Hey Roger -- what kind gallon? On account of which you mention Idaho /and/
BC (which I take to mean British Columbia, not Baja California), I can't
tell if you're talkin' 'merkin gallons (3.785411784 liters) or Canadian
gallon (4.54609 liters).*

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* Do I have that right?

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On 6/5/2008 6:27 PM Roger Whittaker wrote:

> dear all
> we have a 1989 California Model 5 Speed Diesel
> This was OEM 1.6 which died this past year at 175K+
> we replaced with 1.9 at wagen works in idaho for about 7K$
>  the 1.6 got excellent highway millage at 70+ mph ....
> we usually got 35 mpg ...
> the new 1.9 has not been tested yet other than coming back to BC
> the trip back was made with my wife and her worldly goods ...
> weighed in at nearly 6K kilograms ...
>
> the new 1.9 had no trouble at all getting the loaded van up to 70 mph indeed
> often faster
> but i slowed down in the interest of safety ...
> lots of go requires lots of whoa ... we have disc all around but ... lets be
> sensible a little bit ;o)
>
> we have yet to make a long trip where we can see what the new mileage is ...
>
> but as a daily driver ... in town ... with some country road ...
> 1/2 a tank every ten days or so ... that would be about 250 miles a week
> and i will also add ... i am not exactly a light footed driver ...
> but i do coast to stop signs and lights ...
>
> and to the guy who wonders about what sort of fats will run a diesel ... is
> it only old mercedes ...
> well i have a friend whose dad was a bit of a diesel genius ...
> he says he and his dad ran a diesel on milk ...
> for those who might scoff at this ...
> have never seen real milk fresh from a cow ...
> the cream that rises to the top ... 100% fat ...
>
> and if the diesel fuel gets to be too expensive ...
> i guess i will start collecting seals and whales ...
> good thing i live on the west coast ... ;o)...
> now where is that old harpoon ...
> yours
>
> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Stuart MacMillan <macgroup@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Can you burn fryer oil in that?  Or is that just the old Mercedes diesels?
>> What mileage do you get?  What's top speed?  Oh, never mind. Florida is
>> completely flat!)
>>
>>
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>>
>>
>>  _____
>>
>> From: Neil2 [mailto:vidublu@gmail.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 2:32 PM
>> To: Stuart MacMillan
>> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>> Subject: Re: Replace WBX with more efficient engine? Well....
>>
>>
>>
>> Here, here, Diesels are just fine . . . in Florida.
>>
>> On 6/5/08, Stuart MacMillan <macgroup@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Folks,
>>
>> Do the math.  Calculate your savings (10%? 15%?) over a year, and decide if
>> it's worth it.  Probably not, since you can save as much by slowing down,
>> or
>> even with a product like this:  www.ca40g.com  (I have no interest in this
>> company, but I've tried it and it did work for about a 10% improvement in
>> my
>> Scion xB  (30 to 33 MPG hiway over 10 tank fulls).  I'd be curious to see
>> what you folks find if you try it. I'm going to try it in my EVC this
>> summer.  It's a bit of a PITA to deal with though, its an oil based liquid.
>>
>>
>> People swap out the WBX for more power and reliability, not economy.  It
>> takes the same amount of power to move the heavy, un-aerodynamic Vanagon
>> Regardless of what engine is in it, so a slightly more efficient engine
>> will
>> give you slightly more mileage.
>>
>> Put in a diesel if you really want economy, and you'll have the best of
>> both
>> worlds--you'll be forced to drive slower ;-), and you'll get terrific
>> (relatively speaking) mileage!
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil
>> '82 Diesel Westy
>> Peace of
>>
>
>
>
> --
> roger w
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