Too True. Too true.

When I was contemplating which conversion to do, I looked into the
"complete" DV kits on the Samba etc. Not complete some of them. And
for sure; there's more parts than meets the eye! (as you say.
Fasteners etc.)

We have chatted of this before. In spite of some fasteners being rusty
or whatever, I'm sure glad I "pack rat" parts and bits and pieces.
i.e. A chunk of the air intake boot from the Dodge Caravan air filter
box, (which I had already cut up) made a nice "insulator" between the
upper rad hose in engine bay and the stock air cooled air filter box
support it's zap strapped to.

And speaking of conversion parts lists.....

I started a thread regarding conversions parts lists on a VW gas I4
group I started.

One aimed at compiling a list (or lists) of parts needed for a given
VW gas I4 conversion. Something that is a little more complete than
your usual "pull the engine, wiring harness and relays".

No replies yet, but we're a pretty small crowd.

I sure hope the list flourishes.
http://groups.google.ca/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines

Anyhow......

Hope you're staying well (no more crazy flu bugs??)

Neil.

On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 7:26 PM, Scott Foss - Shazam
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> Well I sure couldn't match that price of $ 69 US for  a diesel bell
> housing.....
> but what is the shipping, and what is the time factor from Germany ?
>
> I tend to keep these parts anyway.
> If I made a 'real list' of what parts you TRULY need for a real 'diesel kit'
> ..........a full and complete Diesel Vanago-based engine mounting set for
> diesel or inline VW Four gasser.
>
> it's about a dozen to 14 main pieces,
> and about 36 bolts or fasteners, which NOBODY supplies with their so-called
> 'kit'........
> or  what they claim is an 'everything you need' kit.
> I have yet to see an offered kit that want' missing stuff, or filthy dirty,
> or rusted, or ........whatever, and I've been dealing with this stuff since
> 1992.
> One US supplier...........who can supply a lot of pretty good kit - tells me
> the guys he knows in Germany that he buys the stuff from - that he grew up
> with  since they were  kids, and those guys want another 100 Euro's to
> supply all the fasteners - that was 10 months ago and he said 100 Euro's
> was  140 dollars.  So he elects not to get the nuts, bolts and fasteners.
>
> I say there has to be  a law that all junkyards MUST throw away all the
> fasteners.  I mean, it's REALLY hard to put the bolts back in the holes
> isn't it ?  (sarcasm obviously )
> But good luck.  There is just a lot more to a 'true real and complete set'
> than most people realize.  - or that vendors or private parties will tell
> you, or maybe they just don't really know.
> So be careful- is one thing i am saying.
> I 'could/should' have  a true list of ALL the parts in a real kit on my
> website - but first I'd have to re-load Dreamweaver, figure out how to
> upload stuff again, and spent time doing it (which is actually fun )
> .............and i need more time !!
> Or put such a list in the files at dieselvanagon yahoo group or something.
>
> scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> neil N wrote:
>
> Hey that's neat.
>
> Thanks for posting that Paul.
>
> Neil.
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 9:22 AM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote:

>
> Genuine Vanagon used Diesel parts are available from an English speaking
> Vanagon enthusiast in Germany.
>
> (more diesel Vanagons were sold in Germany than gasoline powered Vanagons)
>
> http://www.vanagon.eu/
>
> Good prices, like $69 for a diesel bell housing. (all J�rgen's prices are in
> dollars)
>