[Vwdiesel] Vanagon question

Ralph Meyermann ralphmeyermann at gmail.com
Tue Oct 11 12:29:30 PDT 2016


I believe the person was claiming original 1.9 na in the rabbit. That I
wasn't sure about and of course the different exhaust manifold for Vanagon

On Oct 11, 2016 2:15 PM, "Bryan Belman" <dieselwesty at yahoo.com> wrote:

> nope, you can put the 1.9NA in a rabbit, golf, jetta, or caddy, it will
> just about bolt into any A2 car chassis, not sure about A1 the late 70's
> stuff.
> The bolt pattern for the motor mounts are all the same.
> it fits.
>
> Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD BEW, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
> 04 Golf TDI PD BEW, 100hp, 5sp Tiptronic Auto -- running  :<)
> 82 Diesel Westy 1.9TD AAZ (almost running) :<{
> 70 Type 1 Beetle -- Running :-)
>
>
>   *From:* Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann at gmail.com>
> *To:* Andrew .Libby <libbybapa at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* VW Diesel Group <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 11, 2016 2:37 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Vwdiesel] Vanagon question
>
> Sounds like he's trying to go 1.6 na to a 1.9 na. Someone was snowing him
> about one in an early rabbit
>
> On Oct 11, 2016 1:32 PM, "the libbybapa" <libbybapa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > There are quite a few vanagon conversions, though.  Many/most of the
> stock
> > diesels and many of the gas vanagons have been converted to diesels and
> the
> > larger displacement diesels are not exactly uncommon now.  They just
> didn't
> > come that way stock.  I currently have (3) 1.9 TDI vanagons.
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 11:30 AM, Ralph Meyermann <
> > ralphmeyermann at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks! Sounds like a buddy was getting snowed, looking for a 1.9
> >>
> >> On Oct 11, 2016 1:25 PM, "the libbybapa" <libbybapa at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Well there were a boatload of 1.9 gas water-boxer engines, but the only
> >>> diesel option ever imported by VW to North America was the 1.6
> non-turbo.
> >>> In Europe the diesel options also included the 1.6TD, and 1.7
> non-turbo.  I
> >>> do not believe that the vanagon came stock with any 1.9 diesel engines
> >>> anywhere in the world.
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Chris Geiser <cfgeiser at gmail.com>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> To my knowledge diesel Vanagons only came to the US in 82 and 83. Well
> >>>> before the existence of 1.9's.
> >>>>
> >>>> Chris
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Oct 11, 2016 1:08 PM, "Ralph Meyermann" <ralphmeyermann at gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Did a 1.9 na come in some us Vanagons? Brian??
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