Yanmar did the reverse. They took a diesel and lowered the compression ,added a carb and have a bullet proof gas engine in a John Deer mower. Don is right, gas engines are not built to take the load the diesel puts out.
Steve Bray Jackson, Tennessee >From: D F Lively <riksh...@interl.net> >Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> >To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> >Subject: Re: KR> Re: KRnet Digest, Vol 348, Issue 241 >Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 13:33:52 -0500 > >Bryce: > >My suspicion is that it is likely not possible because of the compression >ratios and torque output involved. If you recall VW did this with the >"Rabbit" engine and had good success. However when detroit attempted >similar conversions they failed miserably and they are no longer built >because they cost them a ton of money. > >VW is the only one that had any level of success with converting a basic >gas engine but even they do not do it any more so I think it best to stick >with a diesel designed that way from the ground up. > >Don > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >herbertsn...@netscape.net wrote: > > > Is it possible to make diesel cylinders mount on VW, Corvair, Lyc, or > > Cont. cases/cranks/piston so that a conversion system could be > > initiated for this upcoming fuel crisis ? Bryce Guenther > > > > ___________________________________________________ > > Try the New Netscape Mail Today! > > Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List > > http://mail.netscape.com > > > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >_______________________________________ >Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
