On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Craig Morton <rangermorton1972@yahoo.com> wrote:
> All the diesel Vanagons I ever knew of had 5-speed transaxles with 5.43:1 R&Ps. Now comes a knowledgable Vanagon owner telling me all he ever saw were equipped with 4-speed transaxles. The Bently clearly shows a 5-speed transaxle for these vehicles. Were some built with 4-speed boxes? Inquiring minds want to know the truth of the matter.
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> Craig
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Diesel vans came with both 4 and 5 speed transmissions.  The 5 speeds
are less common in the USA.

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Michael Snow
1987 Syncro TiiCo
1982 Westfalia 1.9TD
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