James Foust
Wed, 12 Apr 2000 12:10:50 -0500
I have an 82 diesel and went through some of these problems. After replacing the starter, alternator, battery, cables and fuses, I finally tried...
Re: Weaning a Westy
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:16:47 -0700
...I remember reading one fella's email about this issue but I thought his was a gas engine. Does it occur in both!? Why...
Oil cooler in 1980-1982 aircooled buses?
Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
Mon, 6 Sep 2010 17:49:10 -0700
I have a 1982 Westy (brown) that was originally a diesel, but has been changed to an aircooled engine. When I was down at...
New to list
Historical mailing list - Geoff Straw
Thu, 2 Mar 2000 13:19:17 -0700
...We plan on switching out the diesel 1.6 for either a 1.9 TD or a 1.8 or 2.0 gas engine...
Re: 82 vanagon - I need a new engine - questions
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 20:41:49 +1200
>Another option would be to get the 1.9 diesel longblock from Parts >Place/Overland Parts/Vanagain Take the list's warnings and avoid...
Re: CS diesel block with turbo-charger
Historical mailing list
Sun, 8 Dec 1996 02:06:46 -0500
...turbocharger, to your > 48 horsepower, CS diesel long block? ? ? Yes, I am hoping VW's over-engineering will allow this abuse. In the early...
re. Syncro front underpanel
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
Mon, 26 Aug 2002 18:55:00 -0700
...the engine at the rear. The rear cover looked similar to what the diesel van has, but it wasn't a diesel part. Both...
Re: Conversions-16v?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:19:33 -0800
...VW 2 liter 16v engines of the 1989-94 era? It > certainly would bolt to the bellhousing of the diesel. I know it's...
Other Engines and Calif Smog and AC?
Historical mailing list - Montana
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 16:14:58 -0700
I'm learning from this list that one can put Subaru and turbo Diesel engines in a Vanagon. How does this affect the California...
Re: Diesel engine/trans question
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 05:41:37 +0000
...Diesel engine/trans question >Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 10:40:53 -0500 > >Hi gang... > >I'm looking to understand what the original engine...
Re: List of vanagon engine conversions that fit below the stock engine lid...
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:20:28 -0500
...most 90-degree american v6s and v8s will fit under the stock engine lid. (my 60-degree v6 ALMOST fit using a fiero intake...
My Westy diesel needs an engine..YIPPEEEE!
Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
Sun, 21 Apr 96 21:36:44 -0700
...The '82 Westy diesel that I bought in Florida "poofed" its engine. Actually, sounds like a blown head gasket from the PO overheating it...
Price check on 82 Diesel Westi
Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
Wed, 23 Jul 1997 10:13:07 -0400
...There is a diesel for sale in my area and it sounds very nice. It has 100,000 miles on it with an engine...
FS: 82 Vanagon Diesel (New Price)
Historical mailing list - Veedub
Mon, 25 Jun 2001 11:29:16 -0400
...1 crack in rear passenger floor starting to show light through 1.6TD engine from an 85 Jetta 330,000 kms on engine, bottom...
'82 Diesel -Curious noise
Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
Fri, 7 Jan 2000 19:48:32 EST
...Today as i drove my '82 Diesel around, I noticed a noise very similar to the sound disc brakes make when a vehicle has...
Re: 5 speed transmission for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 2 Sep 2001 23:12:29 +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: Oil Level Lifters With Mann W 719/30 Oil Filter
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 1 Mar 2015 09:21:10 -0800
...Again this will only work on the cold engine. > > Depending on the Diesel oil used saved up for a new cat and O2 sensor...
Diesel engine help needed (little or NVC)
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 17 Sep 2001 22:19:07 EDT
...the same engine as some Vanagons someone may be ale to help this guy. Besides he is currently shopping for a diesel van. Thanks...
'82 Westy diesel-to-gas w/ rebuilt trans! $5500 (Portland, OR)
Historical mailing list - David in Portland
Thu, 16 Jun 2005 13:54:38 -0700
...diesel Vanagon and still registered in California, which offers its own advantages to CA residents. I just had the 1.8l Inline-4 engine...
