Date:         Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:08:17 -0400
Reply-To:     Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Diesel Advice
Comments: To: Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <618ADCAA-22BE-45D0-BA9E-B70D7522EDBE@gmail.com>
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Hi Chris,

They are really only a city vehicle.  Grossly under powered for any highway
driving   I owned one for many years that I installed a 1.6TD engine in.
Even wIth the turbo and larger tires, it still wasn't great on the big
highways.  I normally cruised around 55mph/90 kph.

The 1.6L is heavily stressed and tend not to last very long in that
configuration.  I averaged about 50K kms between bottom end changes with
the turbo.  Fortunately the van has a massive cooling system to help cope.

Now upgraded to a TDI with highway gears, these make good vans!  That is
the only way I would own one now.

Jason


On Mon, 29 Apr 2019 at 10:25, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello, List.
>
> My son is selling his daily driver 76 Beetle and looking to upgrade to a
> Vanagon.  He does not care about going fast or A/C.
>
> What is your advice regarding a 1.6 NA diesel passenger Vanagon?  I found
> o e such clean example in Mew Jersey:
>
> https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2268363
>
> Chris in Atlanta.
>
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