the early omni engine fits in a diesel since it is a carbureted volkswagen 1.7. part of the deal when vw bought the PA plant from chrysler was that they would buy vw engines. hence the early omni's had the 1.7. i saw one installed in a diesel westy in montana. the brain children that did the swap forgot to put a pilot bearing in the crank and the bellhousing was destroyed. i would assume that the installation has the same problem as putting a vw carbed engine in the diesel position. that is that the carb isn't in the correct position to work effectively. i saw a vw carbed swap in montana also and it had starting and running problems. the fix is to modify the intake manifold or make an adapter so that the carb sits in the correct position. jonathan On Thu, 9 Feb 2006, Matthew wrote: > just got a weird phone call... so, will a dodge omni > engine fit in a vanagon? the guy (who i know, but i > know he doesn't know vanagons) says it is a direct > bolt up. he was not sure on the year ("either a 82, 3 > or 4"), so could be a wasserboxer or diesel. it is > watercooled he says. he is sending me photos, but > until then, someone fill me in on this. a quick google > did not show much. > > thanks > matthew > > > "Racing with the wind and flirting with death > So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > |
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