Date:         Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:12:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Diesel Powered Vanagons
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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Differing opinions. That's what makes horse racing fun.

Jim

On Wednesday, September 21, 2005, at 07:48 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> I4 engines do have the cam bearing problems. They are compounded in the
> diesel though because the cam belt gets tensioned to drive the oil
> pump.
> My point was that the only way I would get a Diesel Vanagon was if I
> was
> planning to upgrade it or drive very slow. The Waterboxer in my
> experience holds up and works much better except for fuel economy.

That's why the wasserboxers have such a premium over the diesels....
Them diesels just don't last.

"We need a revolution."
"Keep saying that and we'll need a lawyer, assuming they let us have
one."

Jan Steinman <www.Bytesmiths.com>