Hi everyone,

I'm a newbie with minimal auto mechanical experience, and would appreciate
some help/opinions from you. The question is:

If a 1982 Westy has been converted from diesel to gasoline (1.8L engine
taken from a 1987 VW Jetta - the water cooled, fuel injected CIS engine)
will that set up be easy or difficult for a mechanic to work on?

I'm looking to buy a Westy for myself, and this opportunity has come up.
Good vehicle; good price. The thing is, since I'm a retired geologist, I
will be driving the van on secondary and forestry roads (no problem) and I'm
thinking that if a mechanical problem comes up, it's likely to be treated by
the nearest small town mechanic. I don't know how complicated the diesel to
gas conversion is, and a friend (who doesn't know a lot about VWs) tells me
that the re-routed connections would be difficult and expensive for an
unfamiliar mechanic to work with. So I am putting my faith in the people on
this list. You certainly sound like you know a lot about the insides of a
Westfalia. Could you give me your opinions, please?

Thanks,

Pat in Vancouver