Probably not, but from what I have seen/heard of the troubles of others, an
electronically controlled automatic diesel Vanagon is probably not in my
future. I like to control the entire process, including the pump. I would
be totally out of my league with electronic control and I know it.

Jim

On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> That option does not always work with automatics, especially electronically
> controlled.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jim Felder
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 5:44 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: FW: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
>
> This can allow engine oil to enter the intake track
>
> > and when the engine sucks it in the engine can go into a run away. No
> > way to shut it down until it blows.
> >
>
> Nah, pull over, leave it in gear and brake hard until the engine dies. Ask
> me how I know : )
>
> Jim
>
>