Bombardier bombi engine swap

[sanguill]

Hi every one im new on this forums cause im looking for tips.
I have a bombardier bombi and the engine is broken very badly so i want to put a new one, not easy to find here in québec province where J.A Bombardier start it all....

Would like to know if one of you ever tried to put a diesel engine in a bombi?

maybe a VW i think this could be great with the great torque of those litle engine...

Sanguill

sorry for my english im praticly only talking in french...

 

[redsqwrl]

hello san,

Your english is very good, much better than my french.

I was able to own and operate a bombi with a 2.4L mercedes automotive based diesel. I have since traded the bombi towards a tucker but it is near by if you want other photos.

I liked it very much.

it fit very good. I have some photos of that machine as well as a few threads on this Forums forums site. search out user "dick" or "redsqwrl" and you may find some photos.

Private message me an email and I can share the photos with you.

Mike.

Also the benz motor i had had an automatic trans mission, There were times I did not care for the automatic but the overdrive did provide faster speeds which were nice at times.

Also no turbo.

Welcome to the group.

 

[Snowtrac Nome]

a 1.9 tdi would be cool good power to weight a 2.3 with efi from a ranger would make a nice conversion too as would the 2.3 turbo used in the old t birds. thew only down side to the benz motor would be weight. but an automotive benz motor running should be easy to come by.

 

[sanguill]

Yes ist what im thinking the TDI should be a good choice the problem is to fit a rear axel transmissin on it... for benz motor not realy easy to find here

 

[Snowtrac Nome]

there is an outfit in Canada makes adaptors to mate the tdi to samuri transmissions and a few others might check them out.