[Vwdiesel] Help me out, folks... 1.5D into '88 Fox

[Kurt Nolte]

The compressor on the Fox and the compressor on the Dasher are the same 
rotary type AC compressor, instead of the piston-type boat-anchor Yorks. 
Both cars mount their AC compressors stock on the lower passenger side 
of the engine, being longitudinal cars, with different alternator 
positions. The Fox tucks the Alternator where the injection pump is on 
the diesel, high and to the driver's side of the engine, while the 
Dasher tucks it on top of the AC compressor. In the former setup, it's 
driven off a belt with the waterpump, and used to tension the WP belt. 
With the Dasher's setup, the AC compressor is driven by a belt, then a 
separate belt runs from the AC pulley to the alternator, while the WP 
runs on it's own non-tensionable belt.

I'll have to get under the car and see if the front mount is in the same 
place with the Dasher bracket.


James Hansen wrote:
>
>> The Alternator tucks in right above the AC compressor, similar to the 
>> Quantum setup, and I have the appropriate brackets to do so, pulled 
>> from the Dasher, but... like I said, looks like the front engine 
>> mount/torque stop is of a different style and place from the Fox gas 
>> torque stop.
>
> And because of the York, you may have to change the whole deal on the 
> compressor side- I bet it mounted where the diesel injection pump is 
> now.  Look at the body of the car... does the mount land in the same 
> spot?  If not, you will have to change the whole shebang.  The mounts 
> are easy until you get to A/C.  I put A/C into my caddy, when I 
> installed the 1.9td.  The bracketry was a real fun deal.  I wound up 
> cutting the gas bracketry so the engine to body connection could be 
> used from the old gasser that was in there, which allowed space for 
> the newer style radial pump mount and alternator.  Have a look under 
> the hood of an A2 JEtta if you get the chance.  I bet the alt and AC 
> brackets are very similar to the Q setup, with exception of the motor 
> mount... which on the motor mount you may be able to cut away the York 
> part of the existing gas brackets to allow separate fitment of the 
> Sankyo brackets, AND accomodate the injection pump.
> Sound confusing?
> heh.
> I lived through it, it's not that bad :-)
> -james
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