[Vwdiesel] question re Rabbit engine swap

[David Ross]

folks -

  I am contemplating an engine swap between two Rabbits here and am
going to be asking for lots of advice, so thanks in advance.

  The daily driver here was an '84 Rabbit NA with a 4spd, I would guess
it is a 1600 but no guarantees here.  The car currently has problems - 
something came loose under the timing cover and has lodged next to the
injection pump sprocket.  There is a horrendous noise coming from under
the timing cover -  the lodged object has dug a 1/8" deep furrow in the
injection pump sprocket and has also cut away 1/3 the width of the
timing belt.  The engine has run maybe 30 seconds in this condition, and
was running when I shut it down.

  Recently I picked up a nearby ebay parts car, an '82 NA with a 5spd. 
I drove it home, about 200 miles -  the engine runs strong and has more
pep than the '84 driver, the transmission feels OK.



  What problems will I have putting the '82 engine & 5spd in the '84
car?

  Are the halfshafts interchangeable between the '84 4spd and the '82
5spd?

  Are there any differences in the '84 4spd shift linkage vs. the '82
5spd shift linkage?

  What other problems should I expect?



thanks again gents
Dave Ross    N7EPI