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Date:         Thu, 5 Jun 2008 19:00:32 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Replace WBX with more efficient engine? Well....
Comments: To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <ccd73a10806051827h78730b09g74ca03ce175d8b46@mail.gmail.com>
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Hey Roger -- what kind gallon? On account of which you mention Idaho /and/ BC (which I take to mean British Columbia, not Baja California), I can't tell if you're talkin' 'merkin gallons (3.785411784 liters) or Canadian gallon (4.54609 liters).*

============== * Do I have that right?

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR

On 6/5/2008 6:27 PM Roger Whittaker wrote:

> dear all > we have a 1989 California Model 5 Speed Diesel > This was OEM 1.6 which died this past year at 175K+ > we replaced with 1.9 at wagen works in idaho for about 7K$ > the 1.6 got excellent highway millage at 70+ mph .... > we usually got 35 mpg ... > the new 1.9 has not been tested yet other than coming back to BC > the trip back was made with my wife and her worldly goods ... > weighed in at nearly 6K kilograms ... > > the new 1.9 had no trouble at all getting the loaded van up to 70 mph indeed > often faster > but i slowed down in the interest of safety ... > lots of go requires lots of whoa ... we have disc all around but ... lets be > sensible a little bit ;o) > > we have yet to make a long trip where we can see what the new mileage is ... > > but as a daily driver ... in town ... with some country road ... > 1/2 a tank every ten days or so ... that would be about 250 miles a week > and i will also add ... i am not exactly a light footed driver ... > but i do coast to stop signs and lights ... > > and to the guy who wonders about what sort of fats will run a diesel ... is > it only old mercedes ... > well i have a friend whose dad was a bit of a diesel genius ... > he says he and his dad ran a diesel on milk ... > for those who might scoff at this ... > have never seen real milk fresh from a cow ... > the cream that rises to the top ... 100% fat ... > > and if the diesel fuel gets to be too expensive ... > i guess i will start collecting seals and whales ... > good thing i live on the west coast ... ;o)... > now where is that old harpoon ... > yours > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Stuart MacMillan <macgroup@comcast.net> > wrote: > >> Can you burn fryer oil in that? Or is that just the old Mercedes diesels? >> What mileage do you get? What's top speed? Oh, never mind. Florida is >> completely flat!) >> >> >> >> Stuart >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> From: Neil2 [mailto:vidublu@gmail.com] >> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 2:32 PM >> To: Stuart MacMillan >> Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com >> Subject: Re: Replace WBX with more efficient engine? Well.... >> >> >> >> Here, here, Diesels are just fine . . . in Florida. >> >> On 6/5/08, Stuart MacMillan <macgroup@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Folks, >> >> Do the math. Calculate your savings (10%? 15%?) over a year, and decide if >> it's worth it. Probably not, since you can save as much by slowing down, >> or >> even with a product like this: www.ca40g.com (I have no interest in this >> company, but I've tried it and it did work for about a 10% improvement in >> my >> Scion xB (30 to 33 MPG hiway over 10 tank fulls). I'd be curious to see >> what you folks find if you try it. I'm going to try it in my EVC this >> summer. It's a bit of a PITA to deal with though, its an oil based liquid. >> >> >> People swap out the WBX for more power and reliability, not economy. It >> takes the same amount of power to move the heavy, un-aerodynamic Vanagon >> Regardless of what engine is in it, so a slightly more efficient engine >> will >> give you slightly more mileage. >> >> Put in a diesel if you really want economy, and you'll have the best of >> both >> worlds--you'll be forced to drive slower ;-), and you'll get terrific >> (relatively speaking) mileage! >> >> Stuart >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Neil >> '82 Diesel Westy >> Peace of >> > > > > -- > roger w > There are two kinds of jobs in the world: > Picking up garbage and telling people things. > Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) > ----------------------------------------------------------- > View the growing list of video work at: > http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners > and ... older work at > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257 > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364 >


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