1992 Syncro Passat TDI

[CRSMP5]

<-----------poor else id do it..

i would go as far as trying to use ohio's silly screw up to do this... if the epa crap no fly that i suggest looking into in depth.. before last ditch effort of body swap the rain tray..

[CRSMP5]

Importers are using a loophole in the law to sneak in cars that the U.S. government deems unsafe for American roads. Under the law, cars 25 years or older can be brought to the U.S. without adhering to current safety and emission standards. The Defender doesn't even have airbags.

4 more years and the value increases drastically...

[Big Daddy Roth]

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[Big Daddy Roth]

I've got this too:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1548594

[bbob203]

I literally baffled as to why this car hasn't sold. I want it but just don't think it doable without a massive pile of spare change.

[CRSMP5]

hell this came up in conversation the night before he bumped it... i figured it gone. guess i need to tell guy now...

i still think adding in "functional via plug in" air bag system...  aka bag installed in a tempo  method for scanning purpose and going by 96 epa/crash will do it .  he just blew 2k on his 96 b4... he wants tdi 4x4 passat .

[vanbcguy]

The other issue is that it's on the island.  Good for the car (hasn't spent its life sitting in traffic, plenty of highway driving, Pacific Northwest so not much salt, etc), bad for selling it.  Ya need to take a ferry / floatplane / whatever to go see it.

Very nice looking car.  All my $$$$ is going to Jezebel right now but looking at that I can't help but wonder if I've made the right choice!! (Sssh, don't let her know!)

[bbob203]

I say you put all your energy into this thing Put the TDI swap in your mark 3 and get your money back

[Big Daddy Roth]

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[Turftech]

I might be interested. Actually I am interested. No sense being coy. I am in the Fraser Valley and could travel over if things look promising. PM me and I'll give you my number so we can talk turkeys. I will check the board for a reply every day at 6am.

Cheers!

[Turftech]

I'll set things up with a couple questions: Does it have locking diffs? Is there any manual control of the system like the T3 Transporter? Do you have a line on Syncro parts near-by? I'll stay tuned for your reply.

[CdnVWJunkie]

No locking diffs in Syncro Passats.  If you look up the sellers name, I think you will see that he has/had several Syncros so chances are good he's either got or knows where to get parts.

[Turftech]

Copy that, thanks. I will remain hopeful that he has a few parts sources, assuming he hasn't already sold it. I have been on a steep learning curve since seeing his add here yesterday, researching the Syncro system. Amazingly simple 4wd set-up. It's just parts that appear to be hard to come by. I have been looking for a Jetta tdi wagon but the B3 Passat actually looks kinda nice. Reminds me of the type 4 which is one of my all time faves. It doesn't hurt that the car would be ideal for my commute which is paved/dirt/moonscape at times!

[Big Daddy Roth]

Open diff up front. Angle drive for rear is driven off of the diff carrier. The pass side axle is driven as normal, just through the angle drive. A viscous coupling is in front of the rear diff. So the power is never 100% front or back. Rear diff only locks in reverse. A forward gear and clutch out unlocks it. The ABS does the traction control by braking the loose wheel, transferring the power through the diff to the wheel that has traction.