[Vwdiesel] Unenvironmental Diesels?

[Jim Arnott]

Well....

Here's how I look at it.  My '77 2 liter gas powered bus gets 17 mpg 
when it's tuned to the gills.  My '82 1.5 liter diesel Vanagon gets an 
average of 30 mpg.  Which is less efficient? 2.125 miles per lb of 
highly refined fossil fuel or 3.75 miles per lb of less refined fossil 
fuel.

You make the call...

Me? I'll drive the diesel until all the squished dinosaur juice is 
gone. Then I'll run it on the residue of the local deep fryer.

Jim


On Tuesday, Jun 22, 2004, at 19:15 US/Pacific, Libbybapa at wmconnect.com 
wrote:

> A friend of mine has had it with his wasserboxer in his vanagon, and 
> is keen
> on conversion.  I happen to own a vanagon converted to a 2.0 I4 jetta 
> motor (I
> didn't do the conversion or it would be diesel).  My friend leans more 
> toward
> gas than diesel primarily because he feels they are more environmental
> (according to EPA).
> My understanding has always been that diesels emit more particulates,
> primarily carbon, but those particulates are less Toxic or 
> environmentally unfriendly
> than many of the compounds emitted by gasoline motors.
> This is a very important issue for me and I appreciate any input.  
> Links to
> further applicabe information and sites are greatly appreciated.
> Andrew
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