Date:         Fri, 4 Jun 1999 13:47:30 EDT
Reply-To:     Jwilli941@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Todd Hill <Jwilli941@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: John's retrofit transaxle linkage questions
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  tincat@earthlink.net writes:

<<  Did VW change the makeup of the set up when they changed
trannys?  >>

Yes, they did.  The earlier transaxles were a nosecone sideshift
design vs. the later transaxle maincase sideshift.

There is about a $350+ price difference between a 091 and a 091-1
rebuild from me but I don't think that its worth all this extra work
to attempt to 'save' that amount.   How many extra hours are
going to be required?  How much for either a used 091 shift linkage
or adapter kit?  How much less is the Van now worth due to its
being a hermaphrodite?

Hey, its someone else's Vanagon and money.  Its easy for me
to armchair this job from afar but its not something that I would
do to one of my vehicles.

Now if we were discussing dropping the boat anchor Wasserboxer
and installing one of Detlev's or Ken's Audi 5 cylinder kits then
thats a different story!  ;^)

-Todd Hill
 VolksWerks Transaxles
 Olympia, WA