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Date:         Mon, 7 Jan 2002 11:35:38 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rebuild tranny with taller 3rd or 4th--yes or no??
Comments: To: webmaster@vbfun.com
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I might mention that you should replace the front (flywheel) main seal, flywheel O ring, felt washer, tranny pilot bearing and starter pilot bushing when you install a new tranny. So if you're going to install one you need to get those parts ordered.

Stan

On Mon, 07 Jan 2002 12:07:45 -0500 VBfun Webmaster <webmaster@vbfun.com> writes: > If the rebuilt unit that you mentioned is still for sale please let > me know. > My tranny is on it's last legs (pops out of 2nd and grinds in into > 4th. > > Thanks!! > > John Runberg > > > I've been running an Air Cooled 83 Westfalia for seven years > (148k)and > > I'd say don't waste your money on taller gears. I turn 3300 RPPM > at about > > 68 mph and can make most Texas hills without a gear change and > still > > maintain speed. > > If you're in Atlanta area you've got lots of hills and you need > the > > standard gearing. > > The 2000cc aircooled likes RPM ranges of 2900 to 3500 so this is > where > > you want to be while on the highway. > > If you want a good used 4 speed I've got one that I'll ship > freight paid > > to you from Dallas for $450.00, It was rebuilt by the PO but I > don't know > > the mileage it has on it or the rebuilder but I've run it 45K > without any > > problems. > > I also have three other 4 speeds I know to be good because I've > run all > > of them to test them but they would go for $450.00 + freight. > > The reason I'm willing to sell this rebuilt for less is that I've > still > > got two untested 4 speeds that I need to test out and I'm going to > be > > pulling the rebuilt anyway to put it in storage. > > > > > > Stan Wilder > > 83 Air Cooled Westfalia > > > > > > On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:44:44 -0500 Michael Nichols > > <msnichols@MINDSPRING.COM> writes: > >> Hello from Atlanta, Ga. I am about to order a rebuilt air > cooled > >> transaxle, > >> and I am considering purchasing the gear modification option of > a > >> taller 3rd > >> or 4th gear---the option that lowers highway-speed rpms and thus > >> reportedly > >> increases engine life and gives better gas mileage. Questions: > Has > >> anyone > >> done this modification, and what good or bad results can I > expect? > >> The > >> modification/new gearing seems to add about $250.00 to the cost > of > >> the > >> rebuilt transaxle unit. Thanks! > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Michael and Christina Nichols > >> 2--'81 air cooleds > >> > > ________________________________________________________________ > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.


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