> I need info. about a replacement for my 82 vanagon diesel ...I found a good
> deal          on a low mileage engine from an 86 jetta .
> 
> _it looks like it will fit?? the junkyard guy says no problem!!
 
> -does the 86 jetta engine have more HP than my old 82.
Nope, same 52 hp. Late '86s came with hydraulic lifters - there will 
be a sticker on the valve cover indicating this. Other than that 
engines should be identical.
> -do i need to swap over anything other than the oilpan , oil pump pickup tube, 
>  fly wheel and clutch assembly.
And the oil cooler & "Y" hose  on the oil filter housing - the Jetta diesel doesn't 
have this.

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Shawn & Janis Wright
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'85 Jetta TD (359k)