I will try to turn the engine by hand this weekend.
I know the engine overheated and he was looking to add radiator fluid. He is an older man. When he came out the car had already stopped running. That was 8 years ago. No sure how to free up a diesel engine. It was just idling.
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- Tue Jul 29, 2014 2:00 pm
- Forum: Vanagon Diesel Forum
- Topic: 82 Westfalia with dead diesel Engine in PA should I buy it?
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- Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:34 pm
- Forum: Vanagon Diesel Forum
- Topic: 82 Westfalia with dead diesel Engine in PA should I buy it?
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82 Westfalia with dead diesel Engine in PA should I buy it?
My 85+ year old neighbor is finally willing to part with his 82 diesel. about 8 years ago he let it idle after driving it home from the shop after a tune up and fresh inspection. Then the engine overheated and the car just stopped running. I think he was running the car with a busted belt and the en...