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• Re: South Africa trip summary: VERY Vanagon relevent!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 15:52:50 EST
  ...I looked into the Bellhousings, and was going to attempt to bring some back, but the Dealer I went to was sold out!...along...
• Re: 5 Cylinder conversion
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:53:08 -0400
  ...Of course the kit came with the bellhousing, flywheel, clutch (and darn near everything else except for some bolts, including muffler, new alternator, new...
• 5-cylinder Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 11:31:51 EST
  ...1 bellhousing for the bus transmission 1 special flywheel (240mm) 1 crankshaft adapter with bearing 1 engine carrier with weld(ed? ing?) parts 1...
• Re: Yes!! finally!! an audi 5cyl into an automatic vanagon!! :<.)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sun, 8 Nov 1998 16:08:47 -0500
  So who is selling the SA bellhousings in the USA, and how much are they asking for them? What else is needed to make...
• Re: 5 Cylinder bellhousing
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 22:19:45 EDT
  drop Detlev Hanschke a note at DeHanschke@aol.com BenT
• Re: Vanagon Engine Swap information please!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 06:27:26 -0800
  ...With the diesel > bellhousing one can get here, the starter resides on top of the bellhousing. > Looking in my van, there are about two...
• Re: Diesel bellhousing to Syncro tranny
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 10:25:56 -0400
  ...Cheers, MJS At 12:44 AM 6/22/00 EDT, J Shepard wrote: >Does anyone know if a diesel bellhousing will fit on a...
• Re: Bellhousing gasket source?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 18 May 2004 00:18:33 -0400
  Weird. I got one from the dealer only about a year ago.
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Starter differences - diesel vs gas?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:21:39 -0700
  ...KEP plate + flywheel = $600 High Torque Starter = 225$ Diesel Bellhousing, Flywheel and Starter= 300$ Used gasser starter at junk yard= 50$ + core. I would...
• diesel tranny
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:16:18 -0500
  Keep in mind that the input shaft for the tranny "should" be swapped when using a diesel bellhousing on a gas tranny. this is...
• Re: Diesel bellhousing
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 3 Oct 2011 20:08:35 -0700
  ...Diesel bellhousing price is right.. but ...........in Poland , and with a dinged up oil scroll thing, and no crosshaft or slave cylinder bracket.. plus...
• Vanagon parts from South-Africa
  Historical mailing list - Renier Marais
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 14:28:47 +0200
  >>I am still very interested to know if you can get the bellhousing for >>a SA vanagon. I am trying to install a golf...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Swap information please!
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 00:21:21 PST
  ...With the diesel bellhousing one can get here, the starter resides on top of the bellhousing. Looking in my van, there are about two...
• Re: M/T Bellhousing Rehab question...
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:13:05 -0400
  ...order I need to know....Is there a gasket between the bellhousing and > transmission that I need to replace or can I use something...
• Re: damage from missing bellhousing bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Feb 1995 08:36:15 +0500
  ...damage to my Bus's clutch by not >installing the upper bellhousing bolts that secure the engine to the >transaxle. With the engine out...
• flywheel question (conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 19:27:45 -0700
  ...Are there any other flywheels available for the I4 engines (6 bolt pattern) which would fit into the syncro bellhousing? Thanks, Bj�rn Bj...
• Re: Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:07:19 -0800
  ...If the slave is not fully or properly installed in the bellhousing bracket or the slave lever on the side of the tranny is...
• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:43:17 EST
  Change the front mount, bellhousing AND the input shaft...that's all...
• Rebuilt 5 sp trans on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 06:44:58 -0800
  ...From the pictures, the whole lot has been painted black, including the *inside* of the bellhousing(s). This part seems like a bad idea...
• Auto Tranny Bellhousing Swap Question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 07:32:29 EST
  I was wondering if it would be possible to swap the bellhousing from a manual Vanagon transmission (say from a diesel Vanagon) to an...
• Diesel bellhousing
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 3 Oct 2011 20:41:23 -0400
  Not mine, no connection to the seller, either. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1085970
• I-4 coolant leak from block?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:52:48 -0700
  ...end of the block - coolant is appearing between the block and bellhousing. Possibilities I can think of are failed head gasket right at end...
