In a message dated 98-02-26 01:41:54 EST, sflanagan@WORLDACCESSNET.COM writes:

<< Has anyone put a 5 cyl. audi engine in a vanagon as is currently
 available in a new Vanagons (Caravell) from South Africa?  Is it a tough
 swap?

 The 5 cyl is cheap and readily available.  Just wondering.
  >>

german listmember Helmut Ziedler did this audi 5 banger swap into his '80
camper..(yes, '80..he had to run all the coolant lines/rad etc...)

i'd be interested in doing this also, if you can get a 5cyl bellhousing for an
automatic trans, and you can do the swap without raising the rear deck
height...(Helmut??)   i currently drive an '84 audi 5000s turbo daily, and it
is a BULLETPROOF engine...never even had the valve covers off, and it has 150k
on it now...
every audi i've ever seen in the junkyard has a good engine...they all get
junked for the henious power steering systems LOL!!!!  (sorry..audi joke..;<}
(never seen an older audi that didn't leak ps fluid..)  but those audi 5cyl
engines are pretty much maintenance free (cant speak for those ones they put
in the early EV's tho.)

chris