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> I need info. about a replacement for my 82 vanagon diesel ...I found a good > deal on a low mileage engine from an 86 jetta . > > _it looks like it will fit?? the junkyard guy says no problem!! > -does the 86 jetta engine have more HP than my old 82. Nope, same 52 hp. Late '86s came with hydraulic lifters - there will be a sticker on the valve cover indicating this. Other than that engines should be identical. > -do i need to swap over anything other than the oilpan , oil pump pickup tube, > fly wheel and clutch assembly. And the oil cooler & "Y" hose on the oil filter housing - the Jetta diesel doesn't have this. > keep on surf"in the vw net > > Brian > > > Shawn & Janis Wright '88 Westy (336k) '85 Jetta TD (359k)
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