David, first may I ask-have you tried to crank it with the syncro starter?
Maybe it will work-use 1 guage battery cable.
I don't know what a syncro starter looks like,but one way to get more power
out of the starter is to increase the windings of the present starter. If
only you could use a Vanagon Diesel starter . I've seen audi 5-cylinder
starter thats look big enough(I think they were audi starters).
Or a KEP adapter plate? A long shot since I have never studied this is to
use a Diesel bellhousing which of course runs contrary to you plans-
Will a Diesel bellhousing bolt up to a syncro trans?

Robert K
1982 Westfalia

>From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
>Reply-To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Syncro TDI installation question...
>Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 18:58:48 -0800
>
>Volks,
>I have a good technical question for the lot of you...
>
>Coming back in my sea container from Germany is a 90hp "1Z" TDI engine from
>a 96 Golf.  The plan is to install this into my 1988 Syncro DoKa.  Seeing
>how the DoKa has more than enough room to mount the engine at 15 degrees
>with no engine cover interference, I will use our mounting kit and a KEP
>flywheel / adapter plate to mount the engine.  So, at this point I would
>have a TDI engine mounted in my Syncro DoKa.... so far, this isn't rocket
>science!  The wiring and other odds-n-ends to make it run won't be a
>problem, just take a little time to setup.  The question is, how do I START
>the motor???  With the TDI being 19.5:1 compression ratio the stock Syncro
>starter will have a very hard time spinning the motor, if it could spin it
>at all.  At -30C to the equation and there is no way it would spin.  From
>what I have been told the Syncro TD starter will not work with a 228mm
>wasserboxer ring gear assembly and it looks too long to actually fit in
>there as it would interfere with the diff lock / shifter asm.
>
>Any thoughts or suggestions???
>
>David Marshall
>
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