Date: Sun, 7 Dec 1997 22:27:06 -0500
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Sender: Vanagon mailing list <Vanagon@Gerry.SDSC.EDU>
From: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: Mexican VW Van Trannys
The Mexican busses use the golf motors standing up. I had literature on
these a few years ago. As for gear ratios, they are not much different from
air to water cooled. There is not even enough difference to even worry
about it. There is a difference for the diesel. The Waterboxer pushes the
Vanagon faster because it can spin faster. The air cooled engines run out
of "breath" at about 4500 rpm, the water boxer will pull to 5400 rpm which
is when the governor kicks in. As for engine transplants, any 4 cylinder
engine should probably keep the original gearing, a six cylinder could use
taller gears but you'll find little difference in fuel economy to justify
the cost.
Dennis
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Catlin <mjcatlin@DCN.DAVIS.CA.US>
To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU <Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU>
Date: Sunday, December 07, 1997 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: Mexican VW Van Trannys
>Ken wrote:
>
>> But these Mexican Vans are set up for using the
>> watercooled golf and jetta motors right? So the tranny would fit right
>in a
>> aircooled van and be the right gearing for the engine and save a lot of
>> hassle in the conversion process.
>
>I don't know whether the Mexican Kombi uses the inline 4-cyl. engine in the
>upright (like a Fox/Audi) or in the laid over (like a Vanagon diesel)
>position. I also don't know which transmission it uses, the Type 2 with
>the bus type shifter, or the 091 early Vanagon trans. with side mount
>shifter. Previous posts on the Type 2 list imply that the Vanagon
>transmission is not a bolt-in fit to the bus. Motor mounts are another
>unknown.
>
>Has anyone out there looked underneath a new Mexican Kombi? Anybody have
>pictures?
>
>Kombi trivia: I saw a mid-70's Westy here in No. Calif. that had a square
>black grille on the front. I thought it was one of the Mexican water
>cooled, until the owner explained that he had bought the grille in Mexico
>and installed it using sheet metal screws (no radiator). Anyway, the
>grille, at least, is a perfect fit on the front of a Type 2.
>
>=====================================
>Mike Catlin <mjcatlin@dcn.davis.ca.us>
>Davis, California, USA
>
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