Date:         Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:28:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU>
Subject:      Owner of a 1983.5 Vanagon w/ Blown Waterboxer (fwd)
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respond to him

Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
University of Idaho
www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356



---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 03:46:53 +0000
From: sbvirgo_92404 <51terry@gte.net>
Reply-To: Vanagon-EngConv@yahoogroups.com
To: Vanagon-EngConv@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vanagon-EngConv] Introduction - Owner of a 1983.5 Vanagon w/
    Blown Waterboxer

Hey gang!  I own a Vanagon Westfalia w/ a blown engine.  My mechanic
says that I am running rich and that my cylinder walls have been
flooded with gas and causing the rings not to seat, resulting in loss
of compression.

He wants to try to adjust the valves to try and bring back
compression.  I am already looking ahead to doing an inline four
cylinder vw engine conversion.  I already have the diesel engine
carrier and motor mounts, diesel oil pan and oil pump.

I was not able to get the diesel flywheel, clutch pressure plate and
disc off the van.  The thing was already stripped down alot before I
got to it.  I was able to find the list of parts that I need to get
from the next diesel that I find.  I think it should be possible to
do this conversion with most (or maybe all) parts found in the
junkyard.

I live in the Inland Empire area of Southern California.  i would
love to find someone locally who done the conversion or someone who
is thinking about doing it soon.


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