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Date:         Sun, 8 Sep 2019 09:09:16 -0700
Reply-To:     Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: AHU MTDI vs. ABA?
Comments: To: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <D8C09F61-9AAD-4027-A3AB-37C7160B2D7F@gmail.com>
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*"What is the attraction to a Diesel conversion?"*


I though so too...


having both gas and diesel engines, comparing/searching/thinking about
replacing/conversion gas engine vs diesel engine.. I am not sure about
diesel engine... price wise is about the same... power wise is ... well may
be at best equivalent to an Subaru EJ22 and the Tdi is way heavier than a
gas engine...


dan


On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 9:00 AM Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com> wrote:


> What is the attraction to a Diesel conversion? The long and short term
> costs do not offset the fuel savings.
>          I have seen very few Diesel conversions that worked as well as
> planned and weren’t ripped out in 2-3 years out of frustration and
> component failure.
>
>                                  YMMV
>                                       Stacy
>
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