Date:         Wed, 4 Nov 1998 17:54:04 -0800
Reply-To:     David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Audi / Golf and Vanagon auto transmissions ARE  the same!!!
Comments: To: Scooter061@aol.com, vanagon@VANAGON.COM
In-Reply-To:  <eabc050e.363fdd8c@aol.com>
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Good question.  I do not have information of the 93+ auto boxes.

At 23:52 11/3/98 EST, Scooter061@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 11/3/98 6:52:51 PM Alaskan Standard Time,
>vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG writes:
>
><< Looking at the Bentley manual in depth I would have to agree with the
> statement that the transmissions are the same for the Audi / Golf and
> Vanagon and could be interchanged.  Stangely enough the Vanagon and Audi
> manuals have the automatic in section 38 (Hmmm...)  The codes are different:
>
> Vanagon         090
> Audi 5000       087
> VW A Series     010
>
> Some gearing is different:
>
>         Final   1st     2nd     3rd     Rev
> Van -82:        4:09    2.55    1.45    1.0     2.46
> Van 82-:        4:09    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
> Golf    3.41    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
> Audi 5K 3.08    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
> Audi 5K 3.45    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
> Audi 5K 3.25    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
> Audi Fox        4.09    2.65    1.59    1.0     1.80
>
> Note the final drive is NOT interchangeable. >>
>
>Of course...the next logical question is.....
>
>       DOES A 4 SPEED AUTO TRANNY FROM A LATE MODEL GOLF OR AUDI FIT IN A VANAGON
>AND WOULD IT BE BENEFICIAL?
>
>Scott De Santi
>86 Vanagon (with finicky auto tranny....sigh)
>
>

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