Yup. Unca' Joel says they had a stroke version of the VW 1.7 in them.

As to why  want one - it's to repeat an old mileage experiment, then
build from there.

A hop manual wold be good to have. I will keep it in mind.

John

Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
> good catch.
> a Pacer is not a Plymouth, that's for sure.
> you got it .........dodge Omni, or Plymouth Horizon,
> but why would anyone want one ??!!
> and............when you find yours, contact me for a shop manual. I have
> one.
>
> I think some of those had a crank with a longer stroke or something funny
> like that too.
> scott
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "B Feddish" <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 6:39 PM
> Subject: Re: '78 Chrysler Omni or Plymouth Pacer Sought
>
>
>> It was the Dodge Omni and the Plymouth Horizon I believe, not the Pacer.
>> They had a VW engine in them but I'm sure if it was a Rabbit engine or
>> not.
>> That was back during the last energy crisis where American car builders
>> were
>> scrambling to build fuel efficient cars so they sought help from Europe
>> and
>> Japan. Dodge, etc. used VW, Ford sold the Fiesta (German I believe),
>> Chevy
>> used an imported diesel engine in the Chevette etc....
>>
>> Bryan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>> John Rodgers
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:24 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: '78 Chrysler Omni or Plymouth Pacer Sought
>>
>> If anyone has a lead on tone of these, I would appreciate a pointer. Of
>> particular interest is the fact these vehicles had a 1972 Rabbit engine
>> in them.
>>
>> Thanks for any leads.
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver
>
>