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Subject:Re: Automatic to 4 speed conversion
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:32:20 -0400

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Terrence Clark wrote:

> My automatic transmission died in my 1991 Vanagon Carat and I am about
> to embark on a 4 speed conversion.  All my VWs are manuals and I've
> grudgingly lived with the automatic because I love the Vanagon.  Now
> that it's dead it's time to change.  Any words of wisdom before I start?

Strongly consider buying a manual tranny van with a blown engine and
transferring your good engine to it.  It will probably be less work.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si