[Vwdiesel] negative aspects of burning water

[82 Diesel Westy]

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/gw/vw1litre.htm
Yeap, I would drive this car to work anyday.  Lets see
if we can find out where real world production of this
car is???

Bryan


--- The President <quantum-man at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> 
> I think the way to get an adavntage with the diesel
> electric over tthe 
> diesel or anything else for that matter  is not to
> try and store up vast 
> amounts of electricity via huge batteries, but to
> use electric for starting 
> off from a standstill at lights or from startout.
> Then, switch to diesel 
> with momentum of vehicle rather than a starter
> motor. Utilise braking energy 
> to top up a 'large' car battery. Something simple
> like the driveshafts from 
> a Quantum syncro or the back of its gearbox.
> Alternative storage maybe something like the
> highspeed gyros [flywheel??] 
> that the Spanish trains use to store the braking
> energy could be used. Only 
> use 'electrical power for change in speed
> [increases] otherwise a lean 
> diesel [bio/veg]
> Look at this:
> [taken from the site linked to by Area 31]
> 
>
http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/gw/vw1litre.htm
> 
> and this which I'd have loved...
>
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200149612576&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=010
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "Area31 Research Facility"
> <stephensrw at stn.net>
> >To: "William J Toensing"
> <toensing at wildblue.net>,<vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] negative aspects of burning
> water
> >Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:13:17 -0400
> >
> >http://www.utterpower.com/10hp_chevy.htm
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "William J Toensing" <toensing at wildblue.net>
> >To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 5:01 AM
> >Subject: [Vwdiesel] negative aspects of burning
> water
> >
> >
> > > If you are going to do all that work, why don't
> you try & obtain a good
> > > used Lupo TDI engine & drive train from Europe &
> transplant it into a 
> >good
> > > used Geo Metro with a blown engine? I don't have
> the ability to do such
> > > conversions  but I think some of you do. Or
> perhaps some other diesel
> > > engine would make a good transplant into a Geo
> Metro. I think this would
> > > be legal since we can't import VW Polos or Lupos
> into "our so called 
> >free
> > > country". Does anyone out there know of any
> successful conversions of 
> >Geo
> > > Metros to diesels?
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Bryan Belman, Pt Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp   -- running :)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA               -- running :)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel       -- running :)
90 Audi 200, 2.2L Turbo FWD         -- stripping for parts now :(
70 Type 1 stock Beetle              -- Not running well :(