Hi,

My camper is an '82. It used to be a standard 1.6l Diesel, but in
1998 I bought and put in a new 1.9l Turbo Diesel of the type found
in Jettas and Golfs. This type of swap is quite doable. I did it in
a few weeks, spending evenings assembling and preparing the new engine,
then with the help of a friend we swapped it for the old one a saturday
afternoon.

There's even a guy somewhere on the west coast doing them semi-professionally.
I'm afraid I forgot his name, but someone on the list may know.

I have some pictures of the engine swap on:
http://cs-www.cs.yale.edu/homes/jag/vw/engine/diesel1.9/motormountExpo.html
http://cs-www.cs.yale.edu/homes/jag/vw/VWpics7_25_99/

Best,
Martin

   Date:        Sat, 3 May 2003 11:02:32 -0700

   Dear Sir:  I read with great interest your article about Westfalia
   Campers which I found on your website.    I wondered what year your
   camper is, and which engine it has.

   Thanks for an informative article.  My partner and I are seriously
   planning to buy a camper next Fall, when the nest is "empty", for some
   exploration of our home state of Washington, and for some travels in the
   Southwest.

   Thanks in advance,

   Dwight Davis