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112 www.gowesty.com call toll free 1.888.469.3789 local/international 805.528.7888 THE GOWESTY LIBRARY The cost is high, especially given the gearing requirements. A proper AAZ 1.9 turbo diesel engine installation alone into an already dieselpowered Vanagon is about $6500. Then on top of that, the gearing in the transaxle needs to be MUCH taller than for the waterboxer or stock 1.6 diesel in order to fully take advantage of the 1.9 liter torque and fuel economy. The best choice is a 5-speed with a 4.57 final drive, and a .70 5th gear. That puts the engine rpmfs at about 3000 @ 70mph. That is about a $5000 gearbox! Now, I love diesels. I have a 1998 E300 Mercedes Turbo diesel, three 1982 VW Rabbit pick-up turbo diesels, and a 1984 Jetta turbo diesel. My first Vanagon was a 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender I bought in 1996. The first thing I did was buy a complete TDI engine and wiring harness for it. I built that super-high geared 5speed for it like I describe above (which is still in it), and got ready for the TDI conversion. In the meantime we did the six aforementioned diesel installations and started our more powerful and more efficient waterboxer program. Long story short, the TDI engine sat on the shelf for about three years. Based on the knowledge we had gained from doing the six TD installs and the success we were having with the waterboxer program, I just could not fathom the work it would take to do a CORRECT, GOOD AS FACTORY installation of a TDI in a Vanagon. I ended up selling the TDI, and installing a 2.4 in my Vanagon, which is still in there today. The 2.4 liter, 9.65:1 compression ratio waterboxer motors overhaul whatfs there. Going with a fresh 4 or 5 speed with taller gears and updated shifting system, and a fresh 1.9 turbo diesel instead of just overhauling the original trans and stupid 1.6 non-turbo engine, makes a lot of sense. You might spend twice as much, but you would have 4 times more vehicle to show for it when done. Type I, II, III IV. What? The VW Bus is a type 2. It is called that because it was introduced as the second type of vehicle VW made, the first being the Beetle (and why it is referred to as the gtype 1h). The Bus used the same style engine as the Beetle up to and including the 1971 year model. These were fourcylinder horizontally opposed (gflat-fourh) engines introduced in 1948 at 1100cc and 25hp, and evolving to 1600cc and about 58hp in 1971. While it is true that if one were to disassemble any of these engines down to the glong blockh (valve cover to valve cover, flywheel to pulley-i.e.: no cooling, intake, or exhaust systems), the type 1 (Beetle/Karmann Ghia), type 2 (Bus up to 1971) and type 3 (Square-back, Fast-back, and Notch-back) they all use the same basic engine. However, as suggested above the cooling, intake, and exhaust system all vary a bit between the models. For example, the Beetle uses twin tail pipes and corresponding muffler, while the bus uses a single exhaust pipe and corresponding muffler. The type 3 employs a rather flat just fine down the road at 65 mph in 5th at 2800 rpm, and gets 18- 20 mpg at that speed. It is as smooth as glass, and took just one day to install. Since then we have built hundreds of waterboxers for customers all over the country with great success. A fresh GoWesty waterboxer engine can be installed in one day, and costs about $4500, $5500, or $6500 for a 2.2, 2.3, or 2.4 liter, respectively. Thatfs an INSTALLED price, WITH a 4 year/48,000 mile warranty. OK, itfs not a diesel, I know. And thatfs a bummer, I agree. But hey, there are a lot of other things to worry about that are much more worthy of our limited capacity for anxiety... So, what about all those advertisements you have read about in-line gas or diesel installation gkitsh. From the ads youfd think they install in a weekend, and are simply turn-key. Yea, right. Now, keep in mind, we at GoWesty have done SIX turbo-diesel in-line four cylinder engines in Vanagons, all of which accept for one was ALREADY set up from the factory with that type of power-plant. Believe me when I speak from EXPERIENCE. They are neither simple to install, nor are they gturn-keyh. If you have the time, tools, talent, and experience, and simply must have a diesel, go for it. But donft come cryfn to me when the thing-a-ma-jig wonft fit into the what-ja-ma-call-it that keeps rattling off! Now, if you already have a 1982 diesel Vanagon that needs an engine anyway, and has a tired gearbox, it just does not make sense to just

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