Date:         Sat, 19 Sep 1998 00:23:28 EDT
Reply-To:     Westys4evr@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Karl Mullendore <Westys4evr@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Syncro TURBO-DIESEL Fuel tank is here,FINALLY--let the project
              begin!
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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For those out there who had wondered about this,it does exist,and I now have
it in my clammy hands! I waited patiently for my local VW dealer to deliver as
promised,it took about 1 1/2 months! The price wasn't so bad-$370 shop price!
Decided to replace the sender also,another $110 (OUCH!!) So onward I go,with
the 1.9 TD Syncro Westy transplant.I have also decided to use the Quantum-
style exhaust manifold(as the factory did!!)even though several out there
thought it was not a great idea-it works out MUCH better than the center-exit
manifold.A little TIG work on the 1.9 intake to move the pressure inlet the
side,and it works out perfectly! No interference with the left engine mount!
  One question remains:does anyone (those who sent me the part # for the
tank?) know if the TD Syncro starter was the same as the US diesel van? Or was
it a gear-reduction-drive one similar to the later Golf/Jetta TD's? A little
more space there couldn't hurt!
  A side note-on my recent trip to Cape Cod from Md., the van ran so well that
I for a second wondered if I should really cut out the still-beating gasoline
heart. 18 MPG @ a normal 110 Km/Hr (with 27x8.5s!) is pretty darn good,too!
Hey y'all-clean those ground wire connections to the computer,it was the cure
to all the recent poor-running symptoms that OTTO had.
  If all goes well,the new 'heart' should beat within the next month,and I do
hope to start my own page soon to post photos/info/etc for those interested in
such a project themselves.
  The light is beginning to shine at the end of the tunnel.....

Karl
' 87 Westy Syncro OTTO