• Re: 1600/2000 engine swap
  Historical mailing list - M. Grant
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 17:25:47 +0000 (GMT)
  ...If you retain the gearbox for a 1600cc engine, a later > bellhousing and starter motor will be required. You can go that route, or...
• damage from missing bellhousing bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Feb 1995 00:04:20 -0500
  ...Likely damage from not installing the upper bellhousing bolts are: cracked case bearing damage (release bearing?) thrust plate damage flywheel damage bent input shaft...
• Re: Bellhousing gasket source?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 18 May 2004 08:19:16 -0700
  ...Bellhousing gasket source? >I just replaced the leaking input shaft seal on my '88 Westy transmission, >and > could not find a source for the...
• FS(in 21228): NU (new-unboxed) Smallcar Subaru Bellhousing; NUT (new-unboxed-testfit) Smallcar Subaru Adapter Plate; WURP (well-used[with]-royal-purple) manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:30:50 -0400
  See the subject~ The bellhousing is new, and hasn't been installed ~ I would like to get the Smallcar asking price for it ($600...
• Re: For Sale: Volkswagen LT35 in SoCal
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 11:33:05 +0100
  ...The old LT series using engines wich have same bold pattern to the bellhousing like the Audi 5 inline. An engine swap to Vanagon...
• Re: damage from missing upper bellhousing bolts?
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 15:20:45 -0500 (EST)
  On Sun, 19 Feb 1995, Wolfram v.Kiparski wrote: > What affect would driving around with missing upper bellhousing bolts produce? > I would think that...
• Diesel tranny core, aircooled bellhousing
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 14:02:23 -0700
  ...So I've got sitting on my garage floor, unneeded, 1 diesel vanagon transmission (core) 1 aircooled vanagon bellhousing 1 aircooled input shaft Any...
• Re: Yes!! finally!! an audi 5cyl into an automatic vanagon!! :<.)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 20:29:32 EST
  ...you need the SA bellhousing. Turbo, or non turbo, the deck lid needs to be raised like 1.5 inches..( now i find out...
• Bellhousing gasket source?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 17 May 2004 20:57:53 -0700
  I just replaced the leaking input shaft seal on my '88 Westy transmission, and could not find a source for the bellhousing gasket, short...
• Re: separation anxiety
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 02 Oct 1994 07:31:15 -0400 (EDT)
  Its a good thing it wasn't any looser...imagine the flywheel's teeth grinding away on your poor bellhousing on the tranny!!! Ric
• Re: Jiffy Lube
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 18:48:06 -0800
  My sister's Jiffy Lube "Mechanic" filled the bellhousing of their Golf full of ATF. Got a new clutch for free... Chris P. Seattle
• I-4 conversion timing problem
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Sun, 6 May 2001 10:11:02 -0400
  ...The diesel bellhousing is located 30 degrees or so from where it is on the golf bellhousing and does the diesel flywheel even have...
• SA steering wheel - hey guys that site shows SA wheels being in stock 'again'
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 13:32:37 -0700
  ...audi engine > On 7/4/06, Tom Sinclair <neeemo@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > You use a factory VW bellhousing from South Africa > > where they used...
• Re: ISO diesel bellhousing
  Historical mailing list - Peter k
  Tue, 24 Jul 2018 11:49:26 -0400
  ...My ‘82 with AAZ swap is in need of a new bellhousing. And of course it’s a bad time... we’re preparing for...
• Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions info
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:40:13 +1300
  ...Hopefully this means there is a good >chance of them retaining the >same bellhousing flange pattern (it's been the same (ish) for 16...
• Another Reason For Hard Starting -- Cracked Bellhousing
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:32:26 -0500
  BELLHOUSING BULIMIA (HARD STATING -- Diagnosis Bellhousing Cracked) Turn key, much click, no turnover, battery full; storm around on foot full of angst; throw up...
• Re: diesel beelhousings vs gas (for swaps)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 11:01:41 -0500
  ...http://www.relitech.com/tomc/vanagon2.htm The bolt pattern is exactly identical on both transmissions/bellhousings. The transmissions can be seen on both...
• Trans oil leak into bellhousing?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 13 Oct 2003 20:44:51 -0700
  ...I also studied the Bentley trying to figure out how likely an oil leak from the trans into the bellhousing is. Looks like the...
