Date:         Fri, 1 Dec 2000 14:32:02 -0800
Reply-To:     Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
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From:         Tobin Copley <tobin.copley@UBC.CA>
Subject:      Diff btw '84 Jetta gas and diesel oil pumps?
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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.
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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/