Now I'm not exactly experienced when it comes to expeditions, off-road vehicles, or engine mechanics but it seems to me that a Jeep Wrangler (especially an LJ) with a diesel engine would bring tears to our eyes. The problem is of course that if you want one, you gotta live across the pond or convert one to diesel.
I'm sure converting to diesel is no small task and my initial searches on the all knowing Google came up almost empty. I'm surprised how many of us in the U.S. want a diesel in our Wranglers but so few of us have actually tried to do the conversion. I know AEV did a diesel conversion and I remember reading how it wasn't an easy thing to do.
I imagine once gas becomes more expensive in the U.S. more do it yourself diesel conversions (and the writeups explaining it all) will become more common.
See, I imagine a world where a Wrangler converted to diesel, sporting at least a 24gallon tank, two jerry cans, and running on bio-diesel can get 25 miles to the gallon (highway) and have a range of almost 700 miles.
Granted this is probably just a dream but lets just say what if? What if someone were to do this, where do we start? An engine and transmission need to be selected right? Any ideas?
Also, if anyone has any links to diesel conversion write-ups, I'd love to check them out.
I'm sure converting to diesel is no small task and my initial searches on the all knowing Google came up almost empty. I'm surprised how many of us in the U.S. want a diesel in our Wranglers but so few of us have actually tried to do the conversion. I know AEV did a diesel conversion and I remember reading how it wasn't an easy thing to do.
I imagine once gas becomes more expensive in the U.S. more do it yourself diesel conversions (and the writeups explaining it all) will become more common.
See, I imagine a world where a Wrangler converted to diesel, sporting at least a 24gallon tank, two jerry cans, and running on bio-diesel can get 25 miles to the gallon (highway) and have a range of almost 700 miles.
Granted this is probably just a dream but lets just say what if? What if someone were to do this, where do we start? An engine and transmission need to be selected right? Any ideas?
Also, if anyone has any links to diesel conversion write-ups, I'd love to check them out.