The diesel smog issue is really interesting in that people are
thoroughly convinced that it is either completely illegal or completely
okay. As for lvb, he is GA and should have no problems with his
conversion. We -Overland- are in California and have to abide by CARB
regulations. Here is what we know:

We have completed three gas-to-diesel conversions with our personal
vehicles. When we approached CARB to see if we needed to go through the
certification process for these vehicles we were told no. All three
times, our northern California referee informed us that a Gas to Diesel
conversion with a new - US spec- 1.9L TDI / TDD was viewed as a positive
step and that there was no problem passing smog certification. All of
our diesels are registered and all were originally gasoline powered
Vans.

So, we are telling our end users that these conversions are okay. We are
not supplying a certificate as we have not applied for one for these
conversions. As for the 5-Cylinder kits, we are considering going
through the CARB process and paying for the license if we can generate
enough interest in the kits. We strongly encourage any potential buyer
to check with their local air resources board and gather any info they
can before purchasing a kit. Lastly, we would be very interested to
obtain any info the Vanagon community might have regarding other states,
and will post useful info on our site.

Ben Zlotkin
Overland Parts Inc.