Date:         Sun, 30 Jan 2005 16:54:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.UALBERTA.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.UALBERTA.CA>
Subject:      Re: Special engine mount for installing golf turbo diesel in
              vanagon
Comments: To: hvellacott@fastmail.fm
In-Reply-To:  <1107119229.29274.213914645@webmail.messagingengine.com>
              (hvellacott@fastmail.fm)

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   From: "Huw Vellacott" <hvellacott@fastmail.fm>
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   Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 07:07:09 +1000

   Hi Martin,

   I have recently acquired a 1984 transport with a dead 1.6l  diesel. I
   also bought a 1.6l turbo diesel from a golf which i was assured would
   'drop straight in, you just have to change the engine mount'. I'm am
   about to attempt the job and was doing some research online today and
   discovered your excellent site.

   >From your site, and others i now realise that the engine mount fouls the
   turbo (or one of the oil lines in particular). On your site you
   recommend making up a special mount or purchasing one from Winkler etc,
   but on other sites i have read of two other fixes. One was to simply
   grind the mount down so it doesn't foul - not very sound from an
   engineering perspective i know. The other suggested that you can simply
   put some spacers between the mount and the block.

I doubt this will work well. The engine will end up in another
position/orientation, and while gearlinkage, CV's etc will tolerate
small deviations, I think you would have to tilt down the mount and up the
engine significantly to make the orig mount fit.

For the 1.6TD engines the grinding method works sort of ok. Better is
also to renforce the other side at an appropriate welding shop
(that can deal with the cast aluminum material)

Another solution is to get the manifold from a 1.6TD in a mid 80's VW B2
chassis (aka Quantum in US, Passat elsewhere), or the original
Vanagon TD. From a Vanagon TD you can obvioulsy get all parts
you need. From A Quantum you have to be a bit creative getting the
turbo oil return back into the sump.

Good luck,
MArtin

PS What country are you in?