Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 20:30:37 -0400
Reply-To: Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.ROCHESTER.EDU>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.ROCHESTER.EDU>
Subject: 1.9l TD conversion - bits and pieces.
The bits and pieces for the 1.9l TD conversion of my '82 Westy
are slowly accumulating. A few days the 1.9l TD engine arrived
from the California importer. The crate just fit inside the Westy.
It was helpful to have a strong neighbor to get it out. (Engine
weighs 320lbs. With crate it was about 400)
I also got a hold of the VW technical information for the engine.
(W42 012 194 103, "1.9l TD General Engine Manual" and W42 012 194 104
"1.9l TD fuel injection") The new engine has an electric hookup
for load dependent timing. Reading between the lines in the manual
it appears that hooking this up is not essential. It retards the
timing at low rpm and partial load to make the engine more quiet.
Above 2800 rpm it is completely shut out.
With the new 1.9l TD engine finally physically in front of me
I did some comparing between the current 1.6l in the Westy,
a longitudinally installed 1.6l TD (in a 85 Quantum) and the
1.9l TD (Which came with manifolds for transverse installation).
I still haven't decided whether to use the Quantum manifold,
or cut&reinforce/replace my left motor mount to make it fit with
the transverse style manifold.
The Quantum air plumbing appears to be copyable. The Quantum air
filter would fit where the cyclone water separator is now. Since
the quantum filter box exits on the top the water separator
shouldn't be needed. Another alternative would be to get a better
flowing (bigger) filter. Anyone have suggestions for an airbox that
would fit in the square void behind the drivers side taillight?
Next on the list is pulling the Vanagon engine and start transferring
stuff to the new 1.9 (Alternator, possibly water pump. bits and pieces
of the coolant hoses and fittings. The new fittings are all plastic,
and are arranged slightly differently. I was planning to use the old
metal fittings as much as possible - both for durability and ease
of hooking up with the std vanagon diesel hoses.
/Martin
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Martin Jagersand email: jag@cs.rochester.edu
Computer Science Department jag@cs.chalmers.se
University of Rochester
Slow down and visit the VW diesel Westy page:
WWW: http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/vw
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