Yes the Eurovan Automatics are known for problems. That doesn't mean the manuals are bullet proof. VW especially knows the light duty ability of those manual boxes. The manuals have 1/2 the tow rating of the automatics. Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Rob [mailto:vwrobb@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 12:26 PM To: Dennis Haynes; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: 1993 Eurovan with 127,000 miles: yes or no 127k & the 'manual' tranny is at the end of it's time? I thought the EV 'auto' trannys were the problem with EVs? If we were talking about a '73 air cooled engine I could see 127k being a lot. Did I miss something in this thread? Rob vwrobb@gmail.com
At 2/4/2014 10:50 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Even at that the tranny is approaching end of life. |
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