A1 (Rabbit / Golf MK1) convertables - no.  A3 (Golf MK III) convertables -yes.

Personally I would not install a diesel in a Cabriolet.  Golfs have the
problem of getting diesel smoke all over the back of them and I would
imagine that you will find black soot all over the interior of your
Cabriolet with the top down.

If you do decide to do it it is a plug and play swap as far as bolting the
motor in.  You will have to modify your fuel lines but that is about it.

Good luck!

At 13:50 05/12/98 EST, Michael Avrea wrote:
>Hi All,
>     Does anybody know if Volkswagen made a diesel Rabbit convertible?
Also if
>you know, where there many of these made. I have the idea of finding one in
>good shape with a bad motor and putting my good motor from my underpowered 82
>diesel vanagon camper in it. I then could upgrade my vanagon to a larger
>diesel motor and get two great diesel vw's out of the deal!
>Thanks,
>Michael Avrea
>
>

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