Re: Gas to Diesel conversion Legal in CA
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:11:14 -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: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Sun, 9 Feb 2014 15:44:55 -0500
...diesel set up ... >> for turbo diesel conversions mounted ala stock Diesel Vanagon ( which I >> strongly recommend ..doing it the way VW did ..engine tilted...
Re: Diesel Oil Filter on Gas Jetta 2.0 Which one?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 6 Nov 2010 14:52:13 -0700
...the stock gas Jetta oil filter, the diesel filter I bought ((same MY as my gas engine) is too big. Did a roadside oil...
Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:07:52 -0800
...side "DV" brackets isn't as wide as a 50� diesel Vanagon engine. The arm I built off of the driver side bracket, Image...
Re: Digifant II 'Diesel' Conversion Pics
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:25:45 +0000
...the diesel mounting angle is no fooling around with bulges/bubbles/cakepans on the engine hatch! Alistair albell@uvic.ca '82 Westy, diesel=>I4...
Re: Castrol and BP
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 22 May 2010 13:42:27 -0700
...I asked what would be the best thing for an engine made for zinc-containing oil, like our waterboxers and diesel engines that don...
Re: new Tiico diesel
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:18:42 -0800
...My costs are small compared to a diesel project, (IMHO I think diesel engines are WAY overpriced these days..... ) My point: one has to...
Re: 82 Diesel Vanagon Engine Replacement Choices? Costs? Comments?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:53:48 -0700
I have a 82 Westfalia that was a Diesel I converted to a '91 1.8 Jetta engine(100 hp) 6 years ago. In...
Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:22:05 -0600
...But very little goes to *Haliburton. > *Little effect on mileage. > > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com...
Re: Chineses Diesel Heaters Youtube series of technical evaluation
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:55:17 -0700
...They are very thorough, he probably has an > engineering background. > > > > > > Chinese Diesel Air Heaters - Part 1 - Overview John Myk 4 > > <https://www.youtube.com...
Re: Diesel question
Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 16:37:47 -0600
...Fred 1982 Vanagon Westy Diesel "Sammy" 1984 GMC Suburban Diesel 4 X 4 " The Beast" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael E. Pidcoe" <pidcoe@sprintmail.com...
Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:37:26 -0500
...82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade > > > hey guys we installed a 92 eco jetta turbo diesel into a vannie, had to do > some fabbing but...
Re: Wanabus seeks your advice and experience.
Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
Tue, 3 Mar 1998 15:54:17 -0600
...was an option on US diesels, have you ever seen one? Only seen 4 speed. Not sure the engine would have enough power to...
Re: Vanagon engine swap?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Jul 1994 15:12:57 GMT
...diesel to a GTI engine with CIS-E and knock control. He's the half owner of a large Bosch Authorized Repair facility here...
Re: TIICO: Crank Pulley
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Sat, 11 Aug 2001 22:27:48 -0400
Well, this probably isn't help, but on the diesel engines, there's a belt off the crankshaft for the water pump. There's...
Re: flow to radiator from water pump How fast should it be?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 22:37:11 -0500
...On my diesel, at least, it's on the output side. Gas engines may have different hose routings, but on my diesel coolant enters...
My 1991 Vanagon Carat is getting a new life
Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:42:27 -0400
...The Green Car company (www.greencarco.com) in Kirkland Washington is taking my Vanagon and giving it a Diesel engine that runs on Bio...
Re: User friendly fuels (was you fixed it..)
Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
Wed, 17 Mar 2004 12:50:06 -0700
...User friendly fuels (was you fixed it..) I pretty much smelled like diesel the entire time I owned my 52 hp Dasher (Passat) Diesel...
Re: swapping engine costs
Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
Tue, 31 Mar 1998 17:21:53 -0600
...The Diesel Vanagon used the same engine block as the Diesel Rabbit, mounted differently, and with a different oil pan. The gas engines are...
Bit the bullet!
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:30:57 -0600
I finally bit the financial bullet and purchased a later model AAZ engine for Velma!! I'm hoping for it to be everything as...
Re: Alternator replacement for 1.9 TDIe in my 1982 Diesel Westy
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Wed, 25 Sep 2013 16:02:45 -0700
...As in mechanically injected / non-electronic TDI engine. whether a tdi engine has a fully mechaical Injection pump or e-controlled one has no...
