VANAGON archives -- February 1999, week 4 (#137)

Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 17:21:36 -0800 Reply-To: mjcatlin@PACBELL.NET Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> From: Mike Catlin <mjcatlin@PACBELL.NET> Subject: Re: engine conversion experiences (long) Comments: To: Björn <bratjen@DIRECT.CA> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

Bjorn,

Thanks for posting this great information. I thought it was very interesting, especially about the noise of the TDI. I wondered why VW had gone to so much effort to encapsulate the engine to reduce noise.

I just bought my second complete 1.6 TD engine at a U-pull-it yard for $178 USD. I will rebuild it and install in my Vanagon. Hopefully, when these two engines are worn out, the price on a used TDI will be affordable and I will be able to buy one then.

Mike <mjcatlin@pacbell.net> '82 Vanagon diesel L '89 Vanagon GL Davis, Calif. USA

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