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Subject:Re: Diesel Engine Upgrade
From:Zeitgeist
Date:Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:27:16 -0700

My Bluestar is getting a 1Z/AHU TDI engine with the same 50 degree install
kit as came with the OP's van.  It will also be a "one-wire" engine, since
I'll be using a manual pump.  I owned an '82 1.6L NA diesel engined van, and
wouldn't recommend those for a swap.  I love the engines themselves, and
have owned many many VW diesels cars, but they're just not up to the
challenge of pushing a big heavy brick around reliably and safely.

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Casey