

| Subject: | Re: Your 1.6 Turbo Diesel 82 Vanagon, was Wiring plauges my van..... |
| From: | Michael Avrea |
| Date: | Fri, 15 Oct 1999 12:55:50 EDT |
Thanks for the info but I do understand that it is almost a completely different motor. I was interested in the preformance improvement in going from a non-turbo to a turbo motor in the vanagon. In a message dated 10/14/99 8:43:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time, gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM writes: << Michael- You may want to study the differences between the TD and the Diesel motor before you simply stick a turbo on yours. Among the differences: Different Head Different Head Gasket Different Head bolts Different Air filter Different Injectors Different Fuel pump Different Oil pump Different Oil pan Different Pistons Different glow plug system Different Piston Rings Oil squirters on the Connecting rods Oil cooler And prolly a half dozen others that aren't on the top of my head. The point? You can make a turbo work on a standard diesel, but not very well, and not for long. All of the above mentioned engineering differences were made by professional engineers to give you the most in reliability and performance. Our TD (Jetta) runs like new, despite having 170k on it. Keep your sights on a TD if that's what you want. Don't try to build one from a standard. Good luck, G. Matthew Bulley Director Bulley-Hewlett & Associates www.bulley-hewlett.com Cary, NC USA 888.468.4880 tollfree >>
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