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Originally Posted by Neovyte
Thanks for the input.
I appreciate the offer to help, but it sounds like the BAR makes it impossible to actually use thedriver so SMOG is important. I'd like to eventually convert to B100 biodiesel so I don't think a TDI would work, plus it sounds like car with a D24t. This would be my daily with amount of work it would take to mate it with other engines I might as well get an original and fix it up. What should I know about the original cars? What should I stay away from? I know there was trouble with weak head gaskets, but there was a steel fix to that right?
Thanks Again.
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I know a few TDI folk who've been on B100 for years, not a lot of gelling/freezing issues around here.
Metal gasket is NLA in the US, but you can get one shipped from Europe for about what some of the shops charge for the fiber one.
cooling system, and improper timing belt service are the 2 biggest killers.
leakey injection pumps and bad glow plugs are a major causes of inoperative D24s, but not that serious.
The early subframes were prone to crack, but can be replaced in a day.
I think that's the major stuff.