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• Re: Want to talk me out of buying diesel Vanagon?-No but here's my .02 worth (long)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:45:51 -0800
  ...WBX engine and enjoyed it immensely, but always worried about when the heads would begin leaking, and always planned to perform a diesel conversion...
• Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:12:41 -0700
  ...turbo diesel engines have that. > all 1.9 diesels, NA or turbo, have them. > Many later high performance inlne gas four VW engines have...
• Re: Chattanooga TN rebuild candidate
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Sun, 19 Dec 1999 09:38:49 -0500
  ...was available with the following engines: 4 cyl 1.7l gas CIS WT 4 cyl 1.6l turbo diesel CY/MD 5 cyl 2...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Stuck heat shields - summary of potential solutions
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 10:01:36 -0400
  ...Get a torch, being careful not to ignite any diesel laying on your engine in pools (clean that off first!), and cook the heck...
• Re: horsepower increase TANSTAAFL
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:41:24 -0800
  ...it's time to re-engine my Westy I'll go for a > 1.9L normally-aspirated diesel. But that certainly won't make...
• Re: Engine cover, History
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:08:53 -0400
  ...the engine is on fire. > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > >> Hey volks, > >> > >> My diesel Westy...
• Re: Digifant II 'Diesel' Conversion Pics
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 19:58:25 -0700
  ...the angle of the engine also has something to do with it. Alistair albell@uvic.ca '82 Westy, diesel=>I4 gas David Marshall Fast...
• Re: Change the sssstats Joel.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 21:58:11 -0500
  >It must be diesel week at the Munro household. > Then last night my wife found an >ad in the local Nickel Ads for an...
• Re: Dead diesel diagnosis/postmortem
  Historical mailing list - dieselwesty
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 14:00:58 -0400
  ...Dead diesel diagnosis/postmortem > Ya'll may recall that I have an '82 Diesel that was free. It made an > atrocious skreech, skreech, skreech...
• VW COOLANT HOSES --LONG 8<{
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 13:01:42 -0400
  ...ALL Diesel ( maybe 2 variety for hose end size) Then there is the water return hose from the metal tube @ back of engine. returns...
• Re: Rotary Motor
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 18 Aug 2001 09:29:29 -0700
  ...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: new guy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 28 Aug 2016 20:48:38 +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...
• Diesel replacement - Please Help
  Historical mailing list - Cook, Thomas
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 16:36:56 -0500
  Hi- I am trying to replace my blown diesel engine with a factory new 1.9 that I bought new from a prominent member...
• re. natural gas, propane
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 10:33:06 -0600
  ...I used to have diesel jettas, I now have a propane/gasoline jetta and find it superior in all ways to diesel. Cheaper to...
• German eBay (Was Re: WTB: Diesel Auxillary Heater (DA6))
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:20:41 -0500
  ...Diesel Auxillary Heater (DA6) > > > I know this is a bit of a long shot, but does anyone > have a diesel aux. heater that they...
• Re: Bulley Rags Diesels in America?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 16:50:32 -0400
  Bulley wrote: > The TDI, with its remarkable efficiency, clean burn, and quiet nature is > already beginning to supplant the gasoline engine in some applications...
• Re: TD exhaust piping and muffler
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 16:58:56 -0500
  ...Can you help me with a couple questions? http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~jager/vw/engine/Diesel1_9swap/ You need to bookmark that separately...
• I know of passat transplant.....
  Historical mailing list - mike g.
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 20:07:39 -0800
  ...They have done many a diesel vanagon to gas 2.0 engine conversion. I ran into a guy who has a westy for sale...
• Re: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!! The cost of Diesel Fuel.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 20:11:57 -0400
  As some of you know I have a Diesel powered motor home. With a 100 gallon tank I get to pick where I get...
• Sharan Sighting
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 07:56:08 PST
  ...I wouldn't doubt if at least one of those Golf III's had the new Turbo Direct Injection (TDI) diesel engines. Who knows...
