I've owned a lot of diesels, mostly Mercedes. But I have not owned a Vanagon diesel.

I looked at a non-running Westy diesel in Tuscaloosa a few years ago and I walked away from it. From what I know about Mercedes diesels that thing was way under powered. 

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Egeln
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2022 3:40 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Diesel Questions

I think there are still diesel owners on the list, and perhaps folks that have owned diesels in the past.
I'm a long time list member, owning two regular tin-tops and a tin-top Syncro, but have been without a van for some time.  Now I am in the market for a van, and really want to have a diesel syncro.  I know that combination wasn't sold in North America, but there seems to still be plenty in Germany.  I am retired military and can fly space-available to Germany so that location isn't an impediment to purchase.
Here's my questions:
- can the 1.6L DOKA (or SINKA) diesels be upgraded to the 1.9L turbo?  I know the regular vans can support that upgrade because I have seen them for sale with it.
- what is the towing capacity of the 1.6L?  Please answer without laughing, I recognize that they are grossly under-powered!  Also, what would I expect for towing capacity with the 1.9L upgrade?  This is all about towing a teardrop trailer.
- does anyone think that the DOKA would tow better than the tin-top?
- anybody know the truck bed length on both the SINKA and DOKA?
I really appreciate being able to access the collective knowledge of the list!
Thanks a lot, Anthony in NE FL
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