[Alberg30] VW Diesel Engine

Mon Mar 24 21:25:02 PST 2003

Which VW diesel was it? I just learned there is a 5 cyl 2.5 version of the 
TDI they put in the Audi 6 in Europe and a fellow on DieselEngineTrader.com 
has them for around $5,000 Brand New. What an engine! 145 HP and around 200 
ft-lbs of torque. I was lusting to put one in my UltraVan motor home ( Built 
in the late 60s, 23' all riveted alum monocoque  fuselage style construction 
weighing loaded around 4,500 lbs with a pusher corvair engine, but crying for 
more torque), but no money for big projects like that right now.
Anyone with an interest in a good diesel, take a look.
Paul
#23 Ashwagh

In a message dated 3/24/2003 10:08:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
rwagner1 at ameritech.net writes:

> Subj: Re: [Alberg30] VW Diesel Engine 
>  Date: 3/24/2003 10:08:19 PM Eastern Standard Time
>  From: <A HREF="mailto:rwagner1 at ameritech.net">rwagner1 at ameritech.net</A>
>  Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:public-list at alberg30.org">public-list at alberg30.org</A>
>  To: <A HREF="mailto:public-list at alberg30.org">public-list at alberg30.org</A>
>  Sent from the Internet 
> 
> 
> 
> A friend of mine had a 32' boat built in South America equipped with a VW
> diesel and a heat exchanger. It ran very smooth and was extremely reliable.
> 
> FYIW
> 
> Dick Wagner
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <RABBIT649 at aol.com>
> To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 10:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [Alberg30] VW Diesel Engine
> 
> 
> >I am so glad to see marine people have picked up on this great engine. I
> have
> >a Yanmar in my A30 and no problems. But I own a VW Diesel Beetle which I
> LOVE
> >and you are right. The engine runs like a clock. 2800 to 3200 rpm (85-95
> mph)
> >hour after hour after hour. At 1800, its just coasting. Now I'm talking
> about
> >the new TDI. Could anyone here be talking about the old Diesel from the
> 70s
> >Rabbit which you can get rebuilt? I imagine the new engine is much lighter
> >and more reliable, but a lot more expensive. What are the actual weight,
> >horsepower figures on it? Where do you get the transmission to go with it?
> >Obviously the auto tranny is not suitable.
> >Does anyone know the company that sells the marine package?
> >Paul
> >Ashwagh #23
> >
> >In a message dated 3/21/2003 9:26:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >marmei_v at pathcom.com writes:
> >
> >>Subj: Re: [Alberg30] VW Diesel Engine
> >> Date: 3/21/2003 9:26:45 PM Eastern Standard Time
> >> From: <A HREF="mailto:marmei_v at pathcom.com">marmei_v at pathcom.com</A>
> >> Reply-to: HREF="mailto:public-list at alberg30.org">
> public-list at alberg30.org
> >> To: HREF="mailto:public-list at alberg30.org">public-list at alberg30.org
> >> Sent from the Internet
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>No offence taken.....engine is not heavy compared to other engines and I
> am
> >>
> >>serious because I have seen one installed in a 32,27 and a 36 footer.
> They
> >>run like precision clocks year after year. ..self bleeding and cheap
> >>replacement parts.....compared to a Volvo.You need power when sailing
> and
> >>motoring in currents of the west coast.
> >>
> >>
> >>At 11:20 AM 3/21/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >>>No offense, but your not serious about a VW engine in the A30 are you?
> >>>It's way too much power and too heavy.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Mike Lehman
> >>>"Gilleleje" #505
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>----Original Message Follows----
> >>>From: Villo Marmei <marmei_v at pathcom.com>
> >>>Reply-To: Alberg 30 public list <public-list at alberg30.org>
> >>>To: public-list at alberg30.org
> >>>Subject: [Alberg30] VW Diesel Engine
> >>>Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 10:52:37 -0500
> >>>
> >>>Fellow Albergers
> >>>
> >>>I would like to know if any one of you out there has any
> >>>information  about a company in the US that  makes and sells the
> >>>Volkswagen Diesel Engine package for boats. I heard that this
> >>>company  supplies the whole marine Package with  the proper Marine
> Cooling
> >>
> >>>system and Transmission. No radiator involved.
> >>>The VW engine is very reliable.Runs for years and years without any
> >>>problems and has more HP than the existing engines now available. It is
> >>>also small and fits into our kind of a boat  A-30.  I run a Volvo Penta
> >>>MD7A and I am playing with the idea of a new VW installation.
> >>>A friend of mine bought a VW write off wreck from an insurance company
> >>>(back end smashed right up to the dashboard) and installed the engine
> in
> >>>his 32' aluminum Robersts that he built himself.....he also made the
> >>>cooling conversion from car to marine. My friend passed away and the
> boat
> >>>is somewhere in Argentina.
> >>>Villo Marmei
> >>>AHTI # KC 618

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