• Re: Value of '82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:02:32 -0800
  There was a diesel camper for sale locally (VA) recently with "needs engine, otherwise GC" in the ad, asking $2500. Stephen --- Edward Duntz <eduntz...
• RE: Broken timing belt
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 09 Feb 1996 10:59:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...9, 1996, Harvey Chao wrote: >Bad news - with minor exceptions (injection pump, oil pump pick up, engine >pan) the rabbit diesel is the same...
• Re: VW Vanagon Turbodiesel conversions
  Historical mailing list - PATT
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 18:05:39 -0400
  ...I was looking for diesel van parts, he had them, but I couldn't afford. -PSD. -----Original Message----- From: KENWILFY@AOL.COM <KENWILFY@AOL...
• K&N Air Rock Filters
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 12:58:21 +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: Diesel coolant circulation
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Sun, 13 May 2001 14:19:49 -0400
  ...Maynard Southard OvO '79 '82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt" '93 EV GL "Klinger" '00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo" '84 Jetta GL TD "Donor" On Sunday...
• Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 16:05:54 -0500
  ...Using say a 1.8L VW it will not protrude if using a diesel bellhousing or something equivalent that mounts the engine at something...
• vanagon engines/trans, etc. for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 13:02:19 EST
  ...engine, recent head gaskets, complete. $400 4speed aircooled vanagon tranny (also works well if putting the 4cyl inline gas engine into a diesel vanagon...
• Re: Engine support for I4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 08:34:42 -0400
  ...Eric Gilles H Turmel wrote: >Hi List, >Do I absolutely need the diesel engine support 068199207B and 068199208A >to install a 2.0L Jetta...
• Re: Diesel Westy Glow Plug LED
  Historical mailing list - Strano Foreign Car
  Thu, 7 Nov 1996 12:06:38 -0500
  ...my '82 Diesel Westy (35K) comes on to show that it works >>but quickly goes out no matter what temperature the engine is at...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 06:30:05 -0800
  ...As if Diesel didn't have enough negative press here in the US........One major issue with diesel vehicles is cold weather operation...Diesel...
• Re: German eBay (Was Re: WTB: Diesel Auxillary Heater (DA6))
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 07:29:27 -0800
  ...Diesel Auxillary Heater (DA6) >> >> >> I know this is a bit of a long shot, but does anyone >> have a diesel aux. heater that they...
• Re: DIESEL is..(here)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 26 May 1998 18:22:12 -0700
  ...Doble too; get rid of the tranny while I'm doing an engine injection, + plenty of hot water for java on road trips!!! Austin
• winkler diesel conversion kit price?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bezark
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 07:40:13 -0600
  hi, after seeing karl's post about his TDI engine for sale, i'd like to know the price and availability of the winkler...
• Question to a diesel expert... :o)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 07:10:44 EDT
  ...Does the engine blow blue smoke when you first crank it up ? Steve
• Parts
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 10:42:49 -0700
  http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6783&item= 2418314329 An ebay diesel, not running no title and on the east...
• Re: it will actually freeze
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 10 Oct 2003 08:29:29 -0400
  ...trouble starting an engine with a water pump that's locked in place by frozen antifreeze. ;) David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda...
• WTB 2.1-style oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 21:37:42 -0500
  Anyone have the oil-to-water exchange otherwise known as an oil cooler they'd part with reasonably? It's for a diesel, but...
• Re: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
  Historical mailing list - byron nemela
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:08:35 -0700
  ...It's a strong engine, > > and > > > smoother, less vibration. > > > > > > I know the Diesel sounds good but I would'mnt > > go > > > with anything less that...
• Looking at 82 Westy Diesel: What is the Market
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 22:56:04 -0500
  Volks, Looking at 82 Diesel Westy: 1) Very clean; paint w/in one year 2) Odo at 102K but odo not working 3) Owner...
• Re: gutless - My Experience from 1982 New
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:41:06 EST
  ...All in all, the diesel years showed 1 major defect in the car --- engine compartment temperatures. The starter and trans contribute to downgrading its...
