[Vwdiesel] Gas Golf -> 1.9 TD conversion?

[Mary Beth and Chris Geiser]

I know they had N/A diesel Golfs in '85 and possibly '86.  I think that
was it in the US.  You need to check closely the emissions laws where
you are to avoid an unseen problem switching from gas to diesel.

Chris



-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-admin at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-admin at vwfans.com] On
Behalf Of Brett
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 7:07 AM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Cc: Audi-VW-Diesels at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Gas Golf -> 1.9 TD conversion?

Hello,

Since my '89 Jetta's engine is fairly worn out and doesn't like starting
in
0 degree farenheit weather, I will most likely need to replace it with a
new engine before next winter. I have been looking around for prices of
engines, searching through old mailing list messages and found that a
complete 1.9 TD would be about $3200 or so.

I want the utility of a hatchback, since the Jetta isn't too good at
hauling couches, etc. So that makes me think of buying a Golf TDI, but I
don't like the price and the complexity of all the electronics
associated
with recent TDIs. So, to get to the point, I had a brain surge last
night
that I could buy a late A2 (1990-1992) gas Golf with a good body, and
swap
a 1.9 TD into it, and use my Jetta for any other necessary diesel parts.
It
seems like getting a turnkey 1.9 TD might be the best idea for ease of
installation. If I bought a Golf with a 1.8 litre engine, would I be
safe
to use the gas transmission? I'd be buying a 5-speed. Also, would the
fuel
tank need to be swapped? (I'll have to get EKTA going to check part
numbers
if I do end up doing this.) When is the last model year that diesel
Golfs
were available in the U.S. before the TDIs in 1999? I checked Carpoint
and
no diesel option showed from 1988-1992. Canada had 1.6 NA Golfs until
1992,
so I'm not too used to what was available in the U.S. since I didn't
used
to live here. I'm thinking if I do this, it'll likely be a summer
project.
The wife doesn't like the idea too much (she asked why I have to keep
buying sh*tpiece cars). But I'm not too concerned about that, I just
want a
simple turbodiesel Golf. :)

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