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Date:         Sun, 9 Feb 1997 18:57:42 +0000
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         vwbus@netbiz.net
Subject:      Re: Questions About Buying Diesel Westi 

> >valve adjustments pretty often? My Diesel has now 150,000 km
> >and I had no need for valve adjustments. I would not say any
> >wrong, but there should be hydraulic lifters.
> 
> COMMENT: I believe that later VW diesels had hydraulic lifters.  Too late for Vanagon,
>          though.
> 


Too late in the US, but diesel Vanagon continued indefinitely? in 
Europe, hence probably recieved the hydraulics in '86?  Anyway round 
why would you want one save to put a gas engine in.  Of course Ron's 
Parts imports them new 1.9l diesels with the D port heads, supposed 
to be pretty snappy in Golf GTD conversions, might almost make that 
diesel Westy and appealing sort of thing.  Anybody try this yet?


John
vwbus@netbiz.net
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