[Vwdiesel] Re: coolant hoses

[Kenneth E. Oldrid]

Wow Andrew,
nice score on the parts. I've located a crappy diesel vanagon in a junkyard. but
not sure how usable the parts will be. The area was kind of swampy. How much
did all those goodies cost, and did you pull yourself? I'm curious how much
these guys would charge. I've considered chopping the rear quarter of the van
off and somehow getting that home. Maybe towing it?

Ken


> I recently acquired a complete coversion kit of diesel parts from a junkyard.
> 
>  Bellhousing, starter, flywheel, oil pan, filler tube, pick up tube, carrier
> 
> bars, brackets, maounts and all the bolts.  I may fabricate a different 
> carrier bar/ mounting system using the stock mounting holes for wtrbxr, as
> the left 
> mount bracket collides with the turbo wastegate.  The diesel mounts are also
> 
> hard to come by and very expensive at the dealership.  As I plan on keeping
> the 
> van indefinitely I may opt for using jetta mounts.  Intercooler will mount on
> 
> the left of engine compartment with a large airscoop cut out of drivers side.
> 
>  Do I need to add an electric fan?  I may try to work on venting all the hot
> 
> air somewhere other than my engine compartment also.  Anyway, thanks for the
> 
> response.  Andrew
> 


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