> Parts Place in Michigan lists a 1.9 Turbo Diesel Longblock for
> $2,295 Phone number is 888 432-3548 to order or 248 373-2300 to ask
questions.
> They seem to be expensive but they sure have a lot of stuff in their
> catalog.

A customer of mine had a bad experience with a diesel Vanagon engine
purchased at Parts Place.  Without going into details, suffice it to say
that my customer ended up writing it off as a total loss and buying another
engine elsewhere. The engine was only three months old at the time.  Of
course, this was only one incident, which may or may not be typical.
However, you may want to search the archives regarding Parts Place.

VW Diesel Parts, http://www.bright.net/~vwdiesel/ , has impressed me with
their expertise and overall reputation, although I do not have any
first-hand experience with their engines. Based on my general impression,
though, I'd probably talk to them if I needed a diesel engine.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  http://www.busdepot.com
  (215) 234-VWVW