I was cleaning up in the basement today and took a couple quick pics
of a heat box from my '85 1.9 WBX

PN on front where it meets body

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N-ZevkWsq3I/Up-lh778uSI/AAAAAAAAIrs/_HVUBJdm4X0/s600/Heat%2520Box%2520Front%2520To%2520Body.jpg

PN from top

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-cR-CXWlbCms/Up-lhle_pQI/AAAAAAAAIro/yGQEscH8RXc/s500/heater%2520box%2520top.jpg

AFAIK, both halves are original to each other and this is the OEM box
for the '85 I pulled it from.

Anyone know if the "84" stamp denotes model year (and punch marks for
month) ?   Not that it really matters in Jim's case.

Jim my guess is that the '86 box will at least bolt up to the body. I
bet Mark Drillock has commented on this.

Neil.

On 12/4/13, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> I looked at the link and it doesn't make any sense to me, as I know this
> box came out of either an 86 or a 91 but I don't know which. Also, wouldn't
> the diesel part start with 068? It isn't an aircooled box as it has a
> heater core.
>
> What I want to know is, actually to the point, if it's out of a 91, will it
> fit an 86?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Diesel and air cooled only?
>>
>> http://www.partsbase.org/parts/vw-251259109/
>>
>> That said, I *think* the bolt pattern of box to body should be the
>> same for all model years.
>

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