Date:         Thu, 15 Apr 1999 22:07:36 +0000
Reply-To:     Veverka Family <pveverka@FRONTIERNET.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Veverka Family <pveverka@FRONTIERNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: engine swaps
Comments: To: Marcus Schaper <marcus@schaper.com>
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Marcus,
We drove an Audi A4 Avant last year for 4 months while in Germany and I fell
in deep lust for this engine.  If VW imported the EuroVan with this engine I
would have forked out the $35K even though  it defies logic.  We are buying
an 86 Westy GL in May an I know I only have another 30-40K on the engine
before he head gasket monster comes lurking.
Please fill me in more if you find out about this swap.  Any info if the
1.9L TDI kits that have been mentioned will work.  I will be in Deutchland
in Sept and may try to find this engine "cheap" (yeah right).
Thanks,
Peter
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>From: Marcus Schaper <marcus@SCHAPER.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: engine swaps
>Date: Fri, Apr 16, 1999, 1:01 AM
>

>I don't have  much Vanagon experience. But there is a conversion I've
>seen in Germany, I really liked: 2.2 (I believe) TDI. That's the big
>TDI engine (you know the Passats, Audis and Golfs with the red "I"
>in the TDI script). Very fuel effcient, lots of bottom end torque and
>it's a VW engine, too.
>
>Marcus
>
>74 Westy with 914 2.0
>79 Westy
>84 Vanagon GL
>