Yes, it's a pretty decent engine...but it should never have been installed in these bricks. At just 52HP, it can't be driven in what I believe is a safe manner--i.e. too slow to merge or pull out across intersection, etc. Now, it's close cousin, the 1.6TD is far more comfortable pushing things around, and an even better bet would be the 1.9TD or TDI On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 11:38 PM, dj <djct2@yahoo.com> wrote: > Is the 83 water cooled diesel a good motor? > -- Casey '87 300TD '94 100CSQ Avant '89 Bluestar |
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