Date:         Sat, 8 Feb 2003 23:42:30 EST
Reply-To:     BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM
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From:         Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: gas tranny in a diesel?
Comments: To: tortugasmarinas@YAHOO.COM
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In a message dated 2/8/03 4:48:48 PM Pacific Standard Time,
tortugasmarinas@YAHOO.COM writes:

<< Been reading the string about the TDD/automatic tranny, and
 a diesel doing about 4000rpm in 4th. My question is does the
 standard vanagon tranny marry up well with this TDD kit or do
 you have to find a diesel 4spd/5spd? If you have a diesel tranny
 does the vanagon runat lower rpm's? >>

Dave,

When the Overland guys did their demo at SF Van-O-Rama they presented it as a
conversion for the gas engine equipped vans. In other words you do not need a
diesel tranny or bellhousing to use them. It would probably advantageous to
use a WBX or air-cooled Vanagon tranny for the taller ratios anyway.

Tonight I took home my 2wd Double Cab with one of Overland's earlier 1.9TD
conversions in it. I was very impressed even with this non-TDi engine. Has an
air-cooled tranny in it with a diesel bellhousing. This is the "laydown"
configuration. I was doing 75 mph easily w/o any undue stress on the engine.
I could still power-up quite a bit from that speed. Tires were 195/70/14.

BenT
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