oh my bad ... i meant 6000 pounds ...
GVW
;o)
as far as punctuation is concerned ...
my SO has a masters in english and she lets me get away with ellipse ...
she says she likes me cause i a rebel ...
and she should know ... she is a yankee
escaped to canadia ...
yours

On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Jake de Villiers <
crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:

> 6000 kilograms in a Westy?
>
> As in 13,200 lbs?
>
> I don't think so Tim!  Please proofread your posts for errors like this -
> some punctuation would be welcome also.
>
> On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 6:27 PM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>
> 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
>> There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
>> Picking up garbage and telling people things.
>> Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
>> -----------------------------------------------------------
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>> http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners
>> and ... older work at
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>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> Crescent Beach, BC
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27

--
roger w
There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
Picking up garbage and telling people things.
Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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and ... older work at
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