Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 17:30:14 -0500
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines?
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That comes out to 100 pounds/horse. How much horsepower do you think a 55,000 pound coach bus has or an 80,000 pound tractor trailer? I wouldn't want a Vanagon NA Diesel but really have no problem with the water boxers if they are running right.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Don Hanson
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 5:24 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines?
Ball-parking that....Westie at 4800lbs with 48hp? And the frontal area....Not good.
On Feb 13, 2015 2:13 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Yea its Friday.
> I think saying these horsepower ranges are dangerous is a bit up to
> the person driving. Yes the 48HP Diesel in a vanagon is slow and to me
> can be frustrating especially on highways that have 70-75 mph traffic.
> For WB Vanagons there are many truck and bus type vehicles that have
> power to weight ratios that are much lower.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of Stuart MacMillan
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 2:39 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines?
>
> According to Bentley, power on a good day:
>
> Diesel: 48hp, 97 ft-lbs
> Air cooled: 67hp, 101 ft-lbs
> 1.9 WBX: 82hp, 105 ft-lbs
> 2.1 WBX: 90hp, 117 ft-lbs
>
> All are dangerously underpowered for modern driving situations, but
> the diesel is in a class by itself.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Neil and others thinking of a normal diesel vanagon....I would
> certainly suggest a test drive before you consider getting one to
> drive daily. In my opinion, based on the one and only ride I've
> had...in a very well-maintaned one a Canadian friend used to own, they
> aren't powerful enough to take on public roads without real danger to
> you and all the other traffic, especially on two lanes, where the
> others can't just go past
>
> On divided highways you're going to be passed by Big Rigs with their
> hazard lights going...
>
> The diesel engine is durable, but it is very very slow in a
> vanagon...I was appalled, and scared riding in one.
>
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