[Vwdiesel] Quiet around here

[Brian Decker]

Hi Folks; 

Must be all those little diesels are running strong!!!  No tales of woe on
the list lately. One thing I learned over the years is when the engine shows
hot shut it off now and all you usually have is a broken belt, busted water
hose or at the worst a blown head gasket. All of which are minor bothers if
one shuts the engine of instantly and calls AAA. Drive on and it will
probably cost you a 1000 bucks or more  a mile. 

My 1990 VW Fox 2 dr wagon in which I installed a 1.6 turbo diesel and a 5
speed tranny was down for a while to get new struts front and rear. On my
last trip east I did 7700 miles and by the end of the trip the rig was doing
the Fox trot over the bumps. The new struts make a huge difference.

I have a Snow Performance  water/methanol injection system which besides
adding power  and lowering EGT's it keeps the soot out of the chambers which
was a problem running alternative fuel out of my two tank system. 

Silver Fox