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Date:         Tue, 24 Mar 1998 22:19:46 -0500
Reply-To:     Patrick Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Patrick Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Survivalist motor for your van,
              was: the vw waterboxer...and why it sucks..
Comments: To: GMBulley <GMBulley@AOL.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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>The survivalist in you knows that electrons are highly vulnerable not only
to
>floods, but also to EMP (Electro-Mangentic Pulse). EMP occurs after a
nuclear
>blast and will effectively disable ALL electrical equipment. But not your
van,
>if you have this motor.


Hey, you sound like my dad talking about his diesel Mercedes.  Says he can
drive after a nuclear blast .  Even run the thing on peanut oil if he had
to.  Me, I think I'd rather be at the epicenter when the blast hit, than
driving around afterwards in the wasteland.
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