Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 10:38:46 -0500
Reply-To: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
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From: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
Subject: Re: Overland TDD conversion details
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Yeah, but this source is no good for shifting the tranny!
David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 02/09/2003
12:18:23 AM
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Subject: Re: Overland TDD conversion details
There is a vacuum pump on all VW Diesel motors - right where the
distributor
would be in a gasoline motor. No vacuum = no brakes!
David Marshall
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of David Brodbeck
Sent: February 7, 2003 10:59 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Overland TDD conversion details
On Sat, 8 Feb 2003, Andrew Grebneff wrote:
> >As I mentioned to you last week, those of us here
> >like me who have an automatic transmission likely can't install the
> >diesel because the engine needs to be able to cruise
> down the highway at 4000rpm. Dr. Diesel wouldn't like that!
>
> Jeez, my work's 82 LandCruiser Wagon (4-speed) sits on close to
> 4000rpm at highway speeds!
As does a diesel 4-speed Vanagon. I think a more serious issue with the
automatic is that the shift points would be wrong. A diesel has a very
different torque curve than a gasoline engine. There's also no engine
vacuum on a diesel; I can't remember if the Vanagon automatics have a
shift modulator valve that connects to the manifold.
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