Date:         Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:12:57 +0200
Reply-To:     Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
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From:         Raimund Feussner <rfeussner@GMX.DE>
Subject:      Re: E-bay item - 5-speed Vanagon Tranny
Comments: To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
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No,

although many 4speeds were used in Europe, itīs not a majority. Especially
starting from the mid-80s, more and more 5 speeds were sold. As far as I
know, no 2,1WBX had a 4speed here in Germany. Only the 1,9 were equipped
with 4speeds (no injection, no cat).

Raimund


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: E-bay item - 5-speed Vanagon Tranny


> Negative.  The majority of T3's sold in Europe had 4 speed trannys.  I
don't
> know about the rest of the world.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Andrew Grebneff
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 11:46 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: E-bay item - 5-speed Vanagon Tranny
>
>
> >Do these truly exist, are they an adaptable replacement for a 4-speed in
an
> >'85 Westie?
>
> They were stock on all 1.9 & 2.1 buses sold everywhere but USA, it
> seems (dunno about the aircooled 1.6s though!). My 84 was standard
> 5-speed (the 094 trans).
>
> >Does the fifth gear provide a better ratio for highway cruising, or is
this
> >tranny to give better lo-range torque?
>
> Not really. 1st is a crawler gear, and I found it useless for on-road
> driving. If 5th is tsaller than an 091/1 4th (4-speed), it'll be
> marginally.
>
> 1984 gas 094 ratios (1st-5th):
> 4.11
> 2.33
> 1.48
> 1.02
> 0.77
>
> I doubt the 094 is any strongger than the 091/1.
> --
> Andrew Grebneff
> Dunedin, New Zealand
> 64 (3) 473-8863
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> Fossil preparator
> Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut
>
>