Same ratio for all, both air and water cooled. -----Original Message----- From: Mike Collum [mailto:collum@verizon.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:00 PM To: Dennis Haynes Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Vanagon auto trannies Are the final drives interchangeable among early wasserboxer and late wasserboxer auto trannies? It would seem that they would be. Mike
Dennis Haynes wrote: > Yes, The water cooled automatics are interchangeable. The primary > difference is actually the torque converters. The stall and lock up > speeds are different. The later unit allows for better acceleration. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of Old Volks Home > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 6:46 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: vanagon auto trannies > > There are three auto tranny series on the Vanagon > > Series NG = Air Cooled Vanagon thru 83.5. Doesn't have provisions for > the > cooler, so not recommended for the Wasserboxer. > > Series NH = Wasserboxer 1.9 83.5-85 > > Series NK = Wasserboxer 2.1 86-91. Even though VW doesn't say, I > believe > the NK in it's complete form can be swapped for the NH, but I could be > wrong. > -- > Jim Thompson > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" > 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise" > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" > oldvolkshome@gmail.com > http://www.oldvolkshome.com > ********************************** > On 3/8/06, Diane Bieber <vww85@yahoo.ca> wrote: > >>is there any diferences between the various years of vanagons. can a >>tranny from a different year be installed and function well. >>thank you >>randy >> > > |
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