Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 09:43:20 -0800
Reply-To: Björn <bratjen@DIRECT.CA>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: Björn <bratjen@DIRECT.CA>
Subject: Re: engine swap source: TDI
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At 08:37 AM 16/03/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>
>> At 10:58 AM 15/03/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> >Following is excerpt from company profile for VW Industrial engines that
>> >I found in Thomas Registerm 1998 ed. For all of you who talking about
>> >swapping engines, this may be of help.
>> >
>> >
>> >Volkswagen Of America Inc., Industrial Engine Div.,450 Barclay Blvd
>> >Lincolnshire, IL 60069-3608 (50M+) (847)-634-5290
>> >Fax: (847) 634-5205
>> >
>> >Don Thompson
>> >93 EV
>> >
>> >
>
>Bjorn, Volks, TDI Wannabe's:I think these motors are basically the same motors.
>One of those is the one that "Baja" Bob Bellance put in his Diesel Westy last
>summer and has been touring Baja ever since. As I understand it, due to all
>factors: marketing, unknowns in "endorsing" this engine swapping and of course
>their legal liability, VW Industrial will not be interested in selling you one.
>
Well, you are right. I phoned them again and asked for availability for boat
and other applications. The guy I talked to said, that the engine was too
complex to just sell to anyone. No mentioning of certified mechanics, VW
experience etc. would change his mind. I asked him if there was someone who
would sell the engines. He said it was him, but currently he would only sell
to the Feds for military applications (here comes your German powered
tank...) and to the Environmental Protection agency. He said he was working
on a deal with Cummins. I challenged him whether he was really interested in
selling the engines, he laughed.
I learned in the conversation that it is the same TDI as is used in
automotive applications. He apologized that this was the only one available
and therefore it was complicated to use it for other applications. (In a
previous conversation he had mentioned that these engines were not certified
for automotive applications.) It seems that VW only sends the automotive
electronics to North America. So it is the engine we would need.
Anyone out there with more persuasive methods in the Lincolnshire area?
Björn Ratjen
1987 Syncro Est Alia (self camperized)
1995 Passat TD
(1982 Vanagon Diesel)
1979 VW Bus (self- camperized)
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