> OK here is something I just discovered today.  During the 
> months of January to March of 1983 Volkswagen went from using 
> a 228mm flywheel and clutch system to a 215mm.  Before this 
> three month period they used a 228mm system and after this 
> three month period they went back to it.  After selling 
> hundreds of clutch kits over the years I had never ran into 
> this info before today.

I ran into this, too ... exactly once. It was a Canadian spec watercooled
Vanagon. That was a good 5 years ago; I never came across another one before
or since. I don't think many wasserboxers built during this timeframe were
imported to North America.  Dennis Haynes' guess is probably right; that VW
started off using a diesel sized clutch on early production wasserboxers and
quickly decided the better of it.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
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