

| Subject: | Re: New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy... |
| From: | Daryl Christensen |
| Date: | Thu, 12 Oct 2000 18:39:09 -0700 |
The usual conversion is to put an air cooled Van tranny in it...a DK is the bolt in way to go...They have a 4.57 final drive instead of the diesel 5.43 gearing... On Thu, 12 Oct 2000 18:58:38 EDT Sylvain B <sylvain1960@HOTMAIL.COM> writes: > 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 > Daryl of AA Transaxle Duvall, WA.(Seattle area) (425) 788-4070 1-877-377-0773 toll free http://www.aatransaxle.com (web site)
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