83 Volvo 240 Wagon D24 Engine Swap to D24T

[dennis]

. Im hoping oversized 1.6 T pistons are the same.
[/quote]No, the squirter notch is 90* off.

Is it otherwise the same? Could the correctly positioned notch be machined in? .50 mm oversize from Volvo is $261.14 each list price. None in the U.S. back ordered. I can get the set for $1200.00 if availible from sweeden. Wait a min gotta breath.

[745 turbogreasel]

Ya gotta figure VW buys em and marks em up to dealer price, then sells em to Volvo who mark em up that much again
Might try shopping (outside the US) for Audi or  LT Transporter parts?

I know somebody who did cut the other notches and come out with a running engine.

[vwjunkie53]

I can sell you the pistons in std, or oversize for 119 a piece.  They are German Kolbenshmidts and we buy direct from the importer so no vw markup BS.  Actually a couple vw dealers here in STL buy stuff from us and then mark it up rather than ordering it through vw!

Jason

[dennis]

Sounds pretty good. Do they come with rings, and wrist pins?

[dennis]

. Im hoping oversized 1.6 T pistons are the same.

No, the squirter notch is 90* off.

Im thinking it is not. if you look at this post http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=18348.0 at the guy's sencond piston photo, and comare it to mine it looks like everything is oriented the same (rod bump and squirter notch)

[745 turbogreasel]

I'd ask my buddy who ran into this problem, but he will claim senility...  Maybe I can find some o the parts next time I'm at his shop, and figure out what was going on.

[dennis]

If I have to I will pull my Caddy pan and compare. Im pretty sure there the sam though. This thing is going together one way othe the other though.

[maxfax]

I have a set of TD pistons here that I haven't gotten around to installing yet..  I can snap pics, what angles woudl you need them from?

[745 turbogreasel]

In question is the relationship between the notch, piston front, and wrist pin.

[maxfax]

Okay got some pics..  Looks to me like the squirter notch is 90 deg off on the VW piston..   However the new pistons I got have 2 notches which makes me think they would work for either..  I hate to say it, but the new piston is from prothe...

VW Piston


Prothe Piston


Here's the link to some more pics..  Apologies for the quality.. Lemme know if you need more..

VW Piston http://s295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/maxfax3/prothe%20piston/vw%20piston/

Prothe Piston http://s295.photobucket.com/albums/mm124/maxfax3/prothe%20piston/

[dennis]

Okay got some pics..  Looks to me like the squirter notch is 90 deg off on the VW piston..   However the new pistons I got have 2 notches which makes me think they would work for either..  I hate to say it, but the new piston is from prothe...

Can you snap a pic of the bare block bottomside up to compare to the D24T block for squirter position?

[Rabbit on Roids]

5 and 6 cylinders take the same pistons dont they? because 4 and 5 cylinder pistons interchange.

[dennis]

Finally got pistons. $95.00 a pop. The block is at the machine shop being bored. D24T or 1.6TD The pistons Ive are Kobenschmidt

[dennis]

GOw about that color??

[745 turbogreasel]

GOw about that color??

Hang on, lemme get my shades!