diesel metro

[falaqdad15]

WTF!?!?!?!?! where's the engine? lol

[05fordgtx1]

Iv never seen anything like that before

[canadacatalyst]

i love it!

[kimmer6]

Good thing that was level ground. I thought I knew the meaning of GUTLESS. I 'm the guy who put the Kubota 3 cylinder diesel in my Metro convertible. 70mpg but totally unsatisfactort on the freeway when I came to a hill. 65mph wide open. It liked 35 to 55 really well.

[waterworldengineer]

So would you clue us how you mated the engine to the tranny? Thanks for the videos!

[nerys71]

So what engine is it? how much did it cost? how did you mate it? do you have a tutorial anywhere? why 40mph? torque or speed problem? could you up the size of the tires to increase the speed to 50mph?

[urbex2007]

I hope you are sectioned uner The Mental Health Act very soon! What possessed you to buy a car like that? Completely silly idea.

[rabino34]

@urbex2007 It got roughly 80mpg. Why is getting 80mpg a silly idea?

[VWpowerdiesel]

why a 1 cilinder engine? a 3 cilinder kubota or a 4 cilinder volkswagen 1.6 is much better i think.

[rabino34]

@VWpowerdiesel Less expensive to buy, less expensive to maintain, and fewer moving parts.

[024reredrum]

What kind of engine is that it looks like a Hatz maybe? What kind of mpg did you get with it and what was the top speed?

[rabino34]

@024reredrum Subaru 1-cylinder Diesel. 80 miles per gallon.

[veggiepowered]

that car was on e-bay i'am so pissed off i didn't bid higher i really wanted it

[rabino34]

@veggiepowered You snooze, you lose.

[kenfo0]

@rabino34 not in a sleeping contest. think about it...

[Blondets1]

with that small of an engine you could eliminate the electrical starter

[rabino34]

@Blondets1 It's VERY difficult to pull-start a Diesel engine, though possible.

[Turbo617]

@rabino34 Not really. Thats what compression release is for.

[canadacatalyst]

@rabino34 glow plug it first the get it up to 50 kms and release clutch and everytime!

[automotiveDIY]

@rabino34 defiently, but you would need to fabfricate some sort of decompression valve.

[cornflakes002]

single piston diesel engine, I take it its not the standard engine for it.

Any info on your car and the little diesel engine in it would me much appreciated

[rabino34]

@cornflakes002 No, haha, not "the standard" engine for it. If you request to find out something specific, I will try to accomodate you and answer to the best of my ability.