the early omni engine fits in a diesel since it is a carbureted volkswagen
1.7.  part of the deal when vw bought the PA plant from chrysler was that
they would buy vw engines.  hence the early omni's had the 1.7.  i saw one
installed in a diesel westy in montana.  the brain children that did the
swap forgot to put a pilot bearing in the crank and the bellhousing was
destroyed.  i would assume that the installation has the same problem as
putting a vw carbed engine in the diesel position.  that is that the carb
isn't in the correct position to work effectively.  i saw a vw carbed swap
in montana also and it had starting and running problems. the fix is to
modify the intake manifold or make an adapter so that the carb sits in
the correct position.

jonathan

On Thu, 9 Feb 2006, Matthew wrote:

> just got a weird phone call... so, will a dodge omni
> engine fit in a vanagon? the guy (who i know, but i
> know he doesn't know vanagons) says it is a direct
> bolt up. he was not sure on the year ("either a 82, 3
> or 4"), so could be a wasserboxer or diesel. it is
> watercooled he says.  he is sending me photos, but
> until then, someone fill me in on this. a quick google
> did not show much.
>
> thanks
> matthew
>
>
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