Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 07:27:45 +0000
Reply-To: Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Chris DeLong <green536@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Jetta tranny to Vanagon
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FYI 5cylinder VW's and Audis have transmission coolers.
Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.367.5503
Seattle, WA USA
>From: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
>Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Jetta tranny to Vanagon
>Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 22:53:57 -0500
>
>I think there is an error here. The final drive ratio for the Vanagon
>automatic is 4.09.
>
>Dennis
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
>Of Nock
>Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 9:00 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Jetta tranny to Vanagon
>
>I was very suprised that the internal ratios, as well as the transaxel,
>are the same. Who is to say, you can't run a disiel to 4000 rpm. The
>converter, is just pass through.
>
>Could the table in a bently manual be wrong?
>
>If you don't have one, here is what is says
>
> Jetta manual
>Vanagon manual
>
>1.6 L diesel 1.8l GASOLINE
>ME Canada HT,RD,RV,PF
>85 -87
>
>tran
>code 010TL 010TNA or TN
>090NK
>
>torque U K
>H
>code
>
>1 2.71 2.71
>2.71
>2 1.50 1.50
>1.50
>3 1.00 1.00
>1.00
>
>F 3.41 3.41
>2.46
>
>
>John of Main, says both housing have the same "090" part number stamped
>on them.
>
>Note the vanagon runs larger tires, so the F drives is only 10% lower
>than the jetta
>
>
>I find it interesting how many parts are shared. It sort of makes sense.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
> From: Michel Bertin
> To: McNock@easystreet.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 12:02 PM
> Subject: Jetta tranny to Vanagon
>
>
> Mr. McNock,
>
> You know it is strange that the gear ratios is the same for the gas
>and diesel engine. It should be different because the gas engine can rev
>higher that the diesel engine.
>
> Would it be the torque converter that would make the difference to
>enable the engine to work with that ratio?
>
> I'm not an expert in tranny but it would be really nice if I could use
>the guts of an auto. tranny from a diesel jetta '99 up to transfer into
>my Vanagon auto tranny.
>
> Would you know who I could speak with that would be some kind of
>specialist in that area.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michel Bertin
>
> NB.: Some people on that vanagon list are so rude I just can't believe
>it and on top of it they can't even read the questions correctly before
>answering with their stupid comments like smoking weed and looking under
>the van before questionning.
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