Yes, thank you Scott.   I have read up on them a bit.    The ALH has a quicker Vnt turbo and its what I have in my 2003 Golf and my wife's 2000 Beetle.

The AHU is easier to install I know but I am not thinking about using the very hard to find Diesel Vanagon oil pan etc but rather using the 15 degree installation like Ken Wilford has on his website.     I am still in the musing stage as I have yet to get my wbx running in the Bluestar.

Yesterday I found the fuel pump clogged with rust and about a pint of water and rusty sludge in the tank so I am systematically putting things right.  The pump has no power to it either so checking the relays will be next.   Fortunately I was able to clean out the pump and make it run.  I am temporarily going to install a pre pump filter as well as install a brand new post filter.

I am looking for a worthy new owner for my remaining 6 cylinder D24T vehicle (I recently sold my 92 conversion to a guy in Bristol Pa) and the possibility of a trade for a tdi engine might help me decide which one to eventually use.     Here in the SE, donor tdi's are as difficult to find as diesel vanagon oilpans and they fetch a premium.    Possible but you really have to search.

Steve

On May 10, 2013, at 10:59 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> HI steve, 
> are you on top of how those two engines fit differently into a Vanagon ?
> 
> the AHU is the very last diesel VW engine with the original block archetitture, that started in about 1975..and thus will bolt into a vanagon tilted over diesel vanagon style.
> 
> the AHU won't ...different animal. 
> Pretty cool they kept the same bolt-up  everything from about 75 to 1998. ..all inline 4's gas or diesel.  
> 
> On 5/10/2013 6:18 PM, Steve Cotsford wrote:
>> I have a Volvo with the D24T that I will be selling in the very near future.    Instead I am looking for an ALH or AHU to put into my Vanagon.
>> 
>> Steve
>> 
>> On May 10, 2013, at 9:15 PM, Jason wrote:
>> 
>>> My Florida is D24T, the truck is NA.  D24 non T.
>>> 
>>> Jason
>>> 
>>> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 9:13 PM, Steve Cotsford <cotsford@aol.com> wrote:
>>> Do they both have the D24T diesel engine?
>>> 
>>> Steve
>>> 
>>> On May 10, 2013, at 9:10 PM, Jason wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Had to wait till Friday to post this....
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/uberhare/8715085313/in/photostream
>>>> 
>>>> My LT was paid a visit by another one.  Likely 2 of the rarest VW's in
>>>> Canada side by side!
>>>> 
>>>> Jason
>>>> 84 Westy
>>>> 90 LT Florida
>>> 
>