Date:         Mon, 12 Feb 2001 19:34:13 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Has anyone put a turbodiesel system in a gas inline-4?
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The LD28, like the Golf, is a nondiesel modified to run diesel. It does
have an iron head, but its replacement (RD28) is alloy-head, and plagued
with problems. Warping head, bore-wear, crank...the RD in my Skyline had 68
000km on it and started to use 8 liters of oil on a 365km trip. Its oil
light would flicker at idle. The only good part was the head (on mine,
anyway). I have been told the RD is a good one to stay clear of, as all are
shot by 70k. DON'T turbo one!!


Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
fax 64 (3) 479-7527
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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