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Date:         Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:07:45 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: FOR SALE: '82 Vanagon w/'98 Jetta TDI Engine
In-Reply-To:  <ccafde09050831061318fbff9a@mail.gmail.com>
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>  I'll never understand what it is diesel people have against ECU's.
> They'll build a highly idiosyncratic hybrid engine out of parts from
> three
> different designs instead of just using the dang electronic TDI pump
> and ECU
> that VW made just for that purpose. Presumably it's all in the name of
> "reliability through simplicity", but it doesn't seem to work all that
> well.
> Very strange.
>


For me and most diesel folks it would be the wiring harness and
instrumentation that would have to be added to the vanagon to use the
full TDI setup.


Jim
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