Is it possible to make a diesel rotary? I always thought
that would be a good combination for power/fuel enonomy.

i figured the required diesel compression ratio might be a show
stopper on a rotary engine.

Tom
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        From:   Vanagon Mailing List on behalf of P.Dooley
        Reply To:       P.Dooley
        Sent:   Thursday, December 4, 2003 12:54 PM
        To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
        Subject:        Re: Rotary?

        General consensus:
        They are light and make good power.  Have to be wound up to make the
        power though.
        Don't make much torque where vanagon people need it, and very
thirsty.

        -----Original Message-----
        From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf
        Of John D. Foster
        Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 12:46 PM
        To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
        Subject: Rotary?

        Just curious, but is anyone aware of anybody ever doing a rotary
engine
        conversion in a Vanagon?  I've see a little bit of info where people
        have
        put them into the older vans, but not the Vanagon.

        Cheers,

        JD Foster
        '86 Westy Brunhilda