in general Diesel engine in that era ('80/'90) are gutless no matter the
brand, turbo or not. I used to have a Peugeot 604 2.5L Turbo Diesel and
it's gutless, slow and smoky.., which means a 1.6 is very slow turbo or
not...  specially in a heavy vanagon. A modern 1.9Tdi is better but
still....

On Mon, Apr 29, 2019 at 10:20 AM Ralph Meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>
wrote:

> My 82 diesel was a gutless turtle until I swapped in an AAZ TD 1.9l then an
> ahu M-tdi 1.9 and now improving the gearing. Relatively simple to work on.
> Less prone for issues dealing with electronic fuel injection/coolant leaks.
>
> On Mon, Apr 29, 2019, 9:25 AM Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello, List.
> >
> > My son is selling his daily driver 76 Beetle and looking to upgrade to a
> > Vanagon.  He does not care about going fast or A/C.
> >
> > What is your advice regarding a 1.6 NA diesel passenger Vanagon?  I found
> > o e such clean example in Mew Jersey:
> >
> > https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2268363
> >
> > Chris in Atlanta.
> >
> > Wysłane z iPhone'a
>