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Subject:Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel
From:Frank Lee
Date:Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:32:12 -0500

I use Biodiesel  B100 summer and B50 winter because war and deep sea
drilling are not required to produce it.

We have a buying club in Baltimore www.baltimorebiodiesel.org
Cost a little more. But very little goes to *Haliburton.
*Little effect on mileage.

On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com> wrote:

> With my 82 na 1.6 diesel Westy I get approx 30mpg all the time...  slowly
> but surely !
>
>
> --
> Alan Felder
> Austin TX
> 82 Diesel Westy
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 9:12 AM, ralph meyermann
> <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > With minor mods to the tdi and te old one wire injection pump juiced up
> too
> > I should be able to get 200-300 ftlbs torque and keep about 20-25 mpg
> > pulling probably 30+ not pulling and the simplicity of a one wire pump!
> >
> > Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy
> >
> > On Nov 23, 2011 9:07 AM, "Robert Stevens" <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Nov 23, 2011, at 7:47 AM, ralph meyermann wrote:
> >
> > > I would like to do a tdi upgrade from my
> > > n...
> >  Unless you are very attached to diesel, you can get better yet mpg and
> > lower
> > cost overall, by considering a Subaru H6 3.0 (minimum 16mpg while pulling
> > a trailer), and the engine cost/installation is less $$$ as well. The
> > "power" for
> > the least powerful (2001-2004 engines) is 212HP, 210Lb/ft. I'm getting
> > 17mpg
> > for all of my travels in the intermountain/Rocky Mountain region for the
> > last
> > 25K miles (since May 2009 conversion).
> >
> > Bob Stevens
> > '87 Syncro Westy
> >
>