Roger:

Different diesel engine.  The current generation of VW diesels are typically not used for Vanagon TDi conversions .... way too much electronic uplift required.

On 30-Sep-2015, at 20:57, Roger Whittaker wrote:

> Dear vanoginiters
> The places which specialize in R&R of water boxer to TDI engine would have
> or might had known about the software -issue as they tuned engine after
> install - or were vanagon exempt after repower ?
> The scuttlebutt  on Sirius 111 is that this issues is actually a copyright
> issue because the DIgital Copyright laws in the USA allow a wall to be put
> in place to protect the software from backyard hackers turning engine into
> something it is not supposed to be --- ?like a Walkman??
> Regards
> 
> On Wednesday, September 30, 2015, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> I agree, but I'll add to #1: The dealer will issue a "certificate of
>> proof" that the repair has been made.  Latest thing I'm hearing is once the
>> fix is released, jurisdictions here that require testing to get license
>> tabs or title transfers won't do an emissions test without proof that the
>> cars are fixed. Makes sense.
>> 
>> Folks where emissions testing is not required will be looking for deals on
>> high performance unrepaired TDIs!
>> 
>> Stuart
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
>> <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of Jeff Schwaia
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 12:36 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <javascript:;>
>> Subject: Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
>> 
>> 1 & 3
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: Dan N [mailto:dn92610@gmail.com <javascript:;>]
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 12:15 PM
>> To: Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com <javascript:;>>
>> Cc: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com <javascript:;>>
>> Subject: Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> it's not vanagon and it's not Friday yet...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> but let's play a guessing game..
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 1. VW will issue a recall, reprogram your engine and give you a voucher to
>> be used later
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 2. same as #2 but VW will give you some cash...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 3. VW will propose to buy back and give you a "fair" price...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 4. VW will do nothing and let the US Gvt decides for them...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> which one you pick?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> :-)
>> 
> 
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