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Subject:Re: Diesel $$ RE: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!!
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Fri, 13 Jun 2014 19:56:54 -0400

I guessed I missed something along the way. I have never seen diesel
instructions promoting the use of gasoline except in small quantities to
prevent gelling. I would think kerosene is a much better alternative before
gasoline as it won't damage the engine.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
KIM BRENNAN
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 10:47 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Diesel $$ RE: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip
Hip Huzzah!!

One of the cool things about diesels (at least the older models), are the
fueling instructions.

aka, if you can't get diesel fuel, you can use gasoline if you can't get
gasoline you can use kerosene if you can't get kerosene you can use alcohol
etc.

(of course the recommendations are to drive more conservatively on the
alternate fuels).

Most of us, of course, won't be driving in places were that is a concern.

On Jun 13, 2014, at 5:51 AM, Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
wrote:

> I love mine, well since the AAZ upgrade for more oomph. Minimal
> electronic engine components to fail/diagnose.
>
> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
> On Jun 13, 2014 12:22 AM, "JRodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Prol'ly so!
>>
>> john
>>
>> On 6/12/2014 11:18 PM, Don Hanson wrote:
>>
>>> I bet they still will find a reason to keep us out of electric
>>> vehicles
>>>
>>

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