In a message dated 1/18/02 3:29:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, vgonman@MSN.COM
writes:

> This is not completely correct..................
>
>  The nosecone is different is it not?  On a transporter, the shiftrod goes
>  into the top of the nose cone.  Ona vangaon on the side right?

It's perfectly correct...we are, and HAVE been, talking aircooled VANAGONS,
not 78 and earlier buses.(except where I pointed out you can use the gears if
you have a mill)
A 091 VW gearbox is a 091 gearbox.is a 091 gearbox..some have different R+P's
and like that but 80-83 (pre-waterboxer) gearboxes interchange diesel to gas
just like that. the diesel belhousing is different (to fit the inline engine)
and the input shaft is likewise shorter (the crank is not as "deep" on the
inline) and the front mount is slightly lower..
The whole diesel gearbox and engine sit lower and tilted to the rear compared
to the 2.0 gas aircooled. THAT is why the diesel calls for more oil to bring
it up to the top of the (front-side) filler hole..ya gotta fill up the final
drive (low) area.

I'm gunna put a headgasket hex on somebody soon...<grin>