Date:         Fri, 6 Dec 2002 17:32:09 -0600
Reply-To:     Sean Solowiej <sean@ORIGINALIDIOT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sean Solowiej <sean@ORIGINALIDIOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: convert auto trans to manual?
In-Reply-To:  <F154skJfhMAwzNUe9n20001f75e@hotmail.com>
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John,

The condition of the automatic tranny is actually an unknown.  It's in a
Carat I'm buying as parts, and I was told that it "may be bad."  I'm trying
to plan for the cheapest possible way to put the best of my 83 Westy into
the great body of the Carat, and make it go down the road...
I appreciate the advice, and will surely check out the tranny before jumping
into any rebuilds or weird swaps.

Sean


on 12/6/02 2:28 PM, Jfp w/2 WBXs      at jfp7@hotmail.com wrote:

> Hi Sean,
>
> Forget about it! From your post it appears that you're short on $$$ and
> technical experience, so you shouldn't approach a technical procedure as
> complex as this one will be. Think of this procedure as a mechanical
> sex-change operation and image how complex(and expensive)it might be! My
> sincere advice is to take the money you have and FIX the automatic
> transmission! I have a '91 Westy MV and a '90 DoKa, both automatics and the
> transmissions work fine!!!! Installing an older manual transmission does NOT
> increase powertrain "reliability" over that already provided by a fully
> serviced automatic transaxle. You have performed the VW recommended service
> on your present auto transaxle, haven't you???
>
> Regards,         John
>
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