These same turbo-diesel Audi engines were also available for many years here
in Volvo's....at least until recently.  There should be plenty of these
around.
Karl Batzler
-----Original Message-----
From: JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion???

>In a message dated 99-01-12 08:48:20 EST, townsend@rtp.ericsson.se writes:
>
><< I then mull over the possibility of a rebuilt audi 5
> cyl. turbodiesel with Ken's kit, but I do not know if this is possible
> either. >>
>
>i dont know where you would get one of these. the 5 cyl turbo diesel was
ONLY
>imported into the US from like '81-'83.  they did not go over real well. so
>Audi never sold many turbodiesels here.   good luck finding one...maybe you
>will get lucky and find a '81-'83 5000 turbo diesel in a junk yard, but the
>engine will undoubtably be thrashed with about a million miles on it. ive
also
>heard the turbo diesel 5cyls were mechanical nightmares. (the 5cyl diesels
i
>have seen in junkyards have half the engine in the trunk..makes me wonder)
>
>'86 up intercooled gas 5cyl turbo is the way to go.
>
>chris