Dear Vanagonitered Had a diesel for a number of years OEM California Model ( often refered to incorrectly as a joker) with a factory 5 speed - Trudged up hills with little to no problem - speeds on freeways were out of the norm - often received a caution from wife to tone it down - One proviso is change out timing belt every 60 thousand k Mileage often exceeded 35mpg and with gowesty 15" tire pkg stable and sure An OEM ebersparker kept us toasty warm on the coldest or dampest of nights Diesel - all plus Regards On Wednesday, February 11, 2015, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all. > I searched a little but did not find > any user input. > If I recall, VW of Canada (or America) > remanufactured 1.6 NA diesels. > Any user experience with these? > i.e. anyone end up with a lemon > VWoC 1.6 NA diesel reman? > > Thanks, > > Neil. > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> > > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> >
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