Hi, all you wanna-more-hp Vanagon Junkies.

I know of a wrecked Volvo 740 Turbo Diesel
with the six cylinder VW engine so I called and
asked the dealer/junk yard to measure the engine
length.  They measured 28" from the rear of the
block to the front of the timing belt cover.  This was
measured at the top.  The measurement at the bottom
is 1" less.

I did some measuring on my '87 Syncro and I can't see
how an engine of this length could fit without making
major sheet metal modifications at the rear.

Does anybody else have any comments about fitting
a six VW/Volvo TD engine in a Vanagon ?

Kevin Disse
kdisse@detroitlakes.cfa.org
'87 Syncro GL