[Vwdiesel] 83 1.6 D motor into 84 Vanagon

[Harmon Seaver]

   http://www.vanagain.com also has a good selection of hoses, etc.



On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 12:28:53AM -0800, Michael Snow wrote:
> JoErnest at aol.com wrote:
>
> >--
> >[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> >Not sure of the year of the carrier bars, as they came from converted
> >vans,
> >one with a 1.8 gasser and one with some other engine, an AME perhaps.
> >I think both were 82 diesel vans, but I'll have to check.
> >
> >Foegive my ignorance, but why would different carrier bars require
> >different
> >coolant hoses?
>
> The USA market 1983 style carrier bars are designed for use with the 5
> speed transmission, which is longer than the 4 speed.  The entire engine
> on the '83 is two inches (or so) farther to the rear of the van.  This
> makes the '82 hoses too short.  '82 hoses will also not mate up with the
> '84 coolant pipes.
>
> To make things worse, there are:
> - three different styles of coolant pipes
> - three different styles of coolant expansion tanks
> - three (or more) different sets of hoses
>
> Many of the older parts are no longer available.  For a 1984 van using
> the common 091 4 speed transmission, I think you will be able to find
> hoses at www.busdepot.com.  There are additional variations on the
> hose/coolant pipe/expansion tank setup in European vans, which got the
> diesel engine all the way through 1992.  '86 and later vans use the same
> plastic coolant pipes and expansion tank as the 2.1 Waterboxer.  I plan
> on replacing my entire system with the Euro setup when I can afford it.
>
> Mike Snow
>
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