Yes, I did the swap myself. it was after we arrived at our destination that
the smoke and then looking at my gauges to see temp bottomed out, good
thing my Egt/boost gauge kit came with a temp gauge and sender. But the
clicking/clunking I believe to be cv. It most noticeable off throttle and
goes away when I push in the clutch while driving.

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ  rd westy
On Aug 26, 2013 12:40 AM, "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> 4 people, 4 days, boat behind and 65mph?  That is a big load and hauled
> fast.   I think 20mpg is really pretty good, given the weight of that lot.
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 8:08 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Congrats on your swap!  (you did the swap?)
> >
> > Did the puff of smoke happen more or less immediately? Of after some
> miles?
> >
> > Getting some relatively trouble free miles on a swap is a good feeling.
> >
> > Please don't misunderstand this question, (I like diesels) but shouldn't
> a
> > TD be getting better mileage? Then again, 4 people and all the stuff must
> > add up.
> >
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 2:48 PM, ralph meyermann
> > <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> > Hi Volks! I am quite pleased with the new engine packed for 4 for a 4 day
> > > trip with an aluminum15' bass boat running fine 60-65 mph....
> >
> >  The second issue is the temp gauge is no longer working with a
> > > puff of smoke that went with it? Everything else is working great. I
> got
> > > just short of 20 mpg fully loaded, may be better with appropriate psi
> in
> > > tires due to extra load, had 45 psi now with 65 in my load range D
> tires.
> > > thanks for any suggestions!
> > > Velma 82 1.9L AAZ  td westy
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca
> >
> > '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p
> >
> > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"  http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
> >
> > Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej
> >
>