I nearly broke my leg the other day.
I was driving down the road in my TDI Vanagon and a car passed me going so
fast I thought my van had quit.
I opened the door and put my foot on the ground cause I thought I was
stopped ............... sure nuf' I was still going 55 mph.

Stan Wilder
www.engineceramics.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff at Vanagonparts" <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: diesel conversion

> I sincerely think you're underestimating the cost of a TDI conversion.
>
> Where did you come up with $5,000?
>
> Used TDI motors sell for at least $2,000.  On top of that, you'll need the
> ECU, AFM, exhaust, and wiring harness.  The exhaust will have to be custom
> made.  The wiring harness will need to be modified for the Vanagon.
>