Yes, I did the swap myself. it was after we arrived at our destination that the smoke and then looking at my gauges to see temp bottomed out, good thing my Egt/boost gauge kit came with a temp gauge and sender. But the clicking/clunking I believe to be cv. It most noticeable off throttle and goes away when I push in the clutch while driving. Velma 82 1.9L AAZ rd westy On Aug 26, 2013 12:40 AM, "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > 4 people, 4 days, boat behind and 65mph? That is a big load and hauled > fast. I think 20mpg is really pretty good, given the weight of that lot. > > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 8:08 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Congrats on your swap! (you did the swap?) > > > > Did the puff of smoke happen more or less immediately? Of after some > miles? > > > > Getting some relatively trouble free miles on a swap is a good feeling. > > > > Please don't misunderstand this question, (I like diesels) but shouldn't > a > > TD be getting better mileage? Then again, 4 people and all the stuff must > > add up. > > > > > > Neil. > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 2:48 PM, ralph meyermann > > <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > Hi Volks! I am quite pleased with the new engine packed for 4 for a 4 day > > > trip with an aluminum15' bass boat running fine 60-65 mph.... > > > > The second issue is the temp gauge is no longer working with a > > > puff of smoke that went with it? Everything else is working great. I > got > > > just short of 20 mpg fully loaded, may be better with appropriate psi > in > > > tires due to extra load, had 45 psi now with 65 in my load range D > tires. > > > thanks for any suggestions! > > > Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Neil n > > > > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca > > > > '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p > > > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > > Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group: > > > > http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej > > > |
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