[Vwdiesel] Diesel engine swaps, vw recepients

[raymond greeley]

I am still early in the research though what i find is while dodge did use a 
vw gasser engine up to
approx 1983/4 in the k car (omni/horizan) the minivan is what's called an "s 
platform" car which is a decendent of the k car. supposedly this platform 
was changed again in 1991 though as has been mentioned here already they 
where a poor company and the likelyhood is that they found parts that could 
fit their existing tooling set up. I just want a larger capacity van with 
better mpg and so think the vw/minivan would make a good end product though 
as loren mentioned,the best plan
would be a bolt up with no or minor bellhousing mods. some of the swaps do  
sound interesting
though. ray

>From: 82 Diesel Westy <dieselwesty at yahoo.com>
>To: pmdolan at sasktel.net, LBaird119 at aol.com
>CC: vwdiesel at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Diesel engine swaps, vw recepients
>Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:59:12 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Yes, I would bet $20 that almost everything is shared
>between those two, Omni and K-car.  My local Napa shop
>has about 5 of them that he gets from junk yards, he
>swaps parts on them to get 3 running so he can deliver
>auto parts to local garages in town.
>
>He delivered me home a few weeks back when my ignition
>switch on the Audi was acting up again and I got no
>start.
>
>Bryan, NJ
>
>--- pmdolan at sasktel.net wrote:
>
> > Since early Omni-Horizons were VW powered, there is
> > a Chrysler gearbox with VW bolt patter available, so
> > this could be one way to go.  I don't know how much
> > Omnirizons shared with K-cars (which the van is),
> > but since Chrysler was SOOO broke at the time, I
> > imagine it should be everything.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: LBaird119 at aol.com
> > Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 10:05 am
> > Subject: [Vwdiesel]  Diesel engine swaps, vw
> > recepients
> >
> > > >Has anyone here had experience or know of a site
> > that may
> > > >have discussed the swap of a vw diesel into a
> > dodge minivan.
> > > >I have purchased van with  manual trans and would
> > like
> > > >to mate up the dodge trans with the vw engine
> > though would
> > > >consider using the entire vw  drive train and
> > just make up new
> > > >axles and completelly new mounts. The weight
> > difference of a td
> > > >jetta and a mini van is 600lbs, so with a little
> > stripping down i
> > > >should be able to come close in weight.
> > >
> > >  I'd kicked around that idea only with using the
> > engine/tranny
> > > setup they already put in them in Europe.  Talked
> > to someone
> > > who had one and he was only making mid to upper
> > mpg with
> > > it so it was a lot of work and expense for little
> > gain for me.
> > > Still, the simplest way would be to snag a "drop
> > in" engine and
> > > maybe the tranny, and bolt it in.
> > >     Loren
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>Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
>04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp   -- running :)
>82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA               -- running :)
>92 Jetta Eco-Turbo Diesel           -- not running yet <:>
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