I should mention that I have some experience with these engines:

Rabbits -- '80, '81
Dashers -- '80, '80, '81, '81
Vanagon (ASI) -- '82

Passat (TDI) -- '96

I love diesels, both big and small

On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Zeitgeist <gruengeist@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, it's a pretty decent engine...but it should never have been installed
> in these bricks.  At just 52HP, it can't be driven in what I believe is a
> safe manner--i.e. too slow to merge or pull out across intersection, etc.
> Now, it's close cousin, the 1.6TD is far more comfortable pushing things
> around, and an even better bet would be the 1.9TD or TDI
>
>
--
Casey
'87 300TD
'94 100CSQ Avant
'89 Bluestar