In a message dated 1/16/02 9:21:53 PM Eastern Standard Time,
flub@ADELPHIA.NET writes:

<< Anyone done it? I'm in central PA where the are some mountains. I need
 another gear box for a van I want to put on the road. Some have told me to
 put in the aircooled gearbox.  Will the 1.6L NA diesel engine be able to
 push enough? >>

YES yes yes yes yes...really.....The first one (of several) that I did I
drove it and whet "Oh sh*t..why didn't I do this YEARS ago!!!"
Your rods will thank you, your lifters will thank you....
Screaming the diesel does NOTHING for performance..it's all about 71.5 ft/lbs
of torque...the A/C gearing is FINE for a lightly loaded van (you'd just
spend a bit more time in 3rd witha full load)