Re: [AMC-List] 1959 Rambler w/Diesel Motor - $1100

[Russell Neyhart <rtneyhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good Morning Andrew,

The Volvo diesels in the 240 series were Audi truck I6's with the same 
bore & stroke as the Audi 2.0 I5's used in the 5000 and the 1.6 I4's 
used in the 4000 and non-TDI VW's. Good luck finding a good parts 
person! Please let us all know if you find one who will turn around and 
look at the ancient scrolls, er books behind them after punching a few 
keys turns up nothing!

Regards,

Russ (from Pa.)
1988 Eagle Wagon

Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " From: Keleigh Hardie <keleigh3000@xxxxxxxxx>
> " 
> " My sediments exactly. I've thought a long time about doing something 
> " like this, either with a 58-60 (love the retro look) or 64-65 (like the 
> " quasi-turbine look and the extra room) American 2-door. I'd been looking 
> " for a source for a medium size four or small six diesel. I had forgotten 
> " about the Nissan, I'll have to add that to my list. I would love to have 
> " a veggie Rambler for a fair weather driver...
>
> i've been thinking about dieselizing a cherokee.  for them, toyota is
> a natural choice as they both used similar aisin-warner trannies; i
> narrowed it down to a 2L-TE with a stick for my approach, but volvo
> also used the aw auto and when they dropped the vw diesel and started
> making their own they put them together for at least a few years.  bad
> news: volvo doesn't sell diesel cars here.  also, the mill is a -5-.
> good news: volvo marine does sell the engine here, and it's powerful -
> 160 and 190 hp from a 2.4L!  that still leaves you scratching for the
> flexplate etc unless you can find a helpful parts person, but it's a
> big step forward.
>
> toyota diesels - and most japanese engines - are available pretty
> reasonably as low mileage used pulls from japan.
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