Date:         Mon, 29 Jul 2002 20:12:21 -0400
Reply-To:     Bob O Shaughnessy <vanagon@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
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From:         Bob O Shaughnessy <vanagon@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: diesel conversion
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On 7/29/02 7:27 PM, "Steven Dodson" <steven@EPOCHDESIGN.COM> wrote:

> FYI:
>
> I am planning to install an early 90's 1.9TD with Audi Intercooler in my 87
> Syncro GL and brew my own bio-diesel. I checked with the CA Dept of Motor
> Vehicles as well as the Bureau of Automotive Repair recently to get more
> info. 1.9TD's  are the cheapest alternative to the 1.9TDI, easier to work
> on but are hard to find in the States, though not so hard to find in
> Canada. From what they've told me, it doesn't matter where the donor car is
> from as long as it's a diesel. Make sure the vehicle has a current smog
> cert. and registration before doing the conversion.
>
> However, don't take my word for it. Call them your self to hear it from the
> horses mouth. It's always possible for the interpretations of the laws to
> change from one place to another.
>
> Kind regards,
> Steven Dodson

    Steven, where do you plan to mount the intercooler, and how are you
going to direct cooling air through it?
_________________________________________________________

Bob O'Shaughnessy,         Columbus, OH
vanagon@columbus.rr.com
99 A3 Jetta TDI
85GL with basic Westy interior
82 Diesel Westy (with blown engine) + Quantum TD engine
74 Bus (Dad's)
72 Wife, 95 Cat, 96 Cat, 98 Kid, 00 Kid, 01 Dog
25 House