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Date:         Tue, 17 Mar 1998 14:32:42 -0500
Reply-To:     Don Gibbons <dgibbons@PRESRAY.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Don Gibbons <dgibbons@PRESRAY.COM>
Subject:      Re: pre-83 vanagon engine swaps: gas vs. diesel
Comments: To: Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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I did this. But I had a diesel vanagon and a rabbit Gti as the donor. As long as the vanagon is water cooled there are no significant differences. Here is a list of diesel parts you will need:

bell housing or whole transmission

diesel oil pan

diesel oil pump pickup

diesel flywheel/clutch

diesel engine mounts (alum castings and steel tube)

diesel exhaust manifold (can make up custom or use twin tube dasher)

I used the diesel exhaust manifold and the stock diesel transmission. while these are not the optimum parts it did get the job done is only a week end. Getting the fuel injection stuff, electrical and plumbing took another month.


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