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Date:         Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:54:26 -0600
Reply-To:     Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Subject:      Re: conversion ot automatic transmission to manual, 84 westy
Comments: To: Joseiw@AOL.COM
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Depending on the price you pay for the van, it may be worthwhile to just put
a new tranny in it.


I believe that they are, or have been made available from the list vendors.


Somehow about $900 to $990 rings a bell.


Marshall Ruskin


>I may have a chance to purchase a 1984 vanagon westy, but it is an
automatic
>and is in need of a rebuild (80,000 miles).  What is the feasibility of
>switching over to a manual transmission?  Any drawbacks?  Would I be better
>off with just having the automatic transmission rebuilt? Any input the
>collective wisdom of this list can provide would be helpful.
>
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