I'm there too, but we are, without doubt, the minority, against the
tide, current, wind ... what haven't ya.  Those TDIs are selling (almost
complete) for $3200 now.  Can we sub. a 1.6 turbo pump and 1.6 turbo
injectors, thereby avoid the electrics (poor man's version), and have it
work?

-Dana-

"Horace K. Sawyer" wrote:
>
> How 'bout a Joker TD thread?
>
> Imagine it:  full throttle accelerations with thick pungent clouds of black
> oil-laden smoke rolling out of a stainless steel STEBRO exhaust, sucking in
> air like there's no tomorrow through a K&N, turbo boost modified to 20 psi
> and that baby whirring like a tornado!!!
>
> Roll it, baby!!  Roll it!
>
> Diesels rule.  It's just a crying shame we couldn't get a decent engine
> here in the dadgum states.  Imagine a 6 cylinder TDI in a vanagon.  Talk
> about rolling . . . torque galore, and sipping fuel like a miser.  Heck,
> even the 4 cyl TDI would probably be perfectly fine!  (This perspective is
> coming from the owner of a an 82 diesel Westy in eons past, and I have
> never been impressed with the driveability of any waterboxer as a monument
> to efficiency and power).  The friggin oil companies DON'T WANT us to burn
> less. Burn it all, baby, burn it 'til there ain't no more!   Why not
> distill it all to high grade premium unleaded?  Let's maximize
> profit.   Why not shake hands with the automakers and the lawmakers, make
> secret deals to keep the V12's and the big iron coming to the good old US
> of A. Keep out the cars that make sense.  The rest of the world is becoming
> convinced we are idiots.
>
> I better end this rant.  : )
>
> Have a good day
> HK
>
> "The opinions expressed herein are not opinions:  they are FACT."
> At least, through my eyes.
>
> At 01:58 PM 11/9/00 +0100, Robin Oomkes wrote:
> >Maybe we can start a tyre/heater/aux battery thread?
> >
> >Robin
> >90 Vanagon Atlantic Westfalia TD (with tyres, heater, aux battery)
> >Netherlands
> >
> >Brian Jones wrote:
> >
> > > maybe nobody has any problems with their vanagons! no water leaks,
> > mysterious
> > > no starts, bucking ,surging or any of the other problems. we have discussed
> > > and fixed everything, and now that they are all running good we have
> > nothing
> > > to talk about!   :-)   Brian