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Subject:Re: Vanagon Re Power...with VW motor..
From:Mark Drillock
Date:Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:07:16 -0800

Not really. There were not that many to begin with and not many left. 5
years ago, yes. All of the various 80s diesel VWs are mostly gone, vans
or not. The ones that remain mostly sell for shockingly high prices. By
the way, the diesel Vanagon engines were rated at 48 hp.

Mark
82 diesel Westy
83 diesel passenger
83 diesel stretch

Don Hanson wrote:

>  One can likely find plenty of diesel donor vans to transplant a gas four
> into.  I don't want to piss anyone off, but in order to be content driving a
> 60-some hp 4000-lb vehicle, (diesel Westy) you would have to be very
> especially patient..
>    ...............

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