thanks for the advice - and i'm totally open to something outside or the waterboxer!  but i simply see a gasoline to diesel conversion as being a huge hassle.  however, who am i to say........

i'm not completely clear on what you mean - specifically, what other options are you speaking of?  (are you saying go with a TDI, instead of a 1.6? - and if so, wouldn't that upgrade be easier starting w/ an already diesel vanagon setup?)

also, any info on how long VW produced these would be great.

thanks again for the help!

On Friday, August 26, 2005, at 06:33PM, chris Moyles <chris@fauquierhousing.org> wrote:

>Think outside the waterbox for a moment!
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>My method- I bought an 86 syncro that I will soon swap out to a diesel
>TDI that I will run bio-diesel through.
>( only 90 k on a rebuilt waterboxer so ican't bring myself to transplant
>from her while she is still healthy!)
>86 syncro
>81 caddy truck yellow- on bio-d
>81 caddy truck-white - on bio d
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>Don't limit yourself to a wimpy 1.6 diesel engine- think bigger, faster,
>cleaner, better mileage!  You can make bio-d really easily and then you
>don't have to worried about a dual fuel system and all those hassles.
>try here for info;
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>TDI-conversion@yahoogroups.com-   vanagon conversion group
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>cheers,
>chris
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>86 syncro
>81 caddy truck yellow- on bio-d
>81 caddy truck-white - on bio d
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>>i'm really thinking about doing something about my craze for alternative fuels - specifically, a bio-diesel powered westy sounds like the best option.
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>>my question is:  since you don't see many of them, how long were they made???  were these produced until '91 like the gasoline powered vans?  thanks for the help - i tried to do some quick searching online but thought that i'd simply ask the pros.
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>>thanks!
>>dusty.
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>>PS - what will westy owners do when/if our oil supply runs dry?  will somebody figure out a way to run an alternative fuel through our gasoline engines???...........i ask myself this all of the time.
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