[Vwdiesel] Dumb luck
Bryan Belman
dieselwesty at yahoo.com
Wed Jun 15 06:34:15 PDT 2011
1990 Fox Wagon, I have never seen a new Fox then maybe a 85 or 86.
When did they stop making the Fox and were dealers in US selling them through
the 90's
Not that I recall ??
humm
Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
70 Type 1 stock Elm Green Beetle -- Under Restoration :-)
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From: Brian and Ruth Decker <decker at toledotel.com>
To: adamo robison <adamanderr at hotmail.com>
Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Sent: Wed, June 15, 2011 12:28:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Dumb luck
Hi Adamo.
The VW Fox 4 speed is a tall tranny. I have one out of an
87 in my 1981 Dasher behind a 1.6 N/A diesel and I went across country last
year on a 8800 mile trip at 49.5 mpg. Your 1.5 diesel rebuilt and installed
into the VW Fox instead of the gas engine should make you a fine car. It
should be a piece of cake engine swap. In my 1990 VW Fox wagon I have
already installed a 5 speed tranny that was out of a Quantum that had a 1.6
turbo diesel engine.
Brian Decker
From: adamo robison [mailto:adamanderr at hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:17 PM
To: decker at toledotel.com
Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] Dumb luck
what trans. i just got a fox wagon myself but all i have sitting on the
shelf is a 1980 1.5, 180k thta was running away on me at highway speeds
after40 minutes of 60 mph top speed....think itll work the fox is a four
speed i believe. obviously? gas engine
> From: decker at toledotel.com
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:13:03 -0700
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Dumb luck
>
> Sometimes a good buy turns to gold. A month or so ago I
> bought a 1.6 Audi Turbo diesel engine and auto trans with all the
> accessories at a country auction for 45 dollars. I now have the head off
> and the head is perfect as are the bores. It is bored 1mm over and the
> pistons look almost brand new. Today I had to replace a starter on my
Dasher
> diesel and I used the starter off the new motor so now I figure it's less
a
> starter but the Turbo diesel engine less the starter is now essentially
> free and that is a good price. I plan to have it into a 90 VW Fox two door
> station wagon with a 5 speed tranny in about a month. I'm going to sneak
an
> intercooler in and that should give me around 80 diesel horses in my 90
Fox
> 2dr wagon so I can tool down the highway at 50 mpg in my mini SUV.
>
> Brian Decker
>
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