Why not just make that diesel generator into a trailer with a complete
drivetrain?  If your primary engine fails, you fire up the trailer and use
it get home.  Your own little diesel pusher.

Cheers,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 9:00 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: VW diesel engine available on Craigs List for $300 98K
miles

How that's a great ideal  1500 diesel to power a generator,  and when you
1.6NA blows up on a trip, you just pop in the generator engine and keep
going .
"moving guardrail . ............!!   I like it !
they should all have that yellow or orange triangle 'slow moving vehicle'
sign on the back.
Btdt !

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
BenT Syncro
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 5:51 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: VW diesel engine available on Craigs List for $300 98K miles

On 12/12/07, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Not acceptable for a Vanagon???
>
> I'll have you know that my '86 Doka with the 1.6NA diesel will easily
> cruise
> down the road at 58mph... 62mph with a tail wind.  Flat ground of course.
> Down hill, it's much faster... if I put the clutch in.  Up hill... well,
> that's another story.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff

Yep, my 1.6TD was toally acceptable -- on some goat trail in NoFunland. The
slightly more powerful 1.6NA in the US Spec Vanagon helped them earn the
nickname "moving guardrail". The 1.5NA would probably good for powering a
spare generator for camping in the land of NOT!!!

BenT