He communicadoed pretty well at BBB VII a week or two ago. I think he mentioned he's an Overland dealer so I'd guess it'd be an Overland conversion. But he also has a big horsepower other kind of diesel available to him that he might use. He'll check in sometime on this. Maybe when he finds a place to move to. Mike On 1/27/03 10:16 PM, "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: > And BenT indicates, the factory diesel in the Vanagon was slanted over > at 40 degrees, whereas the Overland conversion is only slanted over at > 5 degrees. > > I know that Karl Mullendore has a 1.9 TD in his Syncro...and that he is > planning to convert to the 1.9 TDI. Dunno if that is the Overland kit > he is using, or what. Course he's incommunicado right now as he is > traveling. > > On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 08:24 PM, Robert Berkemer wrote: > >> Just took a look at the diesel conversion for the vanagon from Overland >> Parts. Everything looks/sounds great however they indicate that the >> rear >> deck needs to be raised apparently to allow for a mounting system that >> prevents vibration and noise. One of my questions is....wasen't the >> original vanagon diesel mounted under the existing deck? Did this >> factory solution generate too much vibration or noise? Didn't one of >> the >> list members put a new diesel in his syncro westy (the yellow one) and >> manage to keep the deck height stock? > |
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