Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 06:34:51 EDT
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From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: 81 Manual Transmission
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In a message dated 24/05/2010 9:10:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
Johannes, welcome to Vanagon Land ! You cannot just insert a 4th
gear. The tranny must be rebuilt and there are no good re-builders on the
East Coast. The very best is AA Transaxle, _AA Transaxle - Home Page_
(http://www.aatransaxle.com/) , in Duval Washington. You may have some success
in finding a "GOOD" used one but remember the tranny on the Air-Cooled
Vanagon is a three year only tranny and there may not be a lot of them around.
I have none here. So next is to contact Ben Huot of BJP Restauration,
St-Hubert (Montreal), QC, 450-676-0714, cell - 514-823-4865,
_www.benplace.com_ (http://www.benplace.com) He should be able to help you. You could
also call VW Restorations in Manotick, ON, 613-692-2431, ask for Ron or
Cory, they may have one or be able to help. Meanwhile my website is
_www.frankcondelli.com_ (http://www.frankcondelli.com) and you should be come
familiar with it also. Then you had better show up at BusFusion over here in
Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, see _www.BusFusion.com_ (http://www.BusFusion.com)
for all the details ! Big swap meet and there may be parts there you
need. Hope to meet you soon.
>>>>>>>>>Dear Vanagon Friends,
as I am new to this community at first a little introduction:
My name is Johannes and I grew up in Germany only a few kilometers
away from the Westfalia production site. I recently bought a 81 2.0l
AC T3 (fuel injection, manual transmission) in Vancouver and drove
this baby all the way to Montreal. Epic drive in beautiful spring
weather! On the road I picked up a couple of problems, as I had no
time to conduct a full overhaul before I left.
I really appreciate this mailing list and am astonished by the
enthusiasm you guys help each other!
To start with the most urgent problem. At Lake Superior my 4th gear
stopped its duty. When I bought the van the 4th gear already popped
out whenever I shifted it. Long term thinking, I got myself an
elastic and fixated the gear shift handle with it when in 4th gear.
Worked fine for the first 3000km. However now the 4th gear pops even
with the elastic. Apparently the rest of the gear got grind away by
the constant friction. Going with 60kmh on the single lane highways
was neither a pleasure for me nor for everybody else on the road...
Therefore I definitely have to address this problem first. Do you
guys know, if I can just get another 4th gear and apply it or do I
need to replace the whole transmission? Do you know where I can get a
new gear or respectively a new transmission? Do you have a
recommendation for a good mechanic in montreal who can help me with
that?
Thank you guys already. Looking forward to your replies!
Cheers, Johannes<<<<<<<<
Cheers,
Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
(http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) )
_Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html) -
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
_Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_
(http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm)
_BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/) a VW Camper camping event,
Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2010
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