Date:         Wed, 16 Jun 1999 22:48:09 -0400
Reply-To:     Bob O'Shaughnessy <vanagon@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bob O'Shaughnessy <vanagon@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Subject:      FS:  Diesel parter
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     Well, my friend Suzi is giving up on her hacked-together former
diesel van and getting an 88 Golf.

     Unfourtinately, I've just bought a house, and even though I am
blessed with my own driveway and garage space for the first time in my
life, I know to pick my battles, and this van is not worth the wrath of
my wife.

     So here's the deal:  It is an 82 Vanagon L (corduory cloth interior)
Diesel.  At some time in its past the diesel engine was blown up.  It was
replaced with a 75 Rabbit engine (the only year for the 1.5) with carb.
Since the rabbit engine was carbed, and the Vanagon engine sits at a very
different angle, a piece was fabricated to tilt the carb to sit upright.
This piece is now broken.  the engine doesn't run, she's sick of it.

     The whole job was crappily done by a local "mechanic," known for his
shoddy ways.  Vacuum hoses are plugged with turn signal bulbs, the carb
is from a Pinto, and so on.

     Sounds like fun eh?

     Here are the good points:

     It has all the parts to do a L4 VW conversion to your van, engine
mounts, oil pan and pump, tranny bell housing (on the original diesel
tranny) all the weird hoses, both skid plates, compete exhaust, and so on.

     It has an Eberspacher heater, bulit for Diesel, that is currently
disconnected, but by all accounts, is complete.

     Suzi and I talked about it, and she would *really* like to sell it
whole.  Neither she, nor I is any position to piece the van out and ship
stuff.  I will gladly help someone strip it, but you'd need to handle
disposing of the remains.  I can point you to the local scrap metal yards.

     Hopefully the diesel parts are just what someone on the list is
looking for.  If you have any questions, feel free to email me or call me
at 614-268-6624 during reasonable hours for eastern time, or call Suzi at
614-267-9524.

     We're located in Columbus OH.
     Thanks,

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Bob O'Shaughnessy,         Columbus, OH
vanagon@columbus.rr.com
85GL with basic Westy interior
74 Bus (Dad's)
72 Wife, 94 Rabbit, 95 Cat, 96 cat, 98 Kid
52 House