• Re: What is it with the US? (Real van content)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:05:42 -0400
  ...No doubt the TDI is a vastly improved Diesel engine with the drivability to make it enjoyable. For your heating comparison. Is that $0...
• Re: Want to talk me out of buying diesel Vanagon?-No but here's my .02 worth (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:42:02 -0800
  ...Top > speed from my 82 diesel Westfalia (or Westfailure as my better half referred > to > it) was 67 mph. I rebuilt a Quantum engine...
• Re: Want to talk me out of buying diesel Vanagon?-No but here's my .02 worth (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:02:15 -0600
  ...Top > speed from my 82 diesel Westfalia (or Westfailure as my better half > referred to > it) was 67 mph. I rebuilt a Quantum engine...
• Re: Battery relocation to engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 23:15:28 -0800
  ...The Diesels have room on the right side near the engine. In front of the taillights is possible but the air intake on the...
• Re: Screw Holes, Cruise Control Sender: Thread? (Diesel Speedometer)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 May 2011 14:02:52 -0700
  ...Thread? (Diesel Speedometer) > Hi all. > > For a speedometer in a diesel cluster. Knockout on back of speedometer > P 90.17 shows where I'm...
• Re: Diesel Powered Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:35:26 -0700
  ...I just like diesels better. :-) On 21 Sep 2005 at 22:48, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > I4 engines do have the cam...
• Re: Vanavolvo ??
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:02:19 -0800
  ...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: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:19:31 -0700
  ...At that time I'd ruled out using the diesel glow plug light for my check engine light on my Jetta motor swap so...
• Re: new listee - new van - oil pressure on TD
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 20:27:14 -0600
  ...don't > believe that the diesel filters have anti-drainback valves. This only > applies to the gas engines. I would still use Fram only...
• Re: What Parts are need for Inline 4 conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 09:37:41 -0500
  ...The stock diesel exhaust manifold super restrictive. I would never put this on a gas 4-cylinder engine conversion. Just FYI. Thanks, Ken Wilford...
• Re: More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:46:54 -0400
  ...It was originally a diesel, but was converted to a US 1987 1.8 L Jetta engine about 60,000 miles ago. So she...
• Re: Coasties with Vanagons? was- LVC: OPOC engine
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:50:20 -0800
  ...Coast Guard cutters (the big white ones) have their 2 main >"diesel" engines running JP5 fuel thru Fairbanks Morse 12 cyl with 2 >pistons...
• 82 van diesel still squealing
  Historical mailing list - Rolf Pechukas
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 12:18:33 EDT
  remember my sporadic overheating problems that culminated in engine noise I assumed was the water pump? removed water pump belt, still squealing, not the...
• Re: PORSCHE Engine
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 17:40:24 -0400
  ...PORSCHE Engine > > > Hey, > > > Could someone tell me if it is possible to put a PORSCHE > engine into my > 83 Westy air-cooled, and what...
• Re: Aircooled foam
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 02:24:32 -0500
  ...use to hold the foam around the cooling tin > on an aircooled engine? > > TIA, > Chris Geiser > > '91 Jetta Ecodiesel > '82 Vanagon Diesel > '74 Westy
• Re: 82 won't start when hot was re:83' won't start when hot
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 14:47:30 -0400
  ...engine. Which I think is what I was thinking before, except I was calling the wrong end the front. ;) David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel...
• Re: engine block heaters?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:44:18 -0600
  ...reference to the diesel, which simply won't start at 5 degress F at Santa Fe elevation. But gas engines benefit greatly also. --Gnarlie
• Re: I4 Engine conversion - german diesel parts source
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Thu, 29 May 2008 07:55:43 -0400
  ...I have an 82 Diesel with everything still >> there. >> >> Jay >> >> On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 6:02 AM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com...
• Re: Other engine conversion options?<F>
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 08:21:41 -0800
  ...How much do the 50� parts cost? Do the > diesel mounting parts fit right onto a gas engine? Why does anybody bother with the...
• Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:58:35 -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...