Hey all,
I'm forwarding this on behalf of a fellow named Duncan Paul Fagg.  The
below is what he's asking.  I sent him a message begging him to get the
proper air-cooled engine for his Bus, but I don't know if he will or
not.  At any rate, he's apparently not subscribed, tho I recommended to
him that with this type of project, he should be.  Send all responses to
him at dpf1@st-andrews.ac.uk .  Do NOT send it to me.  If you do, I will
send it right back with a really nasty letter :-) 

Sean

> 
> Dear Sean, I am a pre '73 bus owner planning an engine swap to a diesel
> vanagon engine.  I wondered if you could be kind enough to post these
> questions on the watercool list for me.
> Thanks.
> dunc
> 
> 1) Apart from the turbo unit, are there other differences between the turbo
> diesel and diesel engines?  What are the fuel economy figures I could
> expect from each?
> 
> 2) There are a lot of folk who have said 'there are no differences
> between the vanagon and golf diesel units'.  However, whenever I have
> been able to nose around a golf diesel engine bay, the engine seems very
> tall vertically, whilst to my knowledge the vanagon unit is not.  Am I
> wrong, or are these two engines fundamentally different? 
> 
> 3) Has anyone tried the diesel unit in a pre '73 van, does it fit in
> without trimming the engine bay sides?  Does it mate to the trans?
> (People in Britain sell a golf or passat engine to pre '79 bus trans
> adapter, however they don't say anything about a vanagon diesel engine. 
> The CT petrol case fits to the trans off a '73.  Therefore does the
> vanagon diesel?
> 
> Basically this reiterates my previous question, is the golf
> diesel different to the vanagon diesel?
> 
> Please help I am drowning in waterworld!
> 
> dunc
> 
> 
> 

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'81 Vanagon Westy                   

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