On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, mark drillock wrote: > For completeness let me add that there were 3 waterboxer 4 speed trannys > used in North America but all had essentially the same gearing with > subtle changes. The ratios of each appear in various places in the > Bentley. The Syncro tranny is a special version of the 5 speed with a > super low 1st that is seldom used while 2-5 match 1-4 on the 4 speeds. I think the low gear on the Syncro transaxle isn't synchronized, either. Maybe it's just that you have to be at a dead stop to engage it without the reverse-style crunch, though. I think low would be pointless on a 2WD, but it sure is nice when crawling around offroad. :)
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