Gary McEachern wrote:

> I have been seeing some references to people adding towing hitches to their
> vans. Seems to me there isn't much power available to tow any sizeable load.
> What type of load if any can be towed from a practical standpoint? By
> practical I mean including towing up and down hills without killing the
> brakes or drivetrain!

The following links are for charts from VW, showing how much you can pull after
your van.

2WD: http://www.vw-service.de/Techdata/Ratgeber/t2heckm.htm

Syncro: http://www.vw-service.de/Techdata/Ratgeber/t2heckmsy.htm

EV 2WD: http://www.vw-service.de/Techdata/Ratgeber/t4frontm.htm

EV Syncro: http://www.vw-service.de/Techdata/Ratgeber/t4frontmsy.htm

The text is in German, but the first column shows the engine power in KW, the
second is unbraked trailer, the third is braked trailer @12% incline, while the
fourth is braked trailer @10% incline.

Any other Euro model VW is there, look up
http://www.vw-service.de/Techdata/Ratgeber/Anh.htm and you'll find the boxes,
where you choose model about half way down.

PerL
87 Syncro 112i