Re: New Engine?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:57:58 -0700
...little turbine-piston device is the equivalent of a huge Cummins diesel engine simply because they both displace a similar quantity of air on...
Re: E-bay item - 5-speed Vanagon Tranny
Historical mailing list - zaranski
Thu, 17 Jul 2003 20:28:25 -0500
...It provides a little higher top speed and keeps the >RPMs down on the highway for the 48HP diesel engine. The gearing would >be...
Re: Oil Suggestions
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 3 May 2009 10:20:14 -0700
...Though not a synthetic, I have been using Castrol 15W40 (for diesels) in my Westy running a Jetta 2.0. In colder months a...
diesel/gas conversion
Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
Fri, 26 Feb 1999 14:37:35 -0500
...Going to look at an '82 Westy that was diesel powered, but has been converted to an '87 Jetta powerplant (I assume CIS.) Not...
Re: Blending diesel & water
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 26 Feb 2000 00:15:18 -0600
...mixture of alcohol and water into the air intake tube > of diesel engines (IH, Cummins, John Deere) and the performance boost is > something to...
Re: Diesel vs Gas Vanagons?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:14:46 -0800
...So if diesel powered one can climb comfortably in 2nd that's not bad at all. The Sonora Pass (Hwy 104) is worse. You...
2.0L I4 Opportunities
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 14 May 2013 06:28:23 -0400
...The most cost effective version, and arguably the most straightforward for the shadetree mechanic uses the Audi 3A engine, together with Diesel Vanagon oil...
Re: Diesel good idea?
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Thu, 6 Jun 2013 09:57:38 -0700
...The '82 Diesel is my favorite. I like the simplicity of the engine, the somewhat sparser interior, the color scheme with the original light...
Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:29:17 -0600
...mcneely ---- Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > Sorry but a lot of regular diesel is used to grow the food that you > are using for...
German Golfs (was RE: Diesels in California?!)
Historical mailing list - Southard Family
Wed, 27 Oct 1999 22:28:25 -0400
...Maynard '82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt" '93 EV GL "Klinger" '00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo" -----Original Message----- From: Per Lindgren [SMTP:lindgre@online.no] Sent...
Re: LEDs for idiot lghts and temp gauge
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 5 Oct 2001 19:25:41 +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: HELP My wife thiks the van is unsafe
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:45:11 -0700
...Plus you'll never get an engine fire with diesel. What could be safer? She just hasn't seen the charm in the vehicle...
Re: Want to talk me out of buying diesel Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:48:13 -0800
Why not convert your "Thing" to a diesel? I really wanted to do that with my old '73 Thing, back about twenty years ago...
Re: Compression braking & Power Loss
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:38:00 -0500
...Diesel engines do not have throttles. Therefore, thier is no braking effect by lifting your foot off the pedal. Most diesels emply some type...
Re: Engine conversion kit on ebay!
Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
Tue, 30 Oct 2001 20:13:28 EST
...It included a good diesel transmission, the complete engine (with a rod thru the side), all the hoses, engine mounts, coolant reservoirs, etc. Tom...
Re: Keep pouring oil in ... Diesel
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Mon, 7 May 2007 08:11:42 -0700
...This is a diesel. There are two dipsticks. There is about one gallon difference between the two. If the stick in the fill tube...
Re: Subject: What about replacing Vanagon engines with more fuel efficient ones? (long answer)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:14:21 -0700
...installing the gas I4 engine into a stock Diesel Vanagon, is *much* easier. No adaptor plate or extra DV parts required. Mainly just the...
Re: 85 misses when wet
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:15:53 -0400
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003, Frank Condelli wrote: > Pressure washing the Vanagon engine and engine compartment should have > no effect on any components. If...
Re: (NVC) But my comments on the concept Microbus...
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Mon, 22 Dec 2003 19:08:10 -0500
...The MR2 is mid-engined. The point still stands, though. -- David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 VW Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si -- For Sale '86...
Re: User friendly fuels (was you fixed it..)
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:07:30 -0500
...here? Steam engines have terrible fuel economy. Too much radiation loss from that big, hot boiler. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86...