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Subject:Re: pre-83 vanagon engine swaps: gas vs. diesel
From:Jon Christensen
Date:Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:36:16 -0600

On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, Don Gibbons wrote:

> I did this. But I had a diesel vanagon and a rabbit Gti as the donor. As long as
> the vanagon is water cooled there are no significant differences. Here is a list
> of diesel parts you will need:
>
> bell housing or whole transmission
>
(snip)

If you're just using the bellhousing, I believe you'll need to use the
diesel tranny's output shaft also to mate with pilot brg etc.
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