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HI all, Over the past 6 months, I have been building a tow truck from scratch. I found a International diesel with a Ford cab, and have been running this setup as I have working on installing the boom and hydrolic components for the wheel lift. I'm convinced that diesels are the way to go. I'm even thinking about buying a diesel Vanagon. The gas milage of this giant truck is about 20 MPH. The heat is marginal, and it has a high output heater. It requires 2 batteries to start in cold weather. Has tons of power, as it can plant you in the seat with a car on the hook. ....,.. I would like to hear more discussion on Diesel VS gas motors. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > this would be a good time to do the gas conversion. swap the diesel out for > a gas 2.0L golf engine or the equivelant, and get better performance and > reliability. > > chris > |
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