so you used the late model VW red coolant it looks like ?
what years do they use that stuff ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: My VanaJetta Conversion Passed Emissions!!

> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans
> <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>> hot dog man.......
>> and those numbers are sure lookin' like it's running really clean.......
>> low emissions.
>> that's cool. I love it when they don't hassle you about what engine is in
>> there, just what comes out of the tailpipe..........which is how it
>> should
>> be.
>>
>> I'm all excited about a 16 valve 1.8 inline four 87 Jetta engine I just
>> got......
>> DOHC, and 4 valve per cylinder.............123 hp, 120 ft lbs of
>> torque......
>> I suspect it can only easily go into a vanagon standing fairly
>> upright.........of even tilted right a little.....
>> since it's a cross flow head.
>> But congrats on your emissions tests.
>> how long is it good for ?
>> what are they doing testing that old a van anyway ?
>> Scott
>
> What are they doing'?
>
> Makin' money!
>
> Test is good for 1 year on older (pre '92??) vehicles (unless one were
> to cancel their insurance mid stream and renew. You can inadvertently
> extend it. Hint hint for B.C. people)
>
> Yah it seems to be pretty uber clean, but what the heck do I know
> anyways? <grin>
>
> As to Air Care and engine swaps, I recall emailing Air Care long
> before deciding on the Jetta gas engine, and asked "what if I put a
> diesel in there?". They emailed to the effect of "just tell them it's
> a diesel". Seems like pretty loose testing in some ways. Anyway, they
> had their fancy engine mirrors and such. Meh. I don't think they
> noticed or cared. (Nare Care? <grin>)
>
> 16V 1.8? Sounds like you have neat engine.
>
> Here's mine. 2.0 ABA with cross flow head @15* (a la "upright" using a KEP
> kit)
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/EngineInRuns2.jpg
>
> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/EngineInRuns.jpg
>
> Neil.