Thanks for mentioning the option, but in my case (heh) at least, I need the lower gearing the stock diesel tranny offers. For folks who upgrade a diesel vehicle to a more powerful diesel engine (or a gas I-4), I've heard that swapping in an air-cooled transmission (and cutting down in input shaft to fit) works well. My little stock diesel mill couldn't push the air-cooled's taller gears.

Call me an odd bird, but the stock 48HP 1.6L NA diesel with the lower diesel gearing is just fine for pushing my westy. Slowly. Maybe when the kids are older (and heavier!) I'll think of upgrading to a 1.9, 1.9TD, or mechanical-pump TDI...

T.

On Apr 13, 2004, at 11:27 PM, Jonathan Farrugia wrote:

> if the two of you can't come up with a diesel transmission you can > always > put a air cooled transmission in. check the archives for the debate > and > testimonials. the pro postings were made by a poster called notajeep i > think. it all took place only a couple of years ago. > > jonathan > > On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Tobin Copley wrote: > >> On Apr 13, 2004, at 5:19 PM, mike johnson wrote: >>> anyone have a diesel tranny they would be willing to part with for a >>> reasonable amount??????? >>> >>> mike >>> San Diego Ca (San Diegian) :) >> >> Oooh. Make that TWO people on the prowl. I had a used diesel tranny >> lined up to replace the (shot) one currently in my westy, but closer >> inspection pre-shipping showed lotsa metal shavings... So I'm back to >> looking. I'm in Vancouver BC but have relatives in Seattle I could >> ship to. And I may be heading down to the Puyallup spring meet later >> this month (in my creepily reliable H*nda--feh! ptooie!) >> >> Or considering the option of getting my tranny rebuilt. <sigh>. >> >> T. >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Tobin Copley Vancouver, BC, Canada 49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W >> >> '82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky") >> '97 son Russell ============= >> '99 daughter Margaret /_| |_L| |__|:| clatter >> SPEED KILLS! [. = .| clatter! >> Drive a Vanagon diesel ~-()-==----()-~ ~ ~ >> >