if the two of you can't come up with a diesel transmission you can always
put a air cooled transmission in.  check the archives for the debate and
testimonials.  the pro postings were made by a poster called notajeep i
think.  it all took place only a couple of years ago.

jonathan

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Tobin Copley wrote:

> On Apr 13, 2004, at 5:19 PM, mike johnson wrote:
> > anyone have a diesel tranny they would be willing to part with for a
> > reasonable amount???????
> >
> > mike
> > San Diego Ca (San Diegian) :)
>
> Oooh.  Make that TWO people on the prowl.  I had a used diesel tranny
> lined up to replace the (shot) one currently in my westy, but closer
> inspection pre-shipping showed lotsa metal shavings...  So I'm back to
> looking.  I'm in Vancouver BC but have relatives in Seattle I could
> ship to.  And I may be heading down to the Puyallup spring meet later
> this month (in my creepily reliable H*nda--feh! ptooie!)
>
> Or considering the option of getting my tranny rebuilt.  <sigh>.
>
> T.
>
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> Tobin Copley        Vancouver, BC, Canada      49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W
>
> '82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
> '97 son Russell                               =============
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