-- [ From: John Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --

Susan, your diesel van is a good candidate for an engine swap that will
really give it a boot in the butt! There's lots of info available on this
list and others sites that can give you some direction.

Luck!!

John Rodgers
'88 GL driver in New Mexico
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Date: Sunday, 11-Jul-99 10:31 PM

From: Susan Bernavich          \ Internet:    (susanb@wizzards.net)
To:   Vanagon                  \ Internet:    (vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com)

Subject: wake up call

Hi...just returned from the coast with "Harold" my new to me 83 diesel....
now I admit before I bought him you folks out there warned me that it would
be slow going....but geeze this was a safety hazard!!!!  I had my "hazardous
blinkers" on because I was going so slow up mediocre grades that I literally
slowed to 20 miles per hour...talk about road rage around me!!!  ( I can
hear all the I told you so's now...)  two or three questions....is it normal
to go THAT slow????  #2 will dropping one of those Rabbit engines make a big
difference????  #3 About how much would that cost...and does anyone want the
job???? Really I love my Bus...but now I'm chicken to go anywhere with a
hill!!!!  Suffering in Sutherlin Susan!!!

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