• Re: Audi 5 cyl engine swap experiences?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 11:19:01 +0200
  ...The basics are made by Volkswagen South Africa, like bellhousing, engine support etc. You may miss some parts to be pictured on my web...
• Re: Cracked Syncro Clutch Housing
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Aug 1996 14:36:42 -0400
  ...front main oil seal.The bellhousing crack can be rewelded once you remove the transmission and separate the bellhousing from the tranny....but are...
• leak from bellhousing
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 16:12:26 GMT
  After replacing the seals on both the transmission and engine in my '87 syncro, I still have fluid leaking from my bellhousing. The fluid...
• Re: Bellhousing gasket source?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 18 May 2004 07:08:30 -0400
  ...88 Westy transmission, and >could not find a source for the bellhousing gasket, short of buying the entire >gasket set for ~$100. I re...
• Re: ISO diesel bellhousing
  Historical mailing list - Peter k
  Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:35:42 -0400
  New bellhousing on its way... thanks everyone. I decided to get to existing one repaired as well, it will become a spare / backup. They...
• Re: I-5 vw transplant
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sat, 5 May 2001 17:58:26 -0400
  No and No. > will a 87 quantom 5 cylinder engine blot up to a diesel > bellhousing? > also would this engine bolt right up to...
• need '76 or later bellhousing
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 14:36:53 -0600 (CST)
  ...So I am in the market for a bellhousing from a '76 or later bus (not sure *how* much later, though; '78? '79? '83...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 21:07:57 -0600
  I have a diesel bellhousing on my previously gas, '87 Syncro Westy TIICO right now. The original gas bellhousing was found to be cracked...
• Re: 5 clyinder Audi 5000 Turbo to Vanagon engine swap........ MIS- INFORMATION!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:48:33 -0600
  ...If you read in the tech information, it address the modification to the bellhousing for the magnetic timing pick up. This slight clearancing of...
• Re: Dumb Question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:10:12 -0700
  ...For me there were some compelling reasons not to use the bellhousing: - according to Kennedy, the stock clutch is good for ~200ft/lbs of...
• Re: M/T Bellhousing Rehab question...
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:30:16 -0400
  ...order I need to know....Is there a gasket between the bellhousing and >> transmission that I need to replace or can I use something...
• Re: 1.8t motor confirm my suspicions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Jun 2017 18:31:10 -0700
  Really Neil? Andrew at flint motors says the bellhousing bolt pattern the same. Don't have the 1.8t in my hands so I...
• Re: Transplant: Diesel Bellhousing Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 19:27:53 -0800 (PST)
  ...mounting bolts." The picture clearly shows two bolts going through the bellhousing and into the cast Al sump. Another picture shows the intermediate plate...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Swap information please!
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 00:30:28 PST
  ...If the motor has been lowered, would it be possible to use the same bellhousing? Wouldn't the bolts that mate the engine to...
• Re: Help removing clutch lever
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 20:12:30 -0700
  ...Should I try heat? Cut the damn >thing off? >Any suggestions appreciated before I ruin the bellhousing! > >Shawn Wright >http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca...
• Diesel Subaru Conversions info
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 16:01:56 -0800
  ...If the bellhousing flange pattern does change, I can develop a new bellhousing, although this will take some time, once I manage to get...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Jessie Smith
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 09:22:13 -0800
  ...on a bellhousing to adapt 2.3 5 cyl. Audi to a 4 speed box in my 91 carat thank you --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo...
• Diesel vanagon parts?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 27 Feb 1998 02:12:11 -0500
  Can somebody help me locate a diesel vanagon for parts? I need motor mounts, the oil pan, pickup tube, transmission(or bellhousing) and anything...
• Re: My Audi 80 2.0L engine swap starts Sunday!
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 08:15:40 EDT
  ...essentially the same as the vw 2.0? What years were (are) they available? Same deal with the diesel oil pan/mounts/bellhousing? Jerry
• Removing/reinstalling pilot shaft trans seal
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Thu, 20 Nov 2003 14:37:20 -0500
  ...Anyone have any tips for removing the input pilot shaft seal on the transmission while the shaft and the bellhousing are installed? TIA Regards...