Here in East Tenn gas is 2.09 today. Diesel was going for 2.99. Thats a very professional looking install from what we can see. I know the diesel is good on longevity and mileage but from what little I know I would favor the Bostig 4-cyl Ford.
He got Boxeer to do it. It wasn't cheap. I think I remember $10k, but I can check with him if you are interested. Boxeer is usually very busy and doesn't want to do installs but he talked them into it.
Yes. Fuel tank was not replaced. Switched from gasoline to diesel. Water got in fuel tank. Water destroyed engine. New fuel tank and engine had to be installed. Customer sold the van.
Wow, that’s terrible, what a horrible ending to this story. Obviously, it makes one wonder, how could BOXEER not be taking care of this as part of the conversion from the beginning?
After that incident I know that if you bring a regular vanagon into boxeer they will ask you to replace the fuel tank , if you have a syncro no need since the tank is plastic and also no risk of water damage
I would say the biggest downside of having a professional conversion done like this is the cost even if diesel fuel was the same price or a little bit cheaper and only an extra maybe 10 or 15 miles to the gallon you're going to have to drive a couple laps around the world to actually recoup your money. I don't see the return on investment in dollars ever paying off. Out of curiosity what was the cost of that conversion
I don't know for sure but I would guess between $12-15k. And because they had a water contamination problem in the fuel tank, about a year later the engine grenaded.
One can only dream, 450 mile fuel range and more power!
The usual week spot on VW TDI engine water cooler and oil cooler leaking but other then that solid and running good
Here in East Tenn gas is 2.09 today. Diesel was going for 2.99. Thats a very professional looking install from what we can see. I know the diesel is good on longevity and mileage but from what little I know I would favor the Bostig 4-cyl Ford.
Most likely people I see build out a vw tdi get at least 50mpg which makes up the price difference but I don’t know they their mileage is so bad
When you drive a lot of backroads and slow speeds you have to count engine hours, not distance for your maintenance intervals.
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Nice, Ken
I would be very interested in what product was used for the paint??
Monstaliner. There is a thread on the samba if you search "moinstaliner build"
I have seen lots of ecotec conversions on buggys? Arent there any ecotec Vanagons or Kombis?
Did he share with you the cost of the conversion? Was it installed by the Boxeer folks or someone locally?
He got Boxeer to do it. It wasn't cheap. I think I remember $10k, but I can check with him if you are interested. Boxeer is usually very busy and doesn't want to do installs but he talked them into it.
@@VanAgain I was more just curious - that's a long way away from me, and my engine is still going strong. It does seem like a nice way to go, though.
@@richardksmith the whole review is on the samba. if you search "boxeer conversion"
4 years later any problems?
Yes. Fuel tank was not replaced. Switched from gasoline to diesel. Water got in fuel tank. Water destroyed engine. New fuel tank and engine had to be installed. Customer sold the van.
Wow, that’s terrible, what a horrible ending to this story. Obviously, it makes one wonder, how could BOXEER not be taking care of this as part of the conversion from the beginning?
After that incident I know that if you bring a regular vanagon into boxeer they will ask you to replace the fuel tank , if you have a syncro no need since the tank is plastic and also no risk of water damage
I would say the biggest downside of having a professional conversion done like this is the cost even if diesel fuel was the same price or a little bit cheaper and only an extra maybe 10 or 15 miles to the gallon you're going to have to drive a couple laps around the world to actually recoup your money. I don't see the return on investment in dollars ever paying off. Out of curiosity what was the cost of that conversion
I don't know for sure but I would guess between $12-15k. And because they had a water contamination problem in the fuel tank, about a year later the engine grenaded.