>Subject: Re: FOR SALE: '82 Vanagon w/'98 Jetta TDI Engine > This is a 1982 Vanagon GL with a '98 Jetta TDI! > The engine is a 1998 Jetta TDI AHU, with a 1.6TD injection pump. > The turbo and manifolds are from an 80s Jetta. ----------- snip -------------------- >just $2500?? you cant barely even buy a used TDI engine for that.. >this >is a good deal.. ben, snap this one up :<) ----------- snip ------------------- test drove it last night. I am hesitant because it was very sluggish on= =20 the hills compared to my 1.9td. Gearing is simialr if not the same. I even= =20 have bigger wheels and tires. It just did not feel like a 1.9. It felt more= =20 like a 1.6td. Besides that, I stood on the throttle on Sunset Blvd and coul= d=20 only make 45 mph. It's almost as if it was on limp mode or a bad turbo.=20 Boost gauge edges up but does not feel like it. ----------- reply ----------- Is this engine/pump/turbo combination still considered a TDI? I wouldn't consder it so. Gary |
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