The other deal of course is that the stock DX gearbox has a 5.43 R & P which will get you nowhere fast! The ring & pinion will have to be changed to suit the gas motor. On 10/28/07, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Not really. There were not that many to begin with and not many left. 5 > years ago, yes. All of the various 80s diesel VWs are mostly gone, vans > or not. The ones that remain mostly sell for shockingly high prices. By > the way, the diesel Vanagon engines were rated at 48 hp. > > Mark > 82 diesel Westy > 83 diesel passenger > 83 diesel stretch > > > Don Hanson wrote: > > > One can likely find plenty of diesel donor vans to transplant a gas > four > > into. I don't want to piss anyone off, but in order to be content > driving a > > 60-some hp 4000-lb vehicle, (diesel Westy) you would have to be very > > especially patient.. > > ............... >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/ |
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