Rob, You, me and Daryl make 3 that I know of. There was an MKC in Hawaii that bought an orangeish diesel Westy before I could get to it back in '93 but I think he sold it there when he was transferred.
Chuck '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo' USCG 1976-1980 & 1984-2000 On Dec 4, 2009, at 2:12 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:50:20 -0800 > From: Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET> > Subject: Re: Coasties with Vanagons? was- LVC: OPOC engine > > At 12/4/2009 08:51 AM, Daryl Christensen wrote: >> The 378' Coast Guard cutters (the big white ones) have their 2 main >> "diesel" engines running JP5 fuel thru Fairbanks Morse 12 cyl with 2 >> pistons/cyl vertically opposed. Similar setup..2 injectors per cyl >> at about 3000HP/ engine.. > > How many other coasties with Vanagons are there? > It's Friday, we can talk about this... > > I wonder if we have enough in the PNW for a get together on CG day > in August? > > > > Rob > becida@comcast.net > Western WA state with a Subaru powered '84 Westy > USCG, 1976-1997 |
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