They can be more stout than you might think. =) Just google "diesel rotary": http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=diesel+rotary
Cheers, JD -----Original Message----- From: "Myers, Thomas A" <Thomas.Myers@USA.XEROX.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2003 13:10:06 -0500 Subject: Re: Diesel Rotary? [NVC] > Is it possible to make a diesel rotary? I always thought > that would be a good combination for power/fuel enonomy. > > i figured the required diesel compression ratio might be a show > stopper on a rotary engine. > > Tom > ---------- > From: Vanagon Mailing List on behalf of P.Dooley > Reply To: P.Dooley > Sent: Thursday, December 4, 2003 12:54 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Rotary? > > General consensus: > They are light and make good power. Have to be wound up to > make the > power though. > Don't make much torque where vanagon people need it, and very > thirsty. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] > On > Behalf > Of John D. Foster > Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 12:46 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Rotary? > > Just curious, but is anyone aware of anybody ever doing a > rotary > engine > conversion in a Vanagon? I've see a little bit of info where > people > have > put them into the older vans, but not the Vanagon. > > Cheers, > > JD Foster > '86 Westy Brunhilda |
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