On 12/12/07, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Not acceptable for a Vanagon???
>
> I'll have you know that my '86 Doka with the 1.6NA diesel will easily
> cruise
> down the road at 58mph... 62mph with a tail wind.  Flat ground of course.
> Down hill, it's much faster... if I put the clutch in.  Up hill... well,
> that's another story.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff

Yep, my 1.6TD was toally acceptable -- on some goat trail in NoFunland. The
slightly more powerful 1.6NA in the US Spec Vanagon helped them earn the
nickname "moving guardrail". The 1.5NA would probably good for powering a
spare generator for camping in the land of NOT!!!

BenT