>| >I was planning such a swap, but I discovered that the Diesel starter and
>| >the Syncro gastank had clearance problems.  Going with a KEP kit may be
>| >a better route for an upright VW into a Syncro, IMHO.
>| This can't be true. On a dealers lot there is a Turbo Diesel Syncro
>| for sale, for several month now. If the starter arrangement is same
>| for 2WD and 4WD Diesels, the starter should meet the space. I may
>| have a look. Did you lower the 4 in-line in same way VW did with the
>| Boxers?

        There have been a couple of us looking for an answer to how VW solved
this problem in the TD Syncros that were sold in Germany. With the diesel
bellhousing one can get here, the starter resides on top of the bellhousing.
Looking in my van, there are about two or three inches of the top of
bellhousing showing before the fuel tank starts. Since the starter is longer
than that 2 or 3 inches, it just doesn't fit. It would be a GREAT help if
you could see where the starter is on that TD Syncro!

dave