[Vwdiesel] Dumb luck

Thu Jun 16 20:55:44 PDT 2011

seriously,
once again for all the messages i read about everyone's new old stock ride....standard stuff about how much they like their vw.....which considering why were here on this list should be relatively regardless. no one especially the veterans has any insight on the questions ive asked over the years of being a reading member with not enough experience to interject.....if no one wants to chat possibilities maybe just share some love on a link to info on what im asking about

> From: tadc at europa.com
> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:08:04 -0700
> To: decker at toledotel.com
> CC: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Dumb luck
> 
> 2-door wagon?  Supposedly they dropped the wagon after 90.
> 
> http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/1990-to-1993-volkswagen-fox-5.htm?photo=1683488#toptab
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> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 7:11 AM, Brian and Ruth Decker <decker at toledotel.com
> > wrote:
> 
> >                I have had  5 or 6  VW Foxes. Some drivers some parts cars.
> > All were 87's except the 90 wagon. Supposedly in 91 and 92 they was a
> > little
> > difference in the body style and engine management etc.  I really like the
> > VW Fox 2 dr Wagon.
> >
> > Brian Decker
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Bryan Belman [mailto:dieselwesty at yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 6:34 AM
> > To: Brian and Ruth Decker; adamo robison
> > Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Dumb luck
> >
> >
> >
> > 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 :-)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  _____
> >
> > 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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