Hi all, quick question: I have a 1982 vanagon diesel powered by a 1984 Jetta 1.6L NA diesel motor. I've got a low oil pressure problem, so I'm going to take a flyer and replace the oil pump and main engine bearings in the hope that will resolve the problem or at least buy me some time to save for a rebuild on the engine. I cannot afford a rebuild or engine upgrade at this time. I've had a very generous offer from a fellow vanagon list listee of a *new* oil pump out of a 1.6L jetta gasoline engine. I'd like to confirm this pump will work in my bus before he goes to the trouble of packing it up and mailing it to me. Question: will the Jetta gas pump work on my jetta diesel engine? (I know I'll have to swap the oil pick up tubes for use in the Vanagon.) Thanks! T. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobin Copley Bowen Island, BC, Canada 49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W '82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky") '97 son Russell ============= '99 daughter Margaret /_| |_L| |__|:| clatter 1995: 'Round US, Mexico, Canada 15,000 mi {. .| clatter! 1996: Vancouver to Inuvik, NWT 7,400 km ~-()-==----()-~ Previous buses: '76 westy deluxe (Daisy), '76 westy standard (Mango) http://www.sfu.ca/~tcopley/vw/ |
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