[Vwdiesel] Making a 1.6 VW diesel into a 0.8 L twin for smallgenset

[Shawn Wright]

On 20 Sep 2005 at 10:24, Area31 Research Facility <stephensrw at stn.net> wrote:

> Rod,
> 
> The exhaust note through a truck muffler is not a problem at all.  The metal
> casing of the engine, particularly the head and upper portion of the cylinder
> sleeve emits a mechanical racket that is deafening.  The air intake noise is
> also severe but can be tamed with a suitable silencer.  Water cooled diesels are
> generally quieter than air cooled models because the water jacket absorbs some
> of the noise.  If I dug a hole and placed the entire engine in it underground
> that would make it quiet.

And if it doesn't you can just fill in the whole and move on... ;-) 

Sorry to hear all that work unleashed a monster!

Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D 
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
 (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
'82 Diesel Westy