Anyone trying this?
I've got a 96 Ford Escort wagon with another blown head gasket. Last time this happened I had to replace the engine - aluminum cylinder block & aluminum heads both warped when it overheated.
I'd like to convert this a home-built hybrid using an electric motor, batteries and a small diesel engine.
I'm fairly proficient with tools, having rebuilt an MGB after a crash, rebuilt the engine after the cylinder head cracked, rebuilt it again after ... you get the picture.
Anyway, I've ordered a set of plans from Mother Earth News based on a
1979 article I remembered, but I'd like some input on doing this.Particularly, I'd like to start with suggestions on a diesel engine; size, number of cylinders, horsepower etc.