Originally Posted by 82 VW Turbo Diesel

I bought my 82 VW Rabbit Turbo Diesel engine for a class project in my Diesel Theory Class. I do not have the vehicle, just the engine and the manual transaxel. The junkyard didn't have the vehicle ether, which is just fine with me. I don't know much beyond that the compression ratio is different between gasoline and diesel engines and don't put your hand near the nozzle on the injectors. Beyond that, I'll be asking stupid questions quiet a bit on here as I pull apart and put together the engine and retro fitting it to a different vehicle.