I have a mostly dead 1.9 in a mostly dead '85gl. I once made it up a hill, and it was so fun that i've decided i want to do it again. That's my inspiration to convert. -Craig '85gl mostly dead On 11/2/07, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > > Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> writes: > > > And I'm thinking of maybe getting a diesel vanagon going here for a > > veggy oil system, but only for in town. Not for long distance, or > > high speeds or big hills. Just for rattling around town at very low > > cost. > > Diesel is not a great choice for short trips and slow in-town traffic. > They will tend to carbon up if they don't get fully hot on a regular > basis. > > Allan > |
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