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Date:         Thu, 16 Dec 1999 04:19:54 -0800
Reply-To:     Captain Ray <busray@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Captain Ray <busray@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: 82 Diesel seized up Help!
Comments: To: easoars <easoars@EMAIL.MSN.COM>, vanagon@vanagon.com
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Try these guys:

http://www.bright.net/~vwdiesel/

They seem to be diesel specialists. I've had no business with them, but I believe others have. List?

Consider upgrading the diesel while you're spending money. Are there any emissions consequences of putting a 1.9TD in his bus?

If you do decide to put a subaru engine in that thing, you could sell off all your diesel components to someone who can put a 1.8/2.0 in their bus.

--- easoars <easoars@EMAIL.MSN.COM> wrote: > A shipmate of mine just purchased a country > home I think thats the name of the conversion. > He picked it up in Lake tohoe and started to > drive down home to Southern Cal. About 200 > miles into the trip the engine locked up. He > had it towed to a garage and the mechenaic said > that always happens to the diesel engine > vanagons and offered to take it off his hands > for $200.00. My buddy called me up and was at > the point to do this but I convinced him that > he would lose all the money he put into buying > it. After 250 dollars of renting a trailer and > truck from u haul he brought it home. The > vanagon overall is staight with minor dents > hiding underneath the bra and no rust. He is > thinking about taking the diesel out of his > rabbit that is running find but has about 150 > thousand miles on it. I told him before taking > the engine out of the rabbit inspect the > vanagons engine to see what the problem is. Is > this something that happens quite often > w/diesels. By the way the owner supposely > replaced the head and renewed the oil. He > confirmed that the oil was clean and the filter > was new. Is there anyone out there that can > help him locate a good bargain on an engine and > get him back on track. He was determined to > get a Westy after he saw the one I just > finished putting together. > Andy > 82 Westy >

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