

| Subject: | New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy... |
| From: | Sylvain B |
| Date: | Thu, 12 Oct 2000 18:58:38 EDT |
I am thinking about changing the 4 spd tranny of my 1982 westy that was previously converted from a 48 hp 1.5l na Diesel to a 68 hp 1.6l TD. With the original tranny, i find that the engine really revs too fast on top gear. I guess it must be running at about 4000-4500 rpm at 60 mph. Maybe with the 48 hp engine it was ok but with the 68 hp that i have now, i feel that a lower top gear would be much more "comfortable" for me and the engine. What new transmission should i look for? One from a water cooled engine? One from a WBX? Or is it possible to just rebuild my old one with different gear ratios? Will the 1.6l TD really be able to take a lower gear ratio? Is there some 5 speeds tranny that i could find? Sylvain B�langer 1982 1.6l TD Westy Montreal, Quebec _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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