Date:         Sat, 1 Jun 2013 11:14:57 -0600
Reply-To:     ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Diesel camper, low miles, be tempted?
Comments: To: Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com>
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I am currently fabricating/installing a turbo set up on Velma. With diesel
tranny think of 58mph as top end, who gasser tranny its about 68 and not
much oomph. the reason for ny turbo is to get a small boost in power but
mostly fuel efficiency and cooler engine. Am currently saving for a 1.9 AAZ
or 1z, ahu code. After the gasser tranny 31.4 mpg before turbo 150 no trip
about 2/3 was flat river grade.
Velma 82 na diesel westy
On Jun 1, 2013 10:54 AM, "Zeitgeist" <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:

> Organ campers can sometimes metastasize into something originally
> unintended.
>
> I owned a non-organ diesel camper many years ago, and do not recommend them
> in their original 1.6L NA configuration.  If it's a 1.6L or 1.9L
> turbodiesel, then I'd jump on it, but the NA engines just don't produce
> safe levels of modern vehicle performance
>
> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 8:41 AM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Dear listers,
> >
> > I'm looking at a add for a 85 diesel camper in *Organ*.  says it is clean
> > with 50,000 miles.  I've read these motors are way under powered.  I
> could
> > live with that but I don't want to live with more reliability issues then
> > the gas engine.  Can someone let me know if these motors tend to last? I
> > realize that because I have others drive for me this slow car would
> result
> > in endless ribbing! "Eric, do you think you could have your guide dog
> pull
> > us up this hill?"  Sigh, just like the old air cooled days!
> >
> > Eric Caron
> > seriously searching
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Casey
>