Justin: Sounds like the price is right even with the tranny problem, provided the rest of the power train is good and little rust....... A tranny from the auto wreckers will be about US $500 or so, if you can locate one. It will be a disadvantage if your tranny has the 'mountain ratios' as the final ratio is 41:7, requiring the motor to turn over 4000 rpm at 60 mph. Short engine life. I trust that you have the DM final drive ratios. That is, 38:7, I believe. If you have the following shift points printed with red dots on your speedo, then it probably is the DM ratios: 1st to 2nd: ~19 mph (~31 kph) 2nd to 3rd: ~34 mph (~55 kph) 3rd to 4th: ~53 mph (~85 kph) If your shift points are significantly lower, you probably have the DZ ratios. Let me know, as this is an important consideration with this kind of low power engine. The code is also stamped on the bottom of the transmission case followed by numbers representing the date of manufacture. Sometimes, there is a sticker under the dashboard on the left side around the fuse panel which gives paint codes, and engine code (CS for diesel, I think), and transmission code. It will read DZ or DM for the transmission codes. I had a transaxle refuse to come out of gear periodically, and was due to a bad pilot bearing. If I shifted at the right speed, then it would come out of gear easily. Is your stuck in 4th permanently? Bear in mind that the diesel vanagon doesn't put out much heat when not travelling at highway speeds, so it is an icebox unless it has a diesel auxilliary heater. Does it have one? Let me know
gary meek sherwood park, alberta, canada 82 Vanagon GL 1.6 litre turbo-diesel 83 Quantum SW 1.6 litre turbo-diesel 83 Audi 4000S 1.6 litre turbo-diesel
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