LT28 1980 Petrol

[jonnyseager]

Hi, I have a 1980 LT28 and I want to have the engine replaced. Does anyone know where to start with which engine to go for?

[Crasher]

That’s the old 2 litre Audi unit also used in the Porsche 924; in my younger days I used to change a LOT of those and I would only fit VEGE but I doubt they list it anymore and anyway, their quality went down the toilet years ago. Personally I would not touch an engine from ANY of the “reconditioned specialists” in the UK, their work is always to a price and the units more con than recon... if I don’t fit a genuine VAG unit I build it myself but a freak like me building an engine is daft money. I would imagine many of the parts are still easy to get and one modification I used to insist on was the Webcon Weber carb conversion.

[Crasher]

You asking about keeping an old bus like this on the road made me think about electric versions os the LT now being made. I see a LOT of old LT’s and Crafters still going strong but what is going to happen when one is ten years old and the battery fails outside of the warranty? A new battery is listed at £22302 now; how much will one be in a decade and how much for fitting? This means a ten year old vehicle like this will get scrapped and this is NOT environmentally friendly!