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Subject:Re: LPG diesels, anyone?
From:Joe Romas
Date:Sat, 14 Jul 2001 07:35:01 -0400

Converting the 10,000 miles oil change interval of my 99.5 a4 jetta tdi to
km, correct me if my math is wrong, x1.4=14,000 km. All we need is low
sulfer fuel so we can have the European diesels in the US. I'm not ready to
drive around in a car with a pressurized tank thanks!

Joe

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 6:47 AM
Subject: LPG diesels, anyone?

> Anyone tried running a diesel on LPG or CNG? No reason it wouldn't work,
> and I believe it's being tried in Australia right now.
>
> Imagine... a smoke-free diesel which doesn't soot-up its own oil!! 15000km
> oilchange-intervals! Nissan's new DOHC diesels use a centrifugal filter to
> give 15000km intervals too).
>
> Jeez, how about running nitrous as well? A nitrous-injected LPG EFI
turbodiesel.
>
>
> Andrew Grebneff
> 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
> ph   64 (3) 473-8863
> fax 64 (3) 479-7527
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> www.goingplatinum.com/member/vw1
> www.highyieldcrusaders.ws/ref.html?ref=vw
> VW & Toyota vans, Toyota diesels and Macintoshes rule
>

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