I just finished a swap in the other direction; replaced an aircooled tranny with a waterboxer unit. The aircooled transmission is only better if the slightly higher ring/pinion gearing (4.57 vs 4.86) is important to you. In many other aspects, like gear strength, smooth shifting, and availability of repair parts, I think the later waterboxer trannies are superior. -- Michael Snow 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/
On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 4:30 AM, Gerry Lepage <vanagonstretch@aol.com> wrote: > I read in several engine conversion pages that the manual transmission out of air cooled Vanagons are better. Can anyone tell me the reason for this. What is the difference between my 2.1 and the aircooled transmission. I may have a chance to pick one up for future use and just wondering if it would be worth it. > > Cheers, Gerry > www.vanalong.com > |
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