Author Topic: I scored a caddy! (Read 5092 times)

Vanagoner · « **on:** February 07, 2008, 02:58:08 pm »

Well, now I have two diesels- I just got an '81 rabbit pickup. Straight, rust-free california truck, 145K mi, pristene bed because of the deluxe camper shell (which I will sell as soon as I clean it up). Has a lot of new parts on it. Curiously, it has a hydraulic lifter head- is that stock for that year? it's too dirty to see the block code yet. anyway- just sharing the news. I'll have more questions in IDI- the head was a new replacement 10K ago but never got retourqued (per instructions of the installer) so the H.G. went out on it. Everything else looks good.

burn_your_money · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2008, 10:19:44 pm »

Lets see some pictures

Vanagoner · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2008, 05:28:46 am »

I'll get some "before" pictures up. It is very dirty and neglected. was sitting in an industrial park here, I left a note on it a few months ago. it was never "on the market"- he just got tired of the project.
It's a 4-spd, The timing belt is tracking halfway off the pump sprocket, there's oil in the coolant, she's a beauty. paid $600 (that's about $450 canadian

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Hey Tyler, did '81's come with hydraulic lifter engines, or is this likely a replacement?

burn_your_money · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2008, 08:37:52 am »

Sweet it sounds just like mine, except it was a swapped 5 speed and TD. Blown head gasket as well :lol: and also $600.

Hydraulic lifters were not introduced in north america in diesels until 1986 AFAIK