Bjoern and others,

On Wed, 1999-02-24 10:49:05 -0800, Bj�rn wrote:

> ...
>                      Well I think that a Diesel is the best for a Syncro
> when you need low end torque in off road conditions.

There can't be  any  dispute that,  with respect  to torque, the  Diesel
would be the engine of choice  in a Syncro.   But you should be aware of
an apparently little known  detail: due to the way  the Diesel engine is
built and due to the  way it sits in the  Vanagon, Diesel Syncros have a
reduced maximum wading depth of only about 20 cm (yes that's only twenty
centimeters or 8" of water!)   compared to the 40  cm  of an FI  Syncro,
which, too, is rather meager but is the best a Syncro can do.

Sincerely
 Rainer

'89 Caravelle GL Syncro 16"

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