[Vwdiesel] Diesel engine in Karmin Ghia VW etc.

[pmdolan at sasktel.net]

Just in case you want to do such a swap, you need to know that the 50 degree TD pan does not fit the TDI, different bolt pattern.

----- Original Message -----
From: David Cook <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com>
Date: Thursday, April 6, 2006 8:56 am
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel engine in Karmin Ghia VW etc.

> Or you could just get a '68+ Karmann Ghia and the
> adaptor from Kennedy and put the regular 1.6 diesel
> in.
> 
> I actually think that the oil pan, pump, etc from the
> 50 degree vanagon install are getting pretty pricy. 
> TDI conversions into vanagons are gettting popular and
> you need those parts to do it.
> 
> I liked the K.G. idea over a beetle because I figured
> the engine decklid would fit the engine with no
> modification.  I don't know for sure, but the beetle
> decklid only needed minor mods in the pic I saw and a
> KG lid is much more squared off.
> 
> David
> 
> 
> --- pmdolan at sasktel.net wrote:
> 
> > Oh, and I forgot to mention:  you need the oil pan
> > from a 1.6 Vanagon diesel as well.  If you can find
> > the bellhousing, the oil pan will be there.  I think
> > you need the oil pump too, or maybe just press the
> > pickup into another pump.  But, those things are
> > cheap and easily bought new.
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: 82 Diesel Westy <dieselwesty at yahoo.com>
> > Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2006 10:54 am
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel engine in Karmin Ghia
> > VW etc.
> > 
> > > Well, I have a spare gas vanagon bell housing, I
> > could
> > > see if it will fit on the type 1 resto I have been
> > > working on as well.  Not to sure if it will fit,
> > but
> > > if it does, that is 90% of the battle, then you
> > would
> > > just have to make the room in the KG engine
> > > compartment for Mr. 1.6l diesel.
> > > 
> > > Bryan
> > > 
> > > --- Libbybapa at wmconnect.com wrote:
> > > 
> > > > In a message dated 4/4/06 9:31:14 AM US Mountain
> > > > Standard Time, rjs at bnl.gov 
> > > > writes:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > Does anybody know of any other off the shelf
> > > > tranny adapters?  How about VW
> > > > > watercooled engine to VW aircooled transaxle?
> > > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > As mentioned, I know that the diesel vanagon
> > bell
> > > > housing will replace the 
> > > > 72+ type 2 bell housing and allow any inline-4
> > to be
> > > > bolted up in the 50� 
> > > > position requiring the diesel vanagon bell
> > housing
> > > > and iol pickup tube.  I am not 
> > > > sure, but suspect it would also replace the type
> > 1
> > > > and type 3 bell housings for 
> > > > a similar effect.
> > > > 
> > > > Andrew
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