Date:         Thu, 31 Dec 1998 14:01:05 -0500
Reply-To:     Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.YALE.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Martin Jagersand <jag@CS.YALE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: 1.9 TD in Westy
Comments: To: Robert_Zezoff@dot.ca.gov
In-Reply-To:  <882566EB.0053198E.00@sacsmtp01.dot.ca.gov>
              (Robert_Zezoff@dot.ca.gov)

   From: <Robert_Zezoff@dot.ca.gov>

   I just saw your post on the diesel list.
   I have a 82 diesel Westy with 38 k miles.
   My engine is perfect but I cannot live with the lack of power any more.
   I have three options:
        $6000 for Eurospec engine.
        complete brand new engine, guaranteed to work
        $3000 buy and wrecked gas car and pay to install in Westy
        $4000 buy brand new 1.9 TD and pay to have it installed

It might be more useful to compare life cycle costs including both
initial investment, maintenance and fuel for a reasonable engine
life of maybe 150Kmi on the diesel, 100Kmi on the gas and half that
on a used engine. (Depending on milage and condition of what you buy)
(Yes, many engines will go longer than this, but you don't know if
yours is one of them so it makes sense to be conservative)

   Please tell me how the van drives with the 1.9 td?

Quite well. On an 800 mile trip recently I traversed what little mountains
we have her in the east (Appalachian, Taconic and Shawagunks), and it would
easily go up all highway grades without downshifting from 4th.

   Did you leave the stock
   diesel 4 speed?

No. I'm using a box with the 4.57 final drive. (Lowest available from VW, is
the stock in 2.0 aircooled vanagons)

   Did you consider the Eurospec or gas engine?

I was not interested in a gas engine.

I have been posting variuous reports over the past year. A search on
diesel in the archives might be helpful.

/Martin
--
Westy 1.9l Turbo Diesel
Quantum 1.6l Turbo Diesel

Martin Jagersand                 email: jag@cs.yale.edu
Computer Science Department             jag@cs.rochester.edu
Yale University

        Slow down and visit the VW diesel Westy page:
          WWW: http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/vw
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