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  • Re: Iveco diesel?
    Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
    Mon, 2 Mar 1998 22:24:45 EST
    Air cooled diesels are used in Deutsch farm tractors and those tractors are real stump pullers from what I hear. They are also a...
  • Weak 3rd/4th gear in Transmission
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
    Fri, 14 Apr 2000 18:20:12 EDT
    I am contemplating changing my stump puller diesel (DM) transaxle for the more highway friendly aircooled (DK) transaxle. I've followed the comments on...
  • Re: 5 speed Vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 24 Mar 1990 20:12:16 -0500
    ...g* little switch on the dash- grrrr.) First is a real "stump-puller", although the diesel will even let you start in third gear...
  • Engine swaps-prefer to keep VW
    Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
    Fri, 13 Mar 1998 08:01:27 -0500
    ...what's anybody doing about updating to a 5 speed tranny? I understand that the stump pullers from the synchros &/or diesels are not...
  • Re: '82 Diesel Westy to 1.9L TDI
    Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
    Fri, 2 Aug 96 10:51:54 PDT
    ...I believe it's only the Syncro that has the "stump-puller" low gear. Dave Kautz > > > > >I'm planing to convert my 82 diesel...
  • re 914 heads on an air cooled 2liter
    Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
    Fri, 8 Jun 2001 00:22:18 -0400
    ...Put a stump puller cam in, heads were mildly ported, with stock valves, dual 44 idf webers. Man that was one way wicked fast...
  • Re: Should I Buy this Synchro?
    Historical mailing list - sstones
    Tue, 4 Apr 1995 14:18:55 -0400 (EDT)
    ...so much static friction along the bead that even V8s in stump puller gears can't spin the rim in the tyre. I think...
  • 5 spds FS
    Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
    Tue, 26 May 1998 10:37:50 -0300
    ...but with gear ratios suited to diesels, so not for high speed, more a stump puller first gear if I got it right. If...
  • Re: Utility trailer benefits...yay
    Historical mailing list - pcking
    Mon, 14 Nov 2016 14:51:34 -0500
    ...Sound familiar? It did not have a stump puller first gear. Acceleration took longer but on the highway it was fine. A trailer will...
  • Re: Stroking a type 4
    Historical mailing list - Scott Morrow
    Mon, 15 Apr 1996 06:29:32 -0500
    ...You can buy 96mm pistons and cylinders for about $300, then buy a 78mm crank, and that would be a nice 2258cc stump puller...
  • NEW 1.9 TDI and TD engines for sale COMPLETE!!
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:27:26 EDT
    ...4000 rpms and 149 ftlbs of torque at 1900 (a real stump puller and this motor gets excellent fuel mileage to boot!) for $3500...
  • Re: Utility trailer benefits...yay
    Historical mailing list - Jason
    Mon, 14 Nov 2016 19:50:31 -0500
    ...Sound familiar? It did not have a stump puller first gear. > Acceleration took longer but on the highway it was fine. > > A trailer will...
  • Re: Diesels
    Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
    13 Sep 1995 10:04:33 -0700
    ...8) 1st gear is a real "stump puller" only useful to get the vehicle rolling, => immediate shift to 2nd (which redlines about 25-28...
  • Re: Euro Ring & Pinions For Syncro Available
    Historical mailing list - chris weddle
    Tue, 28 Mar 2000 12:28:38 +0000
    ...that you will get a reasonable service life out of your stump puller 6.17 gears, despite the fact that they are much weaker...