Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:30:38 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
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nice to read your thoughts and experience.
fwiw ..
the famous Karl Mullendore ran a 1.9 TD with Quantum style exhaust manfold
way back..
pre tdi era I believe for him ..
he said the Quntum manifold ran with higher egt's ...
by 'pump pulley' ..
I think you mean injection pump sprocket..
I beleive there have been pump sprocket alignment issues on a 1.9 block if
not using the cast iron injection pump mounting bracket that 1.9's use .
in any case ..
the alignment of the timing belt 'tracking' is critcal ..
as well as *anything* to do with the timing belt..
if anything is not right ..
precisely , exactly right ...like 'per factory stock' ...
there's big risk.
some engines run better than others.
two that I did in 2010 ..
one was a 1.9 TD ABL code ...odd 1.9 .........it comes in a Eurovan European
model ..
was tricky to make a proper turbo exhaust flange for it ...but came out
great.
that engine ..
perfectly timed, with a nice running JX injection pump on it ....
and tested 1.6 TD injectors ..ran better, and had super strong throttle
repsonse around 2,000 rpm ..
ran better than almost any 1.9 TD I've ever driven in a vanagon.
another engine was a 1.9 NA ..
with the proper 'real' 1.9 intake ports ..the D shaped ones..
with modified DV intake manifold to match those ports ..a matter of welding
up, porting out, and resurfacing ...
that engine runs a 1.6 TD pump ..with a good set of injectors ..
and was freshly rebuilt ....that engine ran very strongly ..
no 'turbo boost affect' of course ..
but just runs real well with a 5 speed trans in an 83 DV.
most of the used 1.6 TD engines I've bought ..
had been run pretty hard, fwiw.
and yes ....about used engines from some suppliers ..don't even get me
started ..
how hacked and shoved around looking some of them can be when you get them.
One I got looked like it had been picked up with 5 other engines with a
bucket laoder. ..
like construction equipment type bucket loader. How they can send them out
like that is beyond me.
anyway .
what fun !
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Dearing" <VWBrain@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 10:46 AM
Subject: Re: 82westie 1.6 diesel upgrade
> In a message dated 3/24/2011 1:17:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM writes:
>
> be glad to sell anyone a Quantum TD exhaust manifold ...I have at least
> two
> I believe.
>
> the 1.9 NA is pretty decent.
>
>
>
>
> the quantum exhust is the ticket. the 1.9 we have done didn't have the
> power of the turbo diesel. We did a 1,9 for a customer who bought all
> the
> stuff new from parts place in Mi. they charged him core on the new parts
> which seemed strange to me. motor worked Ok but the pump pulley didn't
> line up correctly and had to be shimmed to match and the valve cover they
> sent
> me was bent all to heck. I called them up and said it looked like it had
> beeen in a train wreck. They told me that was exactly what had happened
> and they didn't have any more and for me to fix it. well there was no
> fixing
> that thing. bought a new one from my local dealer who got it out of
> canada
> . ran good but not as much power as the turbo later mark d
