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Subject:Re: Gas Vanagon to Diesel Conversion?
From:Brent Christensen
Date:Wed, 27 Mar 2002 10:40:20 -0800

Questions that come to my mind:

1. What about throttle and tach operation?  I know that some of the later
model VW TDi motors use "drive by wire" accellerators, right?
(Potentiometers).

2. What about power steering, AC, cruise control?

3. Ground clearance for a Syncro?

I personally don't like the idea of raising my rear deck 4" (it is already
crowded enough back there!).  Also, the rear cabinet may need to be trimmed
away to clear a raised deck in a Westy.  Not ideal, IMO.

Also, the cooling "tunnel" problem that BenT posted earlier makes sense -
interested to hear a response to that question.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

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