[Vwdiesel] Kubvan

[William J Toensing]

Is that a Ford Tempo diesel? In 1984 & 1985, Ford offered a diesel option for the Ford Escort & Tempo along with their Mercury Lynx & Topaz clones. The actual engine was the Mazda 626  2.0 diesel engine & 5 speed transmission. I owned a 1985 Mazda 626 diesel bought new until 1996 when the engine blew-overheated at 174,000 miles. That never would have happened if I had a discussion group like this. Was caused by a thermostat bypass hose that blew & was so hidden that I never saw it. Would have replaced it along with the other hoses. None of the Ford or Mazda dealers knew anything about that bypass hose when I asked for a complete set of hoses to replace them a few years earlier which I did as preventative maintenance.
Bill Toensing, Nevada City, CA