Hey Scott, Ken's promoting his own business there...

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> pretty strange ..
> that page looks like it's copied from Overland's page. Same prices even.
> Perhaps he's a dealer for them ?
>
> on that page, I question the claim that a 1.9 NA can do 75 mph with stock
> gearing .
> it would have to turn about 6,500 rpm in an 82 diesel vanagon to do that.
> the engines  max out at about 5K rpm of course.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Wilford" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 1:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Diesel conversion
>
>
>  Check out this guy's site:
>> http://www.vanagain.com/conver1.htm
>>
>> He has some cool stuff I have heard :-)
>>
>> Ken Wilford
>> John 3:16
>> www.vanagain.com
>>
>>
>> On 3/14/2011 12:15 PM, TJ Hemrick wrote:
>>
>>> I'm looking for up to date sources for whom can provide parts/services
>>> (loom
>>> work, immobilzer, etc.) for doing a diesel conversion (in my case a VW
>>> 1.9
>>> TDI).  I know several on the list have been done but a lot of the links
>>> I've
>>> found are no longer up to date or in business doing diesel conversion.
>>>  Again, I don't need a place that does the work, (turnkey or otherwise)
>>> just
>>> provides parts and stuff.  I've seen some of the BioDiesel guys throwing
>>> their hat in the pile but need to give them a shout to check them out if
>>> they will do just parts.  FYI, just to avoid a flame war over "mounting
>>> angles", I'd consider either the 15 degree or the 50 degree.  I was
>>> previously against the 50 degree as I did not want to mod the engine
>>> cover
>>> but I've softened my position on that since my Syncro won't be too
>>> bothered
>>> if the back deck isn't "perfectly" flat.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> TJ
>>> 87 Syncro
>>> 87 Wolfie
>>>
>>>

--
Jake

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1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie'

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