> I went for a 5 cylinder as it will allow me to have power steering and
> A/C using factory brackets and belts and still keep the rear bed deck at
> the stock height. The 4 cylinder diesels that have PS and A/C need to
> mount at an angle that intrudes high above the engine lid.

I thought the SA Vanagons had raised deck lids to accept the 5 cylinder
engines.  And also wasn't A/C and power steering available from the factory
on the 1.6 l turbodiesel T3s?

You can see the A/C compressor in pictures of this TDI installation on
Michael Sullivan's page.
http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/TDI/index.html

> but these starters do not have enough power to reliably crank a 23-1
> compression ratio diesel engine. Kennedy sells special high torque
> starters to overcome this but these don't fit on Syncro trannys that
> have the locking rear diff option as mine does. If anyone has found a
> workaround for this please let me know.

According to Hobart Kennedy, the 104N starter will fit without any
modifications.  I spoke to him about this a couple of weeks ago.

Are you trying to install the engine at 15 or 50 degrees?

Sincerely,

Craig Rogers
----- Original Message -----
From: "mark drillock" <drillock@earthlink.net>
To: <Audi-VW-Diesels@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: "Vanagon list" <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>; "Syncro list"
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Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:08 AM
Subject: [Syncro] 83 Syncro Turbo Diesel Project- progress report, long

>
>
> My project to Syncronize a 1983 diesel Vanagon is finally showing some
> real progress. I have finished modifying the front suspension mounting
> areas, moved over the Syncro PS rack  crossmember, moved over the PS
> pipes, moved over the coolant pipes, moved over the Syncro shifter and
> linkage, mounted the rear gas tank, and built the tranny nose mount
> adapter. This thing may run yet.
>
> Remaining to do is the fuel tank filler neck and venting, install the
> newer radiator and fan, and actually bolt in the Syncro drivetrain.
> Finally, in mid project I decided to go with an 83 Audi 5 cylinder turbo
> diesel engine that became available and I need to build the engine
> mounting system for this. I am using a South African 5 cyl Vanagon
> bellhousing so I am hoping that it will be pretty straightforward. Lots
> of small details to work out though like the exhaust and intake systems.
> I hope to someday find a 2.4 liter 5 cyl diesel from a Eurovan but I
> have had no luck so far and am going forward with the 2.0TD for now.
>
> I went for a 5 cylinder as it will allow me to have power steering and
> A/C using factory brackets and belts and still keep the rear bed deck at
> the stock height. The 4 cylinder diesels that have PS and A/C need to
> mount at an angle that intrudes high above the engine lid. No so good
> for camping but people do it. Also the 4 cylinder diesels have issues
> with the starter motor. The stock 50 degree diesel Vanagon mounting
> position places the starter where it interferes with the Syncro fuel
> tank and so a special Diesel Syncro tank is needed. Alternatively, a
> Kennedy adapter plate will let you use the waterboxer starter position
> but these starters do not have enough power to reliably crank a 23-1
> compression ratio diesel engine. Kennedy sells special high torque
> starters to overcome this but these don't fit on Syncro trannys that
> have the locking rear diff option as mine does. If anyone has found a
> workaround for this please let me know. The 5 cylinder starter mounts
> from the engine side of the flywheel making it no interference problem
> and easy to access for servicing.
>
> My thanks go to Larry Hamm for leading the way a while back when he
> Syncronized his 82 Westy and posted the process he went through.
>
> For anyone contemplating a similar project I recommend having the donor
> Syncro side by side with the transplant recipient. Syncronizing a
> waterboxer 2WD model would be  somewhat less work than what I am doing.
> I suspect this will become more common as passenger model Syncros rust
> away and become cheap convenient donors for transplanting into Westy
> models. I am going slowly on this first one with the expectation of
> doing a couple more.
>
> Mark Drillock
> Vanagon crazy man, (I'm told)
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