Thanks for the reminder, Alan. The hoses on the later model vans with plastic coolant pipes are indeed different diameter at the end. The least expensive method is to find the early donor van with steel pipes and pull everything forward of the coolant pipes, including the hoses.

Mike Snow

> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-diesel@vwfans.com [mailto:owner-diesel@vwfans.com]On Behalf > Of Alan Conway > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 7:56 PM > To: Bryan Belman > Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM; diesel@vwfans.com > Subject: Re: [DIESEL] 2 more questions to complete my 1.9l NA install, I > hope > > > Bryan, > > I have a 84 diesel transporter I imported from England with the later > radaitor with a 1.6L diesel in it and the only difference I can > see from the > books are the hoses that run to the radiator. It looks like the older type > had a hose that ran up the side of the radiator that connected > near the top > and the later one the hose connects on the bottom (I may be wrong). > Unfortunately, the hoses are pretty expensive also so if you > cannot make the > old hose fit you may be better off getting the original radiator. > The newer > hoses are also larger on the opposite end (flared a bit) to the > radiator as > they replaced the front to back metal pipes with plastic ones. It > cost about > US$600-00 in 1994 to do all the pipes and hoses on my van > (excluding heater > radiator hoses). I am still running the same radiator but I soldered the > bottom three pipes off when it started leaking in Columbia in 1996 and I > could not get another one, so far so good. > > I still have the hoses for the metal pipes somewhere (would have > to look for > them and confirm I still had them) for my 84 van, they were good > when I took > them off. If you want them you can have them for free, just got to get the > shipping organized. > > Alan > > Bryan Belman wrote: > > > Well, this Saturday was a glorious day, I got my 1.9l > > NA more installed. That was the easiest install I > > ever did. > > The real trick was to get the back end of the van up > > high enough to give me the 32" of clearance height > > that I needed to roll the engine and trans under the > > van on my floor dolly. > > > > A 2 ton cherry picker and jack stands in front of the > > rear wheels did great. > > After lowering the van back down over the motor, there > > is gobs of room in there, party room. > > > > Put it in, with trans and engine rack tubes connected. > > Lined up the 5 bolts that holds it all in there and > > it was a done deal. > > > > Question # 1. To prime the pump, list members say to > > fill the oil pump with oil before bolting on the > > vanagon diesel pickup and then oil pan. How do you > > keep oil in it when it runs right out the pickup tube > > into the pan???????? > > So, I was not able to keep oil in the pump, but I > > should still be able to prime the pump by putting a > > drill on the drive shaft via the vacume pump hole, > > YES?? > > > > > > > > Question #2. My radiator is dead after being backed > > out, it just died. I have a mid 82 Vanagon diesel > > with a one year only radiator. 068 121 253 A. This > > is OEM only and I found 4 at the Parts Place $400. > > WoW. > > > > If I use the 83-84 type, what are the differences, how > > much could they have changed it.???? This radiator I > > can get for $220. Any help would be great. I have to > > have the van running by Saturday, but now I am held up > > by the radiator failure. This is the time to replace > > it. > > > > Thanks for all you help. > > > > ===== > > Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ > > 90 Audi 200 FWD (Money Pit) > > 82 Westy Diesel (1.9l NA...)in process > > 70 Type 1 Std. beetle (this resto is done!) > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger > > http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ >