Date:         Mon, 26 Jun 1995 19:53:01 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         DocTaylor@aol.com
Subject:      Re: #1(3) VANAGON digest 507

In a message dated 95-06-26 12:40:10 EDT, you write:

>Date: Sun, 25 Jun 1995 14:25:19 -0500 (CDT)
>From: Joerg Rieger <jrieger@sun.cis.smu.edu>
>To: vanagon@lenti
>Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9506251450.A12157-0100000@sun.cis.smu.edu>
>
>
>
>Hello,
>
>My name is Joerg and I have owned a 1982 VW
>Camper Diesel (99k) for 6 years. Even though this is probably one of the
>slowest vehicles on the road, I love it (I used to drive them for the
>German postal service as a student).
>
>I have three questions
>
>1. I recently moved to Dallas and the Van doesn't have air-conditioning.
>As far as I know, it is not possible to hook this engine up to an
>air-conditioner. Does anybody have any information about this? Is there
>any other way to do anything about this problem? What do our air-cooled
>friends do in this country?
>
>2. In Germany, there is a turbo-diesel version. Does anybody know of any
>place in the U.S. that works on these things? Is it possible to get an
>engine and/or the additional parts and where?
>
>3. I'd like to here from other Vanagon-diesel owners, if possible. I
>realize there are not that many out there.
>
>Thanks so much,
>
>Joerg


Good to hear from you!  I have a '82 diesel Vanagon, not a camper version,
but I have a sun-roof.  I have owned it  about 2 years and wouldn't trade it
for anything (except a diesel camper).

I have a label on my timing belt cover which states I can't add an air
conditioner to the engine.

I wish I had the turbo-diesel version; what is the engines displacement?