

| Subject: | Re: AHU MTDI vs. ABA? |
| From: | Anthony Egeln |
| Date: | Sat, 7 Sep 2019 20:32:37 +0000 |
Thanks!
On Saturday, September 7, 2019, 4:17:41 PM EDT, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNet.nb.ca> wrote:
Anthony:
To my knowledge, the 1.6TD T3s were not “officially” sold by VW Canada, but there were a few vendors who managed to import them (in Québec was my experience).
> On 07-Sep-2019, at 17:11, Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> Was your diesel Syncro Doka originally sold in Canada, or imported from Germany?
> I’ve been trying to determine if diesel Syncros were sold in North America.
> Because I want one!
> Anthony (in NE FL and Dorian was only like a nor’easter here if you’re curious)
>
>
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>
>
> On Saturday, September 7, 2019, 14:14, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> we have a syncro Doka 16 with 1Z/AHU 1.9Tdi - me and my son don't feel the
> power is adequate for the weight of the vehicle... unless there's something
> wrong with the engine - the compression is good, new head but still lack of
> power... we will give it one more chance soon such as new injectors, new
> turbo and fuel pump and we will see from there... we are considering a more
> modern engine such as Boxeer... but the price is quite stiff with shipping
> and installation... I am thinking 2.5 Subaru but my son wants to keep it
> original with diesel engine.
> https://www.boxeer.com/
>
> dan
>
> On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 10:29 AM Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I’m tired of having rev the whizz out of my ABA engine to get my loaded
>> Syncro Westy moving, especially when AC is on. I need to be above 3K RPM to
>> get power, but then I have plenty to 6,400 RPM.
>>
>> What is the opinion and experience of switching to a diesel AHU 1.9 with
>> MTDI? I love the thought of torque and simplicity. My gearing and tires
>> give 70mph at 3,600 RPM, so that seems like a good fit as I don’t care
>> about cruising at beyond 75 mph. I used to own a VW TDI and loved it.
>>
>> Chris.
>>
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