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Date:         Sun, 1 Dec 2002 01:11:41 -0800
Reply-To:     Tromper <evilpig@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From:         Tromper <evilpig@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Kinda-Friday has anyone built a diesel boxer?
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Interestingly enough I am coming up on my first emissions test in WA with my former Diesel. When I called the Emissions folks down in Olympia they honestly couldn't tell me which I was supposed to pass. The guy said probably the gas for 82, but I guess it's rare enough where there is no actual regulation he could site.

Which way do they run you Robert???

And I thought the gas emissions didn't really do much to the opacity testing gear.

JT Tromper 1982 Dieselfant II "The Manatee"

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Robert Keezer Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 10:50 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Kinda-Friday has anyone built a diesel boxer?

zoltan asked: <<Hi Robert, Let me ask a common question that would probably interest many on the List. What were the reaction of the authorities when they learned that the engine is not diesel anymore, and did you have to do anything to make it official?>>

Here in Washington State, when I go in for emissions testing, the attendant always comes up to ask-"is that a Diesel ? This is because the VIN tells him so. His nose tells him otherwise but he asks anyway because he has permanently screwed up his sense of smell from standing in a room full of car exhaust daily.

Then a man comes up to the window who looks quite different from the rest, and I look down and notice the knee-high black shiny jackboots.

He orders me out of the car and takes me to the interrogation room, you know, table, chair, light bulb, and he's blowing this car exhaust in my face and demanding in this screaming loud voice "Where is the Diesel!!! WHERE IS THE DIESEL!!!

In reality it isn't an issue here. Only a few counties test for emissions, and if the Tiico is allowed in the US, than it's not an issue here. Even so, I did install the emissions stuff to be federally legal. Otherwise, the gasoline vapors escape into the air. And those vapors are paid for to burn-not just throw away.

No , nothing has to be declared or stated other than they want to know so they don't ruin the Diesel sniffer.

Robert 1982 Westfalia

Subject: Re: Kinda-Friday has anyone built a diesel boxer?

---- Original Message ---- Wrom: VLMHAALPTCXLYRWTQTIPWIG To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Kinda-Friday has anyone built a diesel boxer? Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 08:40:38 -0800

>It seems to me that you may not be aware that VW made a Diesel >engine for the Vanagon, a 1.6 .newer more powerful choices are turbo >diesels-1.9. My Vanagon originally was Diesel powered, or should I >say underpowered-at 50 HP that was less than my 64 Bus had. Now >running a 95 Golf gasoline 115 hp. > >Robert > >1982 Westfalia > >----- Original Message ----- >Wrom: SKPNKMBIPBARHDM >Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 2:49 AM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Kinda-Friday has anyone built a diesel boxer? > >I though about this either after a few beers _or_ early one morning >on my >way to work (no-this wasn't the same time - we have an active >fitness-for-duty program!). > >Any rate, I'm sure the answer is "OF course - no!", probably due to >excellent technical reasons such as the boxer config is meant to be >as light >as possible and wouldn't hold up to the pressuers a diesel generates. > >But I have to naively ask, because such an engine would probably >easily fit >under the vanagon engine lid plus other advantages from the >engine-swap >standpoint. > >tx, > >bem-stemGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : >http://explorer.msn.com > Hi Robert, Let me ask a common question that would probably interest many on the List. What were the reaction of the authorities when they learned that the engine is not diesel anymore, and did you have to do anything to make it official? ZoltanGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com


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