Dittos on the diesel-BTDT. I had an 82 diesel and had a bumper sticker on the back that said "0-50 in 11 minutes". That was a bit of an exaggeration since it really only took about 9.5 minutes! I rebuilding the engine and installing a turbo with an intercooler. That was like buying your grandmother track shoes and expecting her to run a 4 minute mile. The way to go with this vehicle is the 1.9 turbocharged diesel engine if you must have the diesel. Keep in mind that the price of diesel lately has been more expensive than premium unleaded. I sold mine to an idealistic young hippie (like I used to be) that wanted to convert it over to bio-diesel. It's still sitting waiting for this to happen when I last checked.

David Clarkson
90 Westy (with some get-up-and-go compared to the diesel)
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:28 pm
Subject: Re: '82 Diesel features and price

Unless you really need the economy or are looking for an upgrade project,
run for your life. In stock form the Vanagon Diesel is not a good highway
runner and you will be extremely frustrated on those Connecticut highways.
65 down hill on a good day will be it. No, they did not come with rear
heaters. Some had ducts from the front on the floor. They even had labels
in the engine compartment warning "not suitable for air conditioning". 48
HP just won't cut it. The original injection pump was Vanagon specific. In
order for this to be drivable on today's highways you need a 1.9 and
tranny upgrade. This is defiantly the case of the purchase price being a
very small down payment of what is to come.

Dennis
Yes-biased!

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Edward Duntz
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 8:41 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: '82 Diesel features and price

I have the chance to buy a 1982 Diesel Vanagon (7-passenger) from my
mechanic. I notice that it does not have a rear heater, and it doesn't
look like it ever had one.  One thing that I had seen on other models is a
piece on the floor between the front seats that directs heat from the
front ducts to the rear. But this van doesn't have this either. Were
either of these heating features standard on the diesels?

I'm also wondering what it's worth. There's someone on the Yahoo Diesel
Vanagon list who says he wants to sell his '82 diesel with an extra
interior and an extra 1.9 diesel engine for $2,500. He says the current
diesel engine just needs an injection pump. It sounds like a good deal,
but I can't get in touch with him. My mechanic wants $2,500 for his '82,
in which he would assemble a decent 1.6 NA.

Thoughts?

Ed in CT
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