[Vwdiesel] any leads on engines?

Tue May 20 18:35:42 EDT 2003

Here's my very similar list of original items on my '85 TD (originally a NA) with 482k
kms on all except TD engine, which has estimated 300-400k kms.

1. Trans, Redline MTL and 200K and 400K
2. Starter & Alternator - nothing except new VR on alternator
3. Booster, Master Cyl & Front calipers & one wheel bearing (finally going now)
4. Inj & Vac pumps
5. Radiator just went a few months ago

I did replace the fuse panel with a used one to fix a slow battery drain issue years
ago. It amazes my how the starter & alternator keep on going, especially when I see
later A2s barely make it to 200k. It seems Bosch quality has gone downhill since
'85...

On 20 May 2003 at 12:30, Nate Wall wrote:

> Lets see, what's original on my '85 TD (267,000 miles)
>
> 1. Transaxle (No work done to it, except 30,000 mile
> lube changes and main seal and throwout bearing)
> 2. A/C Compressor and system (Still works great,
> leak-free)
> 3. Starter (has new brushes)
> 4. Vacuum Pump
> 5. Paint is original
> 6. Radiator
> 7. Brake Booster and front calipers
> 8.  Injection pump (just the front seal was replaced)
> 9.  All relays and most electrical items
> 10. Turbo housings
>
> That's about it. Everything else was switched out!
>
> --Nate
>
> --- "Doyt W. Echelberger" <Doyt at NWOnline.Net> wrote:
> > Correction, mine was 5,895 US dollars in 1988, not
> > 5,000. (I just looked at
> > the title. But I got the 5 right, after 15 years.)
> > 1988 was a long time
> > ago. That was a good move, and the darned thing
> > still gets out there and
> > takes me anywhere I want to go. And it is so easy to
> > fix. Nice, simple car
> > with no electric windows or locks, and I'm still
> > running on the original
> > injector pump and fuel injectors. The tranny failed
> > a few years after I
> > bought the car, but that and the xclutch have been
> > the only big
> > items.  Great car.
> >
> > Doyt
> >  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > At 06:42 AM 5/20/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> > >Wow what a story, and, $5000 for it in 1988? That's
> > a
> > >deal. I bought my '85 Jetta TD in 1990 for $4650.
> > >(56,000 miles and used a quart of oil in 750
> > miles!).
> > >Almost same reason for selling: The owner was in
> > the
> > >military and was being transferred overseas.
> > >
> > >About 5 months ago I bought another '85 Jetta TD,
> > so I
> > >have twins now. Its riddled with problems, so I've
> > >been comtemplating making it a parts car. Perhaps I
> > >will hold off since they are so rare. It needs some
> > >body work too, and that I find difficult to deal
> > with.
> > >It does have a sun roof, though.
> > >
> > >--Nate
> > >--- "Doyt W. Echelberger" <Doyt at NWOnline.Net>
> > wrote:
> > > > Back in 1985, I tried to buy a new Jetta TD, and
> > all
> > > > the dealers had sold
> > > > their single demonstrator. None were to be had.
> > > >
> > > > I looked for two years to find a used 85 Jetta
> > TD,
> > > > and jumped on the first
> > > > classified that showed up. It was January, 1988.
> > I
> > > > raced everyone else to
> > > > get my cash into the hands of the seller, to
> > close
> > > > the deal. The guy was
> > > > being transferred from his job with British
> > > > Petroleum, from Cleveland to
> > > > London, and he couldn't take his car along. He
> > left
> > > > on a boat, and his wife
> > > > stayed behind to sell the car and house.
> > > >
> > > > I gave her the downpayment, remainder to be
> > > > delivered when clear title was
> > > > signed over to me.
> > > >
> > > > She went to her bank to get the title. I drove
> > her
> > > > there in the Jetta and
> > > > sat outside, waiting for her to emerge. Half an
> > hour
> > > > went by. Nobody came
> > > > out. Then a police cruiser pulled up beside me
> > and
> > > > the officer had me get
> > > > out of the car and put my hands on the hood.
> > They
> > > > searched me for weapons,
> > > > and asked why I had stolen the car.
> > > >
> > > > I showed them the cashier's check, made out in
> > the
> > > > amount of $5,000, to the
> > > > owner, and I explained that I was trying to buy
> > the
> > > > car and had driven the
> > > > owner to her bank.
> > > >
> > > > They made some radio calls, and from the other
> > side
> > > > of the building the
> > > > woman emerged, accompanied by an FBI agent. She
> > had
> > > > gotten turned around in
> > > > the bank and had come out on the other side of
> > the
> > > > building, into a
> > > > mirror-image parking lot. She couldn't find her
> > car
> > > > (and me) and she
> > > > panicked, ran back and had the teller call the
> > FBI
> > > > and police, using the
> > > > bank's security lines. An all-points brought the
> > law
> > > > in about 2 minutes,
> > > > and you can imagine the rest of the story.  She
> > was
> > > > very embarrassed. The
> > > > officer told me, as he left, that if I had been
> > > > driving the car (moving)
> > > > they would have shot me.  Arrrggghhhh!
> > > >
> > > > I almost paid for my 1985 Jetta TD with my life.
> > You
> > > > may have to take some
> > > > risks to get yours. If you find one, RACE for
> > it,
> > > > and buy it before the
> > > > other guy. Then fix whatever is wrong with it.
> > They
> > > > are rare.  Good luck.
> > > > Hope you enjoyed the story.
> > > >
> > > > Doyt Echelberger
> > > > 84 Rabbit D
> > > > 85 Jetta TD
> > > > 82 Jetta D RIP
> > > > Ohio  USA
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > > > At 02:49 PM 5/19/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> > > > >Hi all,
> > > > >I am looking for a 1.6 or 1.9 td engine to drop
> > > > into my new
> > > > >cabriolet. I know, take a number for a td,
> > right?
> > > > Well, I'm in VT.
> > > > >I've heard people get 1.9 td's from canada.
> > How?
> > > > I've had no luck
> > > > >finding a good classified ad for the quebec
> > area.
> > > > Any tips on
> > > > >locating an engine would be appreciated.
> > > > >Ken
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