try www.turbovans.com
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On Sun, 4 May 2003 20:50:07
 Martin Jagersand wrote:
>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
>

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