Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:58:12 -0400
Reply-To: Theodore Hoekman <thoekman@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Theodore Hoekman <thoekman@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagon Diesel Advice
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I acquired a 1982 diesel westfalia in 1991 and it was deadly slow even with just a driver on board. On a trip out west from what was then home in Newfoundland, had the injector pump spring a leak. The mechanic who replaced the pump told me about the possibility of swapping a gas engine for the diesel. While at the conference in Colorado where I was headed, researched the swap, and on the way home found a very good low mileage jetta engine at my teenage source for salvage parts in Doon, IA. Loaded on a pallet and brought it back to NL where that winter it was swapped in. Had many years of fun travel with no issues of obstructing traffic. I did change the transmission to a 4 speed with a better final drive ratio, but the jetta engine was quite happy to do 70mph at a little over 3500 rpm. Bequeathed it to my daughter and her then husband (not a VW person) started out for Alberta to look for work. Tried to get to the next service station when the coolant temp went ballistic and seized the engine. Hauled it back to NL where remains. Still trying to figure out an economical way to get it to where I am now in Ontario and try to make it whole again:(
Ted
Theodore Hoekman
thoekman@gmail.com
19 York St.
Newbury, ON N0L 1Z0
(519)719-0342
Blog:http://Tedspassivesolarhouse.wordpress.com
> On Apr 29, 2019, at 11:08 AM, Jason <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> They are really only a city vehicle. Grossly under powered for any highway
> driving I owned one for many years that I installed a 1.6TD engine in.
> Even wIth the turbo and larger tires, it still wasn't great on the big
> highways. I normally cruised around 55mph/90 kph.
>
> The 1.6L is heavily stressed and tend not to last very long in that
> configuration. I averaged about 50K kms between bottom end changes with
> the turbo. Fortunately the van has a massive cooling system to help cope.
>
> Now upgraded to a TDI with highway gears, these make good vans! That is
> the only way I would own one now.
>
> Jason
>
>
> On Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 10:25, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello, List.
>>
>> My son is selling his daily driver 76 Beetle and looking to upgrade to a
>> Vanagon. He does not care about going fast or A/C.
>>
>> What is your advice regarding a 1.6 NA diesel passenger Vanagon? I found
>> o e such clean example in Mew Jersey:
>>
>> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2268363
>>
>> Chris in Atlanta.
>>
>> Wysłane z iPhone'a
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