now what ever gave you the impression i was running biodiesel?

Because you said you were looking at a VW diesel conversion. I assume that's a regular diesel engine. A standard diesel engine will run on biodiesel, but not (very well) on straight veggie oil. If you try that, you will REALLY have an expensive tracker on your hands by the time you replace everything that gets buggered up running WVO through it.

...or are you buying an engine already set up with the converted glow plugs, injectors and fuel pre-heater?

Zing!

Quote from: Gen-Erix on March 20, 2008, 03:48:17 PM

now what ever gave you the impression i was running biodiesel?

Because you said you were looking at a VW diesel conversion. I assume that's a regular diesel engine. A standard diesel engine will run on biodiesel, but not (very well) on straight veggie oil. If you try that, you will REALLY have an expensive tracker on your hands by the time you replace everything that gets buggered up running WVO through it.

...or are you buying an engine already set up with the converted glow plugs, injectors and fuel pre-heater?

i said i want a diesel to run wvo

a standard diesel engine WILL run perfectly on svo if certain conditions are met

i dont need to list them because you already know them (riiiiiight?)


did i mention i live in Hawaii

Zing!

let him try BC 

ive got a few years of research and even had a diesel car that ran on veggie

so im curious as to what he'll say 

ive got a few years of research and even had a diesel car that ran on veggie
so im curious as to what he'll say

I say go for it. It's your money. My research says it's not worth it (to me).

This is my opinion from my lifestyle living in Ohio. I'm sure things are very different in Hawaii.

a standard diesel engine WILL run perfectly on svo if certain conditions are met
i dont need to list them because you already know them (riiiiiight?)

Right. And those conditions are either costly or a PITA, and don't deliver results as good a petrol diesel. However, you do live in a warm climate, so that alleviates one of the issues with WVO.

Hey, I don't mean any disrespect. I'm just trying to be helpful.
If this works in your case and you're happy with the results you get, by all means, go for it. I myself would dig a diesel Tracker, but I'm not willing to go through the hassle of running WVO or biodiesel. I'd just buy at the pump and enjoy the torque!

Keep us posted.

I don't know how it is there, but here WVO is getting very hard to find for free.

ok, so I emailed acmeadapters to get a price quote for their vw diesel applications


Tracker/Sidekick.  We can provide you with a conversion vehicle done if you like. Standard 2 door softop 1.6TD conversion sells for $9800 and can vary  depending on options. The standard 4 door hard top 1.9TD version sells for  $11,500  and can vary depending on your options.  Shipping not included

If you supply the vehicle you may deduct $1000 from the total


Is it just me or is that price kinda high?

if your minds made up why did you ask for everyones input?
dont waste my time G.E.

if your minds made up why did you ask for everyones input?
dont waste my time G.E.

i asked about the price

dont waste your own time ttam

(youve been known to do that)

now now ,play nice ... i my self think it's high ,I could build that rig my self two times or may be three at that price.. time to do it  well thats what your paying for... if you guys think your fuel is expensive in the states come on up here and then youll have something to cry about...lol   1.20 per liter and rising. i ay if you want it badenough.. build it who care it's just money.. you can't take it with you when you die....

Don't forget, that price includes everything.  You bring them the machine, they put it in for you.  One step beyond plug and play. 

For me it's a bit high, but I have access to the hardware to build most of the kit on my own and enough friends with experience to do a full engine and computer swap.  But if I wanted to drop my rig off and have it running later, its not that bad.  Especially if they supply the diesel engine.

Don't forget, that price includes everything.  You bring them the machine, they put it in for you.  One step beyond plug and play. 

For me it's a bit high, but I have access to the hardware to build most of the kit on my own and enough friends with experience to do a full engine and computer swap.  But if I wanted to drop my rig off and have it running later, its not that bad.  Especially if they supply the diesel engine.

well... minus the shipping

and for $1000... id rather have them provide the tracker

Quote from: Drone637 on March 21, 2008, 04:39:49 PM

Don't forget, that price includes everything.  You bring them the machine, they put it in for you.  One step beyond plug and play. 

For me it's a bit high, but I have access to the hardware to build most of the kit on my own and enough friends with experience to do a full engine and computer swap.  But if I wanted to drop my rig off and have it running later, its not that bad.  Especially if they supply the diesel engine.

well... minus the shipping

and for $1000... id rather have them provide the tracker

that better be a damn nice tracker for a grand   and why the hell is there a 1700 dollar difference in price between a 4 door and 2 door, thats what i want to know

Quote from: Gen-Erix on March 21, 2008, 04:50:37 PM

Quote from: Drone637 on March 21, 2008, 04:39:49 PM

Don't forget, that price includes everything.  You bring them the machine, they put it in for you.  One step beyond plug and play. 

For me it's a bit high, but I have access to the hardware to build most of the kit on my own and enough friends with experience to do a full engine and computer swap.  But if I wanted to drop my rig off and have it running later, its not that bad.  Especially if they supply the diesel engine.

well... minus the shipping

and for $1000... id rather have them provide the tracker

that better be a damn nice tracker for a grand   and why the hell is there a 1700 dollar difference in price between a 4 door and 2 door, thats what i want to know

its the going price of doors nowadays 


but yeah... one big mystery 

Where I live 4-door Trackers are double the price, in some cases tripple.
I say go for it, but maybe see if he would negotiate a little. It is pricey, but it's also turn-key. All that's left for you is to spend the $200 - $300 on the stuff to run dual fuel. A friend of mine has his 97 running WVO, it actually runs a little more smooth on WVO. Only problem he had was a fuel switch soleniod went bad right away, but it was a cheap one from eBay, so he got a better quality one and it's been fine ever since.