[Vwdiesel] Audi engine for sale - $600 (Sutherlin, Oregon)

[Bryan Belman]

Chris, I did this with my 79 Audi that had 225K on it when I got the car.  I put a motor in from a junkyard that only had 40K on it, right.....
I paid $700 for it back in 85, that was a log of money.  It had low compression, I went back to the junkyard with the compression test reading I paid an Audi dealer to do (I know little about cars back then) and got $300 back after much bitching.
If it is more then a few hundred, DON'T buy it unless you see compression test readings and you trust the readings.  Not that hard to get a starter bolted to the block and crank her over I think.



Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp   -- running :)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA               -- running :)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel       -- running :)
70 Type 1 stock Beetle              -- Not running :(


--- On Thu, 6/26/08, Chris Jude <vegbenz300 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Chris Jude <vegbenz300 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Audi engine for sale - $600 (Sutherlin, Oregon)
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008, 2:35 AM
> I found this craigslist post for an engine for my 5000. 
> it's about 350
> miles away, which isn't bad, but does anyone know of a
> good method to ship
> one of these from a small town near i-5?
> 
> also, what can i do to check the quality of a removed
> engine before buying
> it?
> 
> thanks
> chris
> seattle wa
> 
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 5:42 AM,
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> > Audi engine for sale
> <sale-732863715 at craigslist.org>Date: 2008-06-25,
> > 7:27PM
> >
> > We have for sale a 1980 5-cyl. diesel Audi motor. Only
> has 93,700 miles on
> > it when pulled. Ran perfect. All new glow plugs. Email
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