I though about this either after a few beers _or_ early one morning on my
way to work (no-this wasn't the same time - we have an active
fitness-for-duty program!).

Any rate, I'm sure the answer is "OF course - no!", probably due to
excellent technical reasons such as the boxer config is meant to be as light
as possible and wouldn't hold up to the pressuers a diesel generates.

But I have to naively ask, because such an engine would probably easily fit
under the vanagon engine lid plus other advantages from the engine-swap
standpoint.

tx,

bem-stem