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I did a conversion about ten years ago, and I didn't change the tank or =
fuel lines. I did use the old filter placement- with new filter. The =
mechanical fuel pump and new fuel lines in the engine compartment =
shouldn't take long to rig. I did use some of those little clear in-line =
filters before and after the fuel pump also. There really isn't any =
"engine management" for a diesel. You will need a power source for the =
coil and choke, again easily rigged. I used a Weber carb, and VW intake =
manifold. I also swapped the speedo and tach from my donor (read mangled =
by a deer) 79 roc- again not too difficult. I'm sure I forgot something, =
but the whole swap only took a couple days. HTH
Jeff
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  From: Dan Smith=20
  To: Decker ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
  Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 12:03 AM
  Subject: Re: diesel to gas Re: update on feeler post


  Really? I was told all new fuel lines would need to be run and a new =
or recoated tank was necessary. The rabbit in question is an '84. I know =
almost as much about carbs as I do diesel, which is to say nothing. Is =
diesel fuel injected? Could I take, say, a 1.7L block and wire it up to =
whatever engine management system is in there? Basically, I think I just =
need someone to explain a diesel engine to me. Are they a whole =
different breed of beast, or are they similiar to gas motors that just =
run on different stuff?=20

  Dan=20

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I did a conversion about ten years ago, =
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didn't change the tank or fuel lines. I did use the old filter =
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new filter. The mechanical fuel pump and new fuel lines in the engine=20
compartment shouldn't take long to rig. I did use some of those little =
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in-line filters before and after the fuel pump also. There really isn't =
any=20
"engine management" for a diesel. You will need a power source for the =
coil and=20
choke, again easily rigged. I used a Weber carb, and VW intake manifold. =
I also=20
swapped the speedo and tach from my donor (read mangled by a deer) 79 =
roc- again=20
not too difficult. I'm sure I forgot something, but the whole swap only =
took a=20
couple days. HTH</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jeff</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: diesel to gas Re: =
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  feeler post</DIV>
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  <P>Really? I was told all new fuel lines would need to be run and a =
new or=20
  recoated tank was necessary. The rabbit in question is an '84. I know =
almost=20
  as much about carbs as I do diesel, which is to say nothing. Is diesel =
fuel=20
  injected? Could I take, say, a 1.7L block and wire it up to whatever =
engine=20
  management system is in there? Basically, I think I just need someone =
to=20
  explain a diesel engine to me. Are they a whole different breed of =
beast, or=20
  are they similiar to gas motors that just run on different stuff?=20
  <P>Dan </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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