VW parts data lists the 1.7D as 57 hp and the earlier Vanagon 1.6D as
50. The 1.6TD was 70 hp. I have seen numbers that differed by 1 or 2 hp
for all of these.
The 1.7D  T3 production totaled about 90,000 which seems too high for
military only. The 1.6TD came in about 225,000 T3 vehicles. The 1.6TD
with 70 hp is pretty sweet, especially compared to the early 1.6D and 50
hp we got here in 82/83. Of course these are peak hp numbers and the TD
has lower rpm power better than the peak numbers might suggest.

Mark

David Marshall wrote:
> >From what I was told by one of my German military suppliers is that the
> 1.6L TD wasn't NATO spec due to the turbo so a 1.7D was built
> instead.  I have never seen a 1.7D in a civilian van, only the 1.6TD,
> but every military T3 I have seen is either the 50hp 1.6D or the 70hp?
> 1.7D
>
>