My brother Lee has my dad's old diesel rabbit he is using for parts out in
NM. I forgot why it stopped running but he says the head is removed but
not cracked. He may be interested in selling it. Give him a call at
505-579-4604. The only caveatis that if you do get it and run it on
bio-diesel you have to give me a ride in it to the local golf course in
honor of my dad. :-)
Steve
--- Steven Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A few months back I saw a diesel rabbit come into a salvage yard that I
> frequent. I have no idea the size or condition of the engine but I
> personally turned it over. I have no idea if the car is still in the
> yard but the place is called Sturtevant Auto Salvage - Sturtevant WI.
> The phone number is 262-835-2914. It's a long shot but at least a shot.
>
> Ed Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Good luck you guys, I've gone
> through this few times with my Wabbit. The
> heads are real hard to find. The dealers know it and are charging big
> time.
> Rebuilt heads are $400-700.00. Be very cautious about he quality of a
> rebuilt head, don't take it for granted that it was done correctly.
> I asked around on a number of VW sights, nothing really came of it.
> Used heads are a roll of the dice at best, about $150. Depending on the
> condition, it may be another $200 the rebuild. Have a reputable diesel
> shop
> measure and pressure test before you buy, runs about $30. Most shops
> will
> tell you they can do the work but, they're really not set up for it, try
> to
> find a shop that does only diesel work, trucks, forklifts... They'll
> have
> all the right tools, gigs, manuals/specs and will have seen many VW
> heads
> already. They'll disassemble and clean the head. They'll measure for the
>
> amount of warppage and previous machining. They'll pressure test for
> leakage. If the crack is between the valves, the head may still be
> usable/serviceable, If the crack comes out of the prechamber it's done
> for.
> I drove with a cracked head for over a year. It was supposed to be
> temperary
> fix but, these darn heads are hard to find! I found the last head by
> pure
> chance.
> Most of the VW Parts shops are dealing in the 1.9L.
> I did hear of a Co. that was casting/machining new heads for about
> $700.00.
> I have no idea about how well they're working. Does anyone know?
> If you find any working/rebuildable heads please let me know.
> Good luck and thanks,
> Ed
>
>
> >From: girl mark
> >Reply-To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], biofuel@yahoogroups.com,
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: [biofuel] OT: anybody have a 1.6 VW diesel head or motor for
> sale?
> >Date: Sat, 01 May 2004 21:15:25 -0700
> >
> >offtopic:
> >
> >Does anyone on these lists in the US have for sale:
> >any of the following Volkswagen diesel engines or engine parts from the
> >Rabbit/Jetta/Golf family:
> >
> >1. functioning (or at least not cracked) 1.6L, non-turbo cylinder head
> (12
> >mm bolts),
> >2. or a 1.6 turbodiesel motor in any condition
> >3. or a 1.9 (nonTDI) turbo motor/trans for sale,
> >4. or a crashed, cheap, parts VW with functioning engine from
> post-1981-ish
> >that is located within a day's hauling distance from San Francisco??
> >
> >I'm working on my biodiesel site's landlord's truck ("s brother';s
> cousin's
> >girlfriend's boss's cousin's") and we're a little stumped on how to
> proceed
> >with it, affordably, especially since we don't have a good core to use
> if
> >we're buying a rebuilt head.
> >
> >He cracked the head on a nice engine in a truck he was planning on
> >eventually doing a major restoration job to, and he was additionally
> >planning on someday putting a turbo engine into this old little
> vehicle.
> >It's a tough call on where to proceed with it with the premature demise
> of
> >the current engine, and he is now considering an engine swap to a turbo
> or
> >1.9 canadian turbo engine if we can find one quickish. Cheap turbo
> engines
> >needing a rebuild= work for me.
> >
> >also, does anyone in the SF Bay Area have VW injection pump timing
> tools
> >that I could rent from you (or buy from you) for the job?
> >
> >Mark
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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