In a message dated 5/8/01 2:31:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time, geiser@execpc.com writes: << Along this thread, how fast are people driving their diesels? I've got a '82 w/4spd 7 passenger.... assuming a tailwind, I never have taken it over 60MPH... is this about what others are doing, or is this too fast?? I understand there are differences with tires / inflation / speedometers, but in general terms.... Has anyone installed a diesel tach successfully? How difficult is this? >> I guess it's not fair to compare a 1.6na to a 1.6 td. However, I can go 70+mph. It starts to make me nervous above that. All the clatter sounds like a mongoose is chasing something in my engine compartment above that speed. There are diesel tachs available for the Vanagons. however, in my search, I've found that they are quite rare. I am installing a gas-engine tach in my turbo diesel w/ the use of an adapter from Dakota Digital (thanks for the lead Michael Sullivan). Also there's this guy Martin who talks about a VDO tach which can be added on. IIRC he calls his website the Diesel Webpage. Pmail me if you want the links and I will try to get them together for you. BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html">Vanagon Cafe</A> <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/index.html">VC links